Christophe Gans
- Directing
- March 11, 1960 · Antibes, France
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Return to Silent Hill · Writer, Director
- Cannes Festival · Self
- Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément · Self
- Christophe Gans: The Origin of Silence · Self
- Christophe Gans: Adapting A True Work of Art · Self
- Christophe Gans: Delivering a Nightmare · Self
- Fury of the Demon · Self
- Beauty and the Beast · Director, Screenplay
- Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' · Self
- Silent Hill · Director
- House of Voices · Producer
- Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre · Self
- J'étais... · Self
- Non risponde più · Self
- Brotherhood of the Wolf · Director, Screenplay
- Crying Freeman · Screenplay, Director
- Necronomicon · Director, Screenplay
- Silver Slime · Director, Editing
- Fatal Frame · Director