Gilles de Maistre

Gilles de Maistre
Born (1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 64)
NationalityFrench
Occupations
Years active1988–present

Gilles de Maistre (born 8 May 1960) is a French filmmaker, journalist, and actor who was nominated for a César Award.

Career

Gilles de Maistre graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Paris X Nanterre in 1983, and further graduated from the Journalist Training Center in 1985, where he trained as a journalist and image reporter. He began by producing reports and documentaries for television, notably for Sygma Télévision and the CAPA agency. He travels around the world to denounce, alert and inform regarding wars, famines, guerrillas, homelessness, violence or natural disasters.

In order to manage his own films, in 1990 he founded his first production house, Tetra Media, and became director-producer.

Personal life

He is married to screenwriter Prune de Maistre and has six children. He is a half-brother of Patrice de Maistre and is a grand-nephew of the director René Clément. He is a descendant of the philosopher Joseph de Maistre.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Preuve d'amour Actor Directed by Miguel Courtois
1990 J'ai 12 ans et je fais la guerre Director TV Movie Documentary
Albert Londres Prize - Audio-Visual
Nominated - CableACE Award for International Informational Special
1994 Killer Kid Director, writer & associate Producer Cinekid Festival - Cinekid Lion - Jury award
1996 La femme rêvée Actor TV Movie directed by Miguel Courtois
1997 Bouge! Producer Directed by Jérôme Cornuau
1998 Le chant de l'homme mort Producer & actor TV Movie directed by Jérôme Cornuau
1999 Premières neiges Producer TV Movie directed by Gaël Morel
Une journée de merde! Actor Directed by Miguel Courtois
2000 De la lumière quand même Producer Documentary directed by Manuel Poirier
Le lycée TV Series (6 episodes) directed by Miguel Courtois
2002 Féroce Director, writer & producer Nominated - Cairo International Film Festival - Golden Pyramid
Squash Producer Short directed by Lionel Bailliu
2003 Dissonances Executive Producer Directed by Jérôme Cornuau
2004 La citadelle Europe Director, writer, producer
& cinematographer
TV Movie Documentary
2005 Urgence enfants Director TV Movie Documentary
Les alchimistes aux fourneaux TV Series Documentary
Le premier jour Actor Short by Luc Saint-Sernin
2007 Le Premier Cri Director, writer, producer
& cinematographer
Documentary
Nominated - César Award for Best Documentary Film
2009 Grands reporters Director, writer & producer TV Movie
2010 Empreintes Director & writer TV Series Documentary
2011 Voir le pays du matin calme Director, producer & cinematographer TV Movie
2012 L.A: Gangs de femmes Producer TV Movie Documentary directed by Stephanie Lamorre
2013 Jusqu'au bout du monde Director & writer TV Movie
2015 3 Mariages et un coup de foudre Director TV Movie
Lundi en histoires Director & producer TV Series (1 Episode)
Le monde en face Director TV Series Documentary
2017 The Quest of Alain Ducasse Director, writer & producer
2018 Mia and the White Lion Director Film
2019 Forward: Tomorrow Belongs To Us Director Documentary[1]
2021 The Wolf and the Lion Director Film
2024 Autumn and the Black Jaguar Director Film

References

  1. ^ Graeber, Laurel (February 20, 2020). "Kids to the Rescue: Film Festival Shines a Light on Activism". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2020.