 In 1995 he received an "young talent" award at the Cannes International Film Festival.He took the main role in "La Corde" (""The Rope""), a short film that won the jury prize at film festivals in Bastia and, outside France, Larissa.He also appeared as an actor in "Imentet, un passage par l'Egypte" in a production at the Paris Odéon Theatre.