Born in Porto, David holds a First class (Hons) Media BA (Catholic University of Portugal), a Directing Diploma (Gulbenkian Foundation/German Film Academy Berlin) and a Screenwriting MA (University of Westminster). He started his career acting as an assistant to Palme d’Or winner Manoel de Oliveira and Turner-winner Douglas Gordon. He has also worked at the BBC. His feature film THE LAST BATH premiered at the Tokyo, São Paulo and Gothenburg Film Festivals. It won a plurality of awards and was ranked in several Best Film of the Year polls by national and international critics. David has written and directed award-winning short films such as HEIKO (Slamdance, RushesSoho, IndieLisboa), L’ARC-EN-CIEL (Fantasporto, Seoul, Milan) and GYPSY (Locarno, Hamptons, SXSW). Bonneville also lectures classes and workshops on Directing, Screenwriting, Performance and Project development at academies and universities across the globe.
www.davidbonneville.net

FILMOGRAPHY

2020 – The Last Bath, 95′

2020 – Contagion, 9′

2017 – Karma, 1′

2015 – Farewell, 1′

2013 – Gypsy, 18′

2010 – Sir Ken Adams Berlinale Birthday Statement, 10′

2009 – Eden, 1′

2009 – L’Arc en Ciel, 20′

2008 – Heiko, 13′

2007 – Photomotion, 1′

2007 – The Balcony, 7′

2005 – Maquette, 6′

2004 – Le Déjeuner Répéter, 3′

2001 – Le Temps (co-directed with Pedro Cruz), 25′

2000- Superglue (university film), 17′