Guillaume Schmitt–Bailer

Director Story

Guillaume Schmit-Bailer est un acteur, auteur et réalisateur originaire de la Drôme.

Il est actuellement élève au Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique et est représenté par Arielle Leva – UBBA

Guillaume Schmitt-Bailer was born on October 26, 1998, in Valence, France
In 2018, he moved to Paris to attend the Cours Florent and pursue a career in the arts. From that point on, he began writing and directing self-produced short films nearly every year.
Among his most recent works are Heureux (2022) and Nicole (2023), both finalists at the Nikon Film Festival. Heureux, a youth-focused film that questions social conditioning, received multiple awards at various festivals. Meanwhile, Nicole is an intimate auteur film named after his grandmother.
In 2023, Guillaume joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique (CNSAD) in Paris. The following year, he directed Les Mousses, produced by Minuit Cinq, with the support of CNSAD and the FEMIS “Hors Cursus” program. The film won the Phénoménales award from Femme et Cinéma and was broadcast on France 3. It also received the Manifest Prize at the same edition and will be distributed by Manifest at festivals.