F.J. Ossang

Born: 1956-08-07

F.J. Ossang (born 1956) studied philosophy and law before starting his artistic career in the middle of the 1970s with the publication of poetic texts. He debuted as filmmaker in 1982 with La dernière énigmem, his graduation film at La Fémis, the film and television school of PSL Research University. His debut feature The Case of the Morituri Divisions premiered in Cannes in 1985. Treasure of Bitch Islands (1990), his second feature, won the Best Film Award in Belfort. In 1998, a retrospective about Ossang's work featured at Festival de La Rochelle after which more festivals followed.


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Cinématon

as N°52
Released: 1978-12-20

Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the...

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The Amazed Spectator

as Himself
Released: 2016-01-29

A kino-investigation about spectatorship, a continuous conversation between different kinds of...

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Doctor Chance

as The Dutchman
Released: 1998-02-25

Angstel trades in forged paintings, under the guidance of his mother, Milady. Their network...

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Crime

as uncredited
Released: 2010-06-09

Muinski, a dealer, lives at night in an old, mysterious project. He's accompanied by Tô, an...

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Jardins clandestins

as uncredited
Released: 2012-08-24

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Cinématon n°52 : F.J. Ossang

as uncredited
Released: 1979-06-25

Early portrait of Ossang in Courant's ongoing "Cinématon" series.

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Je meurs de soif, j'étouffe, je ne puis crier...

as uncredited
Released: 1979-05-22

"This is the story of a search, that of a woman in pursuit of her own identity. This woman,...

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Dharma Guns

as Mechanic
Released: 2011-03-09

The film opens on a water-skiing accident - a girl (Délie) drives a speedboat and pulls a young...

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Philippe Garrel à Digne (Second voyage)

as uncredited
Released: 2010-01-29

On the occasion of the 7th meetings of Digne, Pour un autre cinéma, organized by Pierre Queyrel...

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Portrait de groupe

as Self
Released: 1986-02-05

Portrait de groupe is a film series of filmed portraits that shows all kinds of groups gathered...

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La dernière énigme

as uncredited
Released: 1982-01-01

In-between essay and fiction, La dernière énigme established Ossang's formal territory: a...

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