Romain Compingt is the youngest graduate of the CEEA (European Conservatory of Audiovisual Writing).
POPULAIRE by Régis Roinsard (5 nominations at the 2013 César, Public Prize at COLCOA, as well as at the Tokyo French Film Festival & San Francisco International Film Festival), is his first work to be released on screens. He then co-wrote DIVINES with director Houda Benyamina, working also as Artistic collaborator on the film. DIVINES won the Golden Camera at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and the 2017 César for the Best first film. The same year, Holy Fatma’s PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Romain co-wrote, won the award for Best short film at the Screamfest in Los Angeles.
He collaborates again with Régis Roinsard for EN ATTENDANT BOJANGLES (2022) and signs the adaptation & dialogues of MAGNETIC BEATS, Vincent Cardona’s first film (SACD prize at 2021 Cannes Director’s Fortnight, Ornano Valenti Prize at Deauville film festival 2021, 3 nominations at the 2022 César).
Romain is also a consultant – LA FILLE DE BREST by Emmanuelle Bercot (2016), and ROSALIE by Stéphanie Di Giusto (Un certain regard – Cannes 2023), among others – and a playwright for Tutu, a contemporary dance show by Philippe Lafeuille (Public Prize – Avignon 2015).
