Matthieu Taponier

Scriptwriter and film editor

Matthieu Taponier is a Franco-American script consultant and film editor. After studying Modern Literature in Paris, he completed an MFA in filmmaking at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. As a script consultant he received training at the TorinoFilmLab’s Script&Pitch program and has since been tutoring in workshops such as the Critic’s Week “Next Step”, DFI’s “Hezayah Screenwriting Lab” and Le Groupe Ouest (“Puissance & Ame”, “LIM - Less is More”). His film credits include Son of Saul by László Nemes (Grand Prix Cannes 2015, Golden Globe, Oscar and BAFTA 2016 Best Foreign Language Film), Nemes’ second feature Sunset (FIPRESCI Venice 2018), Adventures of a Mathematician by Thorsten Klein (Palm Springs 2020) and Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili (Cannes label 2020, FIPRESCI TIFF 2020, Golden Shell San Sebastian 2020).