Background and early career

She was born in Avignon

Avignon

Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...

. Veysset studied French literature

French literature

French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...

 until she dropped out of school to pursue filmmaking. A friend introduced her to Léos Carax

Leos Carax

Leos Carax is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl , and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge and the controversial Pola X...

 and she was hired as his driver while he was shooting Les Amants du Pont-Neuf

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf is a 1991 French film directed by Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. The title refers to the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris...

(The Lovers on the Bridge) (1991) in 1989. Her first real contact with cinema happened when she became an assistant to the art director of that film. The experience encouraged her to begin writing her first screenplay in 1991.

Acclaim

She directed from her first script in 1995 and the resulting film, Y aura-t-il de la neige à Noël? (Will It Snow for Christmas?) (1996), won her a César Award

César Award

The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....

 in 1997 for best first film.

Her third film, Martha...Martha (2001) opened the Directors' Fortnight

Directors' Fortnight

Directors' Fortnight is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. The section was created in 1969 after the events of May 1968, in which the Cannes festival was canceled in solidarity with striking workers....

 at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

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Collaborators

Veysset worked with Ognon Pictures producer Humbert Balsan

Humbert Balsan

Humbert Balsan, born Humbert Jean René Balsan was a French film producer and chairman of the European Film Academy. He was renowned for securing financing and distribution for diverse and often challenging films.In February 2005, Balsan was found dead in the offices of his production company,...

 and camerawoman Hélène Louvanton on all her films.

Director filmography

Martha...Martha (2001)

Victor... Pendant qui'il est trop tard (1998)

Y aura-t-il de la neige à Noël? (1996)