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Tomboy

TEDDY 40 2026
© Lilies Films - Arte France Cinéma
Laure is new in town. She just moved in with her family in the heart of summer. When she meets Lisa and a group of kids they assume she is a boy. She decides to become Michael.

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by Céline Sciamma (Director, Screenplay)
with Zoé Héran, Jeanne Disson, Malonn Lévana, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy France 2011 French 81' Colour Rating R 6

TEDDY 40

Tomboy celebrated its Berlinale premiere in the 2011 Panorama.

With

  • Zoé Héran (Laure/ Mickaël)
  • Jeanne Disson (Lisa)
  • Malonn Lévana (Jeanne)
  • Sophie Cattani (Mother)
  • Mathieu Demy (Father)

Crew

Director Céline Sciamma
Screenplay Céline Sciamma
Cinematography Crystel Fournier
Editing Julien Lacheray
Sound Design Sébastien Savine, Benjamin Laurent, Daniel Sobrino
Production Design Thomas Grézaud
Make-Up Marie Luiset
Casting Christel Baras
Producer Bénédicte Couvreur
Executive Producer Bénédicte Couvreur

Produced by

Lilies Films

Paris, France

Co-produced by

Arte France Cinéma

Paris, France

World Sales

mk2 Films

Paris, France

Photos

Céline Sciamma

She was born in France in 1978. Her debut feature film Naissance des pieuvres premiered at Cannes; her second, Tomboy, opened the Berlinale Panorama section and won the Teddy Award. Her fourth film, Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, for which she also wrote the screenplay, premiered in competition at Cannes and won numerous prizes, including the European Film Award for Best Screenplay. Her work most recently featured at the Berlinale in 2021 when Petite Maman screened in the Competition. She also works as a screenwriter and film lecturer.

Filmography (selection)

2007 Naissance des pieuvres 2011 Tomboy; Berlinale 2011 2014 Bande de filles (Girlhood) 2019 Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) 2021 Petite Maman; Berlinale 2021 2023 This is How a Child Becomes a Poet; short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026