Known for Writing
Romain Compingt is the youngest graduate of the CEEA (Conservatoire européen d'écriture audiovisuelle). Régis Roinsard's “Populaire”, five-time nominated at the César 2013, is his frist writing credit on a feature film. He then co-wrote “Divines” with director Houda Benyamina, on which he was also artistic collaborator. The film won the Caméra d'or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and the 2017 César for Best First Film. After “Les Traducteurs” (2019), he reunites with Régis Roinsard for “En attendant Bojangles” (2021), based upon the novel of the same name. He also co-wrote the Vincent Maël Cardona's first film, “Les Magnétiques”, with was awarded the 2022 César for Best First feature.
Born
April 9, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Lyon, Rhône, France
Filmography
15 films


Rosalie
2024 · 1h 55m
country: Belgium
France, 1870s. Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity all her life to stay safe, shaving to fit in. Until Abel, an indebted bar owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. Will Abel be able to love Rosalie and see her as the woman she is, once he finds out the truth?


Save Our School
2022 · 1h 34m
country: France
A delightful and ebullient comedy on Paris’ first suburban “green school”.


150 Milligrams
2016 · 2h 8m
country: France
In the hospital where she works in Brest, France, a lung specialist discovers a direct link between suspicious deaths and state-approved medicine. She fights single-handedly for the truth to come out.


The Marchers
2013 · 2h
country: Belgium
In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance encountered, their movement will bring about a real boost of hope in the way of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. They unite with their arrival more than 100 000 people from all walks of life and give France its new face.