Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to Paris, where he started his career in theater and television, before moving on to short films and feature films. His 2015 film THE MEASURE OF A MAN was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes IFF. His 2016 film A WOMAN’S LIFE was selected for the 2017 edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival.