Anne Paulicevich et Frédéric Fonteyne

Anne Paulicevich is a Belgian director, actress and screenwriter who studied at INSAS, the Belgian film and theater school. For many years, she performed in international theater and dance companies. In 2007, she began writing. Her first screenplay Tango Libre (2012) won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Warsaw Film Festival, as well as several international awards for best screenplay. Frédéric Fonteyne is a Belgian director. He studied cinema at the IAD, the Institut des Arts de Diffusion near Brussels. He made a name for himself on the international scene with his second feature, Une Liaison Pornographique(An Affair of Love), selected in official competition at the Venice Film Festival, where Nathalie Baye received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Frédéric Fonteyne then directed La Femme de Gilles and Tango Libre, also selected and awarded at the Venice Film Festival, as well as at several other festivals. After several months of immersion in the world of prostitution, Anne Paulicevich wrote Filles de Joie (Working Girls). The film marks her directorial debut alongside Frédéric Fonteyne. Filles de Joie premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and, after traveling to several other festivals, was chosen to represent Belgium at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2020.

Anne Paulicevich and Frédéric Fonteyne are currently working on their next feature film, A Man Of The World, to be shot in Rome and Florence. Anne Paulicevich and Frédéric Fonteyne will be at the Villa Medici twice, from January 23 to 30 and from March 6 to 12.