Déni Oumar Pitsaev was born in 1986 in Chechnya. He grew up in Almaty (Kazakhstan), in Samashki, near Grozny in Chechnya, then in St. Petersburg (Russia). He arrived in Paris at the age of 17. He studied at the Sciences-Po Paris, followed by a master’s degree in directing at the INSAS, and a master’s degree …
Ryusuke Hamaguchi He is one of the most acclaimed directors of the new generation of Japanese cinema. His films include Senses (2015), Drive My Car (which won the screenplay prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021) and Evil Does Not Exist (2024). He is currently shooting his next film in Paris.
Jean Eustache Born in 1938, Jean Eustache became close to the directors of the Nouvelle Vague in the early 1960s and began writing film reviews. Eustache alternated between documentary and fiction. Writer on the fringes of the formal canons, he worked to invent new gestures.
The documentary Alberi Che Camminano, written with Erri De Luca and distributed by Feltrinelli, was in competition at the Festival dei Popoli, Sundance and the Trento Film Festival. I Want To Sleep With You, an Italian-French production, won the Corso Salani Award. Il Passo produced by RAI Cinema was in competition at Visions du Réel. …
Il Gesto delle mani, his feature-length documentary, was presented at the Berlinale 2015, FORUM section, winning the FIPRESCI international critics award. His works include AR works, short films, books, experimental films and documentaries, they have been presented at festivals all over the world (London Film Festival, Busan IFF, Viennale, RIDM Montreal, Dok.fest, Leipzig, Sarajevo film …
WANG Bing Born in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, in 1967. He studied photography at the Lu XunAcademy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, an industrial city where, years later, he would film West of theTracks. From there he moved on to the Beijing Film Academy, where he discovered the work ofAntonioni, Bergman and Pasolini. He especially admires …
Simone Bitton French and Moroccan, she has written and directed several documentary films that have contributed to increased understanding of the current events, history and cultures of the MENA region. Her commitment to formal rigor and attention to artistic demands has resulted in her films being selected for many prestigious festivals, where they have won …
Denis Côté Born in 1973 in New Brunswick, Canada he produced and directed 15 independent short films while working as a journalist and film critic from 1995 until 2005. His first feature film Les États Nordiques (2005) was awarded the video Golden Leopard in Locarno International Film Festival. Vic+Flo Saw A Bear won the Silver …