Justine Triet

Justine Triet (born July 17, 1978, in Falaise, France) began her career with short films and documentaries. Her early documentary Sur place (2007), about student protests, showcased her interest in politics and conflict, themes she would continue to explore in her work. Her feature film debut, Age of Panic” (2013), is a dramedy set during the 2012 French presidential election. Triet gained international acclaim for her second feature, **”Victoria” (2016), an unconventional courtroom comedy-drama that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. That was followed by Sibyl (2019), and Anatomy of a Fall (2023), a courtroom drama that won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. That award made her only the third female director in history to win Cannes’ top prize.