Olivier Peyon

Who is Olivier Peyon?

Olivier Peyon is a French screenwriter and film director, born in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France, on January 23, 1969.

Olivier Peyon grew up in the suburbs of Paris. He went to college in Nantes to study Economics then returned to Paris where he began working as a production assistant, notably on films by Idrissa Ouedraogo. Then he translated English-language films for French distribution, including works by Coen Brothers, Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Danny Boyle, Jane Campion, as well as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Being John Malkovich, Notting Hill, The Usual Suspects and the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

He started out with the short film Promis, juré, followed by Jingle Bells, selected for the 54th Venice Film Festival, Claquage après étirements, and À tes amours, awarded at New York, Gardanne, Luchon and La Ciotat.

His first feature film Les Petites Vacances, was released in 2007, starring Claude Brasseur and Bernadette Lafont.