Emmanuel Marre (French pronunciation: [emanɥɛl maʁ]; born 1979 or 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Zero Fucks Given (2021) and A Man of His Time (2026), the latter of which won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.
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Biography
Marre attended the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, where he befriended Swiss filmmaker Antoine Russbach. He began his career writing and directing short films. His debut feature film, Zero Fucks Given, was announced in February 2020, with Adèle Exarchopoulos starring. It premiered in the Critics' Week section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
His second feature film, A Man of His Time, was announced in April 2025, with Swann Arlaud starring as Henri Marre, Marre's own great-grandfather, during the Vichy regime. Filming took place over nine weeks. It was screened in the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where Marre won the award for Best Screenplay.
Personal life
Marre has worked between France and Belgium, and lives in Brussels. His partner is French screenwriter Julie Lecoustre.