Marine Atlan (; born 1989 or 1990) is a French cinematographer and film director.
Early life Atlan's father was born in Tunisia. She studied at Lycée Jacques Prévert for two years. After attending university for a year, she passed the entrance exam and enrolled at La Fémis. She later taught at Geneva University of Art and Design.
Career For most of her early career, Atlan worked primarily as a cinematographer. In 2016, she directed the short film Green Romances, and in 2018 she directed the short film Daniel; she also worked as the cinematographer on both films. In 2019, she was named one of 10 Europeans to Watch by Variety. The following year, she served on the jury of the Generation 14Plus section of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
Her cinematography work on (2025) earned nominations for Best Cinematography at the 51st César Awards and Best Cinematography at the 31st Lumière Awards in 2026.
Her feature-length directorial debut, La Gradiva, premiered in the Critics' Week section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the section's Grand Prize. The film also won the top prize at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It was also screened in the Centrepiece section of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmography Year Title Cinematographer Director Writer Notes 2016 Green Romances Short film Blind Sex Short film 2017 After School Knife Fight Short film 2018 Jessica Forever Daniel Short film 2019 Romance, abscisse et ordonnée Short film 2020 Massacre Short film Le départ Short film 2021 The Day Today The Demons of Dorothy Short film Le cormoran Short film Fille de la mer Baltique Short film 2022 Des jeunes filles enterrent leur vie Short film Thunder 2023 The Rapture Room 999 2024 Queens of Drama 2025 2026 La Gradiva Co-written with Anne Brouillet
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Cannes Film Festival 2026 Critics' Week Grand Prize La Gradiva César Awards 2026 Best Cinematography Lumière Awards 2026 Best Cinematography
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