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BERENICE BEJOFrom breakout artist to Oscar nominee, it's been an outrageous ride lately for that Argentinean-born Bejo. She'd a small sector in John Helgeland's "A Knight's Tale" at the start of her career however , began creating a reputation for herself having a role within the stylish spy spoof "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies," directed by her husband, Michel Hazanavicius, and co-starring Jean Dujardin within the title role. The trio reunited for "The Artist," and also the relaxation, as the saying goes, is history.ASTRID BERGES-FRISBEYFresh-faced thesp Berges-Frisbey, of French and Catalan roots, has already established a banner year, showing up with the titular lead within the Daniel Auteuil-directed period drama "The Well-Digger's Daughter," but additionally co-starring alongside The Actor-brad Pitt and Geoffrey Hurry in Take advantage of Marshall's "Pirates from the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," by which she performed the sexy mermaid Syrena. Next is The spanish language-lingo pic "El sexo p laInch from helmer Xavier Villaverde.DJINN CARRENARDA self-trained filmmaker who allegedly made his first feature for 150 ($200), Haitian-born, French-based Carrenard authored, directed, created, edited, shot as well as did the seem for "Donoma," a gritty but hopeful tale of affection within the Paris housing projects that won the exclusive Louis Delluc Prize for first feature, made the decision on with a jury chaired by Cannes topper Gilles Jacob. Carrenard reaches focus on his second feature, "Faire l'amour."DELPHINE & MURIEL COULINDirectorial duos composed of two siblings are typical, but sister authors-helmers Delphine and Muriel Coulin really are a rarity. Delphine is another novelist, while Muriel includes a background in documentaries. For his or her feature debut, "17 Women," in regards to a pregnancy pact in a school inside a seaside village, they shot with their host to birth but made the decision to help keep things much more familial, employing their parents as assistants around the film.NICOLAS DUVAUCHELLEA frequent presence on French screens recently, thesp Duvauchelle performed the dashing love curiosity about "The Well-Digger's Daughter" a Parisian Child Protection Unit cop in Maiwenn's contempo drama "Polisse" along with a mysterious guy having a gift for photography within the recent hit dramedy "On Air." He began acting in 1999 and it has starred in three films of fest fave Claire Denis, including "Love Travail" and also the recent "Whitened Material," by which he performed Isabelle Huppert's boy.JEREMIE ELKAIMWith his roles this year Cannes game titles "Polisse" and "Promise of War," the second directed by his ex-partner, Valerie Donzelli, and inspired by their very own encounters using their seriously ill youthful boy, Elkaim has decidedly graduated to elderly roles. He seemed to be heavily active in the script and music of "War," roles he'll again reprise for Donzelli's latest project, the musical "Submit Hands."ADELE HAENELThe 2012 French Shooting Star in the Berlin Film Festival, Haenel got her first break at 13 in Christophe Ruggia's "The Demons." Her submit lesbian drama "Water Lilies" also gained her praise, and she or he starred in no less than three Cannes-selected films this past year: "Iris flowering" and "Warmth Wave," both Directors' Week choices, and Bertrand Bonello's bordello-set costume drama "House of Pleasures," which performed competing. She will next be observed in Sylvie Verheyde's "Confession of the Child from the Century."JOEYSTARRJoeystarr (real title: Didier Morville) grew to become famous within the the nineteen nineties included in the bad-boy French rap group NTM. His operate in Maiwenn's 2009 film "About Stars" first got him observed like a serious thesp, while his role like a tough cop having a heart of gold in "Polisse," also by Maiwenn, gained him further positive notices. His lighter side was displayed this season in romantic dramedy "Love Lasts 3 Years,Inch by which he was effectively cast against type.ERIC TOLEDANO & OLIVIER NAKACHE Unlike the duo of the smash comedy hit "The Intouchables," Nakache and Toledano, who had been making movies together because the 1990's, are extremely like-minded they finish each other peoples jokes. Like "The Intouchables," their previous three films -- "Je prefere qu'on reste amis," "Individuals Happy Days" and "So Happy Together" -- are very well-paced, polished dramedies with social undertones and satirical humor. "We are thinking about comedies which have a meaning and reflect our occasions, such as the Italian movies from the '60s and '70s directed by Dino Risi or Ettore Scola," states Nakache. Adds Toledano: "We're feeling we have been successful if we have made people laugh about super-serious subjects." OMAR SYThe 2011 local success story of French cinema was certainly "The Intouchables," and because the lesser-known headliner alongside established star Francois Cluzet ("Tell NobodyInch), thesp Sy stands to profit most out of the runaway hit. Having a background in standup comedy, Sy has gradually been creating a reputation for themself like a comedy actor. His casting in "The Intouchables" wasn't exactly an unexpected, since he's labored with helmers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache on their own two previous laffers.Related Links: Gaul photos have some fun, will travel Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com