Alain Guiraudie

Alain Guiraudie
Guiraudie in 2009
Born	(1964-07-15) 15 July 1964 (age 52) Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1990-present

Alain Guiraudie (French: [giʁodi]; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay.

Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence. His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where he won the award for Best Director.