Celine Held | |
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Born | 1990[1]
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | New York University ( BFA) |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, actress |
Website | Official website |
Celine Held is an American and British film director, writer, and actress. Her debut feature film Topside, co-directed with her partner Logan George, premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. [2] Her short film Caroline that she co-wrote, co-directed and starred in, was nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [3] Her additional short film work has premiered at Sundance Film Festival and at South by Southwest. [4]
Held was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a US and UK citizen. [5]
Held and George's first short film, Mouse, premiered at South by Southwest in 2017. [6] Held was then named among the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in Filmmaker Magazine's annual list with her partner Logan George in 2017. [7] Their second short film Lockdown premiered at Sundance Film Festival. [8]
Held and George's short film Caroline was nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and South by Southwest. [9] Caroline was also short-listed for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. [10] Held also played the mother of the titular character in Caroline, a role that she reprised for Held and George's feature film debut Topside.
Held and George's first feature film Topside premiered at 77th Venice International Film Festival. [11] Topside won the Mario Serandrei Award for Best Technical Achievement at Venice, [12] and the jury award for Best Director at South by Southwest. [13] Topside has been praised by critics, landing on The Hollywood Reporter's list of the 20 Best Films From the Toronto and Venice Festivals. [14] Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said the film is "a striking debut, cinematic and affecting." [15] Eric Kohn of Indiewire called the debut film "riveting," saying, "Logan George and Celine Held's debut is a taut mother-daughter survivor story with a breakthrough performance [at] its center." [16]
Held has also been praised for her pivotal role in Topside, with critics calling her performance "harrowing," "unnerving," and "gutwrenching." [17]
Held & George's research for their feature film debut Topside has been extensive. The pair created a documentary on homelessness 50 Moments, which premiered at South by Southwest. [18] Held & George spent time in the tunnels before filming on Topside, and credit the inspiration for the film to books The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth and The Tunnel: the Underground Homeless of New York City by Margaret Morton. [19]
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Celine Held | |
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Born | 1990[1]
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | New York University ( BFA) |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, actress |
Website | Official website |
Celine Held is an American and British film director, writer, and actress. Her debut feature film Topside, co-directed with her partner Logan George, premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. [2] Her short film Caroline that she co-wrote, co-directed and starred in, was nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [3] Her additional short film work has premiered at Sundance Film Festival and at South by Southwest. [4]
Held was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a US and UK citizen. [5]
Held and George's first short film, Mouse, premiered at South by Southwest in 2017. [6] Held was then named among the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in Filmmaker Magazine's annual list with her partner Logan George in 2017. [7] Their second short film Lockdown premiered at Sundance Film Festival. [8]
Held and George's short film Caroline was nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and South by Southwest. [9] Caroline was also short-listed for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. [10] Held also played the mother of the titular character in Caroline, a role that she reprised for Held and George's feature film debut Topside.
Held and George's first feature film Topside premiered at 77th Venice International Film Festival. [11] Topside won the Mario Serandrei Award for Best Technical Achievement at Venice, [12] and the jury award for Best Director at South by Southwest. [13] Topside has been praised by critics, landing on The Hollywood Reporter's list of the 20 Best Films From the Toronto and Venice Festivals. [14] Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said the film is "a striking debut, cinematic and affecting." [15] Eric Kohn of Indiewire called the debut film "riveting," saying, "Logan George and Celine Held's debut is a taut mother-daughter survivor story with a breakthrough performance [at] its center." [16]
Held has also been praised for her pivotal role in Topside, with critics calling her performance "harrowing," "unnerving," and "gutwrenching." [17]
Held & George's research for their feature film debut Topside has been extensive. The pair created a documentary on homelessness 50 Moments, which premiered at South by Southwest. [18] Held & George spent time in the tunnels before filming on Topside, and credit the inspiration for the film to books The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth and The Tunnel: the Underground Homeless of New York City by Margaret Morton. [19]
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