OLLA

Ariane Labed was born in Athens to French parents and grew up in Greece and Germany. She studied drama at Provence University, where she co-founded the Vasistas theatre company, serving as actor, co-director and choreographer. Following a project at the National Theatre of Greece in Athens, she made her screen debut: Attenberg by Athina Rachel Tsangari (Best Actress at the Venice 2010 Film Festival), then Alps by Yorgos Lanthimos in 2011. She went on to feature in French and international projects: Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight, Fidelio: Alice’s Journey by Lucie Borleteau (Locarno Best Actress award), TheLobster by Lanthimos. She has worked with Guy Maddin, Delphine and Muriel Coulin, Philippe Grandrieux, Justin Kurzel, Garth Davis, Peter Strickland, and Joanna Hogg, among others. Following her critically acclaimed debut short film Olla, screened at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes and many festivals around the world, she went on to make her first feature film September Says, which was presented at the last Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard selection.