Anthony James Faure

Anthony James Faure is a French film director and producer. Born in Venezuela, he shared his life between South America (Venezuela, Chile) and Paris (France) where he lived for 15 years. Passionate about music and theater, he finally chose Film: he graduated in Film Studies and Screenwriting/Producing/Directing at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français (CLCF) as an Assistant Director. After working in the French Film Industry for 5 years, Anthony moved to New York where he has now 4 years of experience working as a Filmmaker in the US. Since 2010, Anthony has written, directed and produced six award-winning short films and a feature film, "Kids with Guns", starting its course in film festivals. "Kids with Guns", shot in Paris, is an urban thriller following two nobodies who find their ticket to the Parisian Golden Youth parties in the form of a bag filled with drugs, leading them into the mayhem of a rough police investigation. His accomplishments and qualifications include the following: Associate Producer and 1st Assistant Director for Madeleine Olnek's "Wild Nights with Emily", selected at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2018; Lead Producer of Alex Peace's lesbian horror short film "Held Down by a Shadow" and Antony Renault's award- winning "An American Short Story". Alongside his work as a Producer and Assistant Director, Anthony is at the moment writing Feature Film, TV and short film scripts.