Shalimar Preuss

Shalimar Preuss is a French and Canadian filmmaker. Since graduating from Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains in 2006, she has made several shorts including ‘Étrange dit l’ange’ (‘Strange says the Angel’), ‘Rendez-vous à Stella-Plage and L’Escale’ (‘Fade Far Away’). These films were screened internationally and won her several prizes in Oberhausen, Sarajevo, and Glasgow, amongst others. Her first feature, ‘Ma Belle Gosse’ (‘My Blue-Eyed Girl’) screened at Rotterdam, Bafici, IndieLisboa, etc. and was awarded Best French Film at Belfort in 2012, before being released theatrically in France.