Pascal Bonitzer, born in Paris, 1946 is a French screenwriter, writer and movie director. After graduating from the Philosophy department of Nanterre University, he began his career in 1969 as a film critic for the magazine Les Cahiers du Cinema. In 1986, he became director of the screenwriting department at the French film school La Femis. In 1990, he co-wrote the screenwriting manual Exercice Du Scenario with Jean-Claude Carriere. He made his directorial debut in 1996 with the film More for which was awarded the Jean Vigo prize.