Laurent Cantet made his attention-gathering debut with the short films “Tous à la manif” (1994) and “Jeux de plage” (1995). In 1997, he directed “Les sanguinaires,” a French episode for the ARTE/HAUT ET COURT collection “2000 As Seen By…” “Ressources Humaines,” his first feature-length film, was short-listed and awarded prizes at several festivals: San Sebastian (New Director’s prize), the Paris Rencontres Internationales (Public’s prize), Belfort (Public’s and Jury’s prizes), Turin (Best first film), Buenos-Aires (Public’s and Grand prizes), Sundance, New York… Laurent also received a César for best first film (1999). “L’emploi du temps,” which he shot in 2001, was also short-listed and awarded prizes at a number of festivals, including Venice (Lion of the Year), Montreal (Louve d’Or), Sundance, Vienna, London… Laurent is currently preparing his next film, “Vers le sud,” based on a book by Dany Laferrière. Shooting will take place in Haiti in December 2004.