At the age of 29, Stéphane Galas had already established an impressive track record when he was awarded the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation grant for his screenplay, Le Bon Fils. After training as a graphic artist, he took courses at the European Conservatory for Audiovisual Writing (CEEA) with such well-known television scriptwriters as Didier Cohen (l’Instit) and Jean-Luc Seigle (Terre Indigo), among others. But above all, Galas had a passion for the films of Bertrand Blier. His winning screenplay, Le Bon Fils, seems to fit in somewhere between such Blier classics as Les Valseuses and Trop Belle pour Toi. “What interested me was writing a script on self-acceptance and the notion of freedom, which would express my conviction that all sexuality is open.” The three heroes of Le Bon Fils are highly stylized, and would verge on caricature if they were not so well served by a sober writing style. 17-year-old Luc is the son of a prostitute, Liliane, who is also “the most affectionate mother around.” This relationship with his mother colours his general perception of women, whom he avoids until he meets Manuel, a handsome 23-year-old gipsy, who moves from one conquest to the next while constantly talking about sex in the crudest terms. As a result of this encounter, Luc learns to open up and accept himself. As Stéphane Galas was the first to be surprised that his project was selected, “because French television rarely deals with such themes, which may seem provocative to some.”
Activities since receiving the grant

Achievements since winning the grant
In 1999, Stéphane Galas’ short-subject screenplay Giuseppe was produced. The film was a finalist for the Kieslowski prize. For the series 3000 Scénarios pour un Virus, Galas wrote Dedans, directed by Marion Vernoux and broadcast on Arte.

In 2001, his screenplay Le Bon Fils was produced by Irène Jouannet and broadcast on Arte. It was awarded the grand prize and audience choice award at the 2001 Luchon Festival. It was also nominated for Arte’s 2001 7 d’Or award in the best telefilm and best actor categories. Les Oranges, a telefilm script, was a finalist for the grand prize for best television script in 2001.

In 2002, Stéphane Galas co-wrote the screenplay for Résonances Sympathiques with Nicolas Klein, who also directed.

In 2003, he acted as a consultant for the series Cocon (6 X 90 min.) for Capa/Dramla. In 2004, he wrote the script for the telefilm Moni.

In 2006, he wrote the telefilm script Le Facteur Cheval, on which Sama Productions has an option.