Ilan Cohen

After graduating from Emerson College (Boston) in 2006, Ilan returned to France and started working in the film industry as a translator and set technician.
After working as on-set translator and second assistant director for Lodge Kerrigan (Rebecca H., Cannes 2010), he began a career as first assistant director on over twenty shorts, and six feature films (including White Shadow, award winner in Venice 2013 and Treat Me Like Fire, Cannes 2018).
During this time, he also wrote and directed a mini-series for Arte and has been directing music videos for Partizan Films.
Ilan has written several screenplays, including EMPEROR (Venice Immersive 2024 achievement award), with Marion Burge

Short fiction Film : ALASKA, co-written with Paul Walker (produced by La Blogothèque, in post-production) - 40min
2023
Virtual Reality Experience - EMPEREUR/EMPEROR (Atlas V, FranceTV) - 40min
Co-written & co-directed with Marion Burger
Venice Film Festival 2023: Lion Award for Best Direction, Venice Immersive. Emmy-nominated. Over 15 awards and 30 selections.
2022
Music Video for Gaspar Claus - 2359 (Infine, Les Disques du Festival Permanent)
2021
Music Video for Gaspar Claus - Ô Sélénites (Partizan, Infine, Les Disques du Festival Permanent)
2019
Music Video VACARME - C (self-produced)
Music Video PRAA - Won't Forget 'Bout You (Partizan)
Music Video PRAA - Infinite Regress (Partizan)
2018
Music Video teaser - I OFFER, by Hēran Soun (self-produced)
2016 - 2017
Multiple concert films shot and edited for Michelberger Hotel, Berlin
(Colin Stetson, Khruangbin, The Luyas, yMusic, Fionn Regan, Tom Adams...)
2016
Director, cameraman and editor for Michelberger Music Festival (with La Blogothèque):
Music Video for Adrien Soleiman - "La Nuit Tombée" (Partizan Films)
Music Video for RONE - "VOOD(OO)" (Partizan Films)
Winner: Club Des Directeurs Artistiques - "Best Music Video Low Budget"
Music Video for Jessie Stein, for Clara Claus's collaborative project "Motif - Graphic Score"
2015
Music Video for RONE feat. Toshinori Kondo - "Acid Reflux" (self-produced)
Winner: Berlin Music Video Awards - "Best Experimental" - 3rd place
2013
CHAT, Arte and Small Bang, for Cinemacity (mini-series, 5x2min):
(Mini-series written and directed as part of a transmedia application)
Winner: Ottawa International Short Film Festival 2014 - "Best Short Film"
2011
VOISINES, self-produced (short film, 5min)