and that the accuser was "someone he knows, towards whom he has never behaved inappropriately". Five women have made sex-offence allegations against Besson, including a former assistant, two students of Cité du Cinéma studio, and a former employee of Besson's EuropaCorp. In February 2019, French prosecutors dropped the case against him, citing lack of evidence. In December 2021, a judge dismissed the case against Besson following a second investigation. The public prosecutor’s office in Paris stated that "the investigations clearly establish that the criminal facts of rape were not committed, that the absence of consent of the civil party is not established and the existence of a constraint, threat, violence, is not characterized". In April 2022, Van Roy submitted a complaint against the magistrate in charge of the case. Selected filmography Legacy and honours Among Besson's awards are the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film Critics Prize, Fantasporto Audience Jury Award-Special Mention, Best Director, and Best Film, for Le Dernier Combat in 1983; the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon-Best Director-Foreign Film, for La Femme Nikita, 1990; the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, Nil by Mouth, 1997; and the Best Director Cesar Award, for The Fifth Element, 1997. Besson was awarded the Inkpot Award in 2016. Film company In 2000, Besson superseded his production company by co-founding EuropaCorp with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, with whom he had frequently worked since 1985. Le Pogam had then been Distribution Director with Gaumont. EuropaCorp has had strong growth based on several English-language films, with international distribution. It has production facilities in Paris, Normandy, and Hollywood, and is establishing distribution partnerships in Japan and China. Music videos "Pull Marine": Isabelle Adjani (1983) "Mon légionnaire": Serge Gainsbourg (1988) "Que mon cœur lâche": Mylène Farmer (1992) "Love Profusion": Madonna (2003) "L'impasse": Kery James "I Feel Everything": Cara Delevingne (2017) References External links Luc Besson Interview, Angel-A JewReview.net video interview with Luc Besson and Rie Rasmussen about Angel-A In-depth interview with Luc Besson The films of Luc Besson, Hell Is for Hyphenates, 28 February 2014 Les Films du Loup (France)—uniFrance Films Les Films du Dauphin – uniFrance Films 1959 births 20th-century French screenwriters 21st-century French screenwriters Living people Film directors from Paris BAFTA winners (people) Best Director César Award winners Best Director Lumières Award winners Science fiction film directors French male screenwriters French-language film directors French music video directors Inkpot Award winners