2026Nominee
Best Writing
Return to Silent Hill
Christophe Gans
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Antibes, France
March 11, 1960
Biography
Christophe Gans is a French film director, producer and screenwriter, who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his time creating kung fu-themed Super 8 movies with his friends. He later went on to attend the French film school Idhec, where he created his first short film, Silver Slime. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, Necronomicon. His $29 million-budgeted film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million+ in theaters worldwide. It became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States since 1980.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2006Nominee
Best Director
Silent Hill
2001Nominee
Best Director
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Career Highlights
2014Highlight
Best Director
Beauty and the Beast
1995Highlight
Best Writing
Crying Freeman
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Return to Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Brotherhood of the Wolf