Yann Gozlan

Yann Gozlan (born 28 March 1977) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed four feature films: the horror film Caged (2010), the thriller A Perfect Man (2015), the action thriller Burn Out (2017), the mystery thriller Black Box (2021), and the psychological thriller Visions (2023). Early life Gozlan, the son of an engineer father and a nurse mother, grew up in Aubervilliers. Career After having shot experimental films on video and Super 8, Yann Gozlan went in search of a producer for his first short film Pellis. Completed in 2003, the film depicts the world of dermatology and psychosomatic disorders. Another short film, Écho, followed in 2006 with Lubna Azabal in the main role portraying a pregnant woman suffering from tinnitus and feeling tormented by the unexplained noises of her apartment where she is recluse. The film received the Prix du court métrage at the 2007 Fantastic'Arts festival in Gérardmer. Gozlan was tapped by Sombrero Films to direct his feature film debut, Caged (Captifs), a horror film set against the backdrop of human organ trafficking. The film starred Zoé Félix in the main role. It was theatrically released in October 2010. The film won two awards the same year (Best Actress and Best Picture) at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles.