César Paes (born 1959), is a Brazilian French filmmaker.[1] He has directed several critically acclaimed feature documentaries including: Angano... Angano..., Mahaleo and L'opéra du bout du monde. Apart from direction, he is also a producer, writer and cinematographer.[2]
César Paes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Campos, Brazil |
| Nationality | |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Marie-Clémence Andriamonta |
Personal life
editCésar Paes was born in 1955 in Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]
He is married to Marie-Clémence Andriamonta, who is also a Franco-Malagasy director.[3]
Career
editIn 1988, he launched an independent production company based in Paris called Laterit Productions together with his wife Marie.[4] The production company is committed in distribution and publishing. With his wife Marie, he directed documentaries such as Angano...Angano... Tales from Madagascar, To the warriors of silence, Saudade do Futuro and Songs for Madagascar won several top awards at Cinéma du Réel, Festival dei Popoli and Dok Leipzig.
In 2012, he co-directed the documentary L'Opéra du bout du monde which is the story of the creation of a contemporary opera from Reunion Island recounting the arrival of Louis XIV's officers in the islands of the Indian Ocean.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Angano... Angano... nouvelles de Madagascar | director, writer | Documentary | [6] |
| 1992 | To The Warriors of Silence | cinematographer | Documentary | |
| 1992 | Songs and Tears of Nature | director, writer | Documentary | |
| 1996 | Awara Soup | director, cinematographer | Documentary | [7] |
| 1997 | We, France's Undocumented Immigrants | director | short film | |
| 2000 | Saudade Do Futuro | director, producer, cinematographer | Documentary | [8] |
| 2005 | Mahaleo | director, cinematographer | Documentary | [9] |
| 2005 | Making Sometimes in April | cinematographer | TV Short documentary | |
| 2005 | Le sifflet | cinematographer | Short film | [10] |
| 2006 | Batuque, l'âme d'un peuple | cinematographer, writer, art director | Documentary | |
| 2012 | L'opéra du bout du monde | director, producer | Documentary | [11] |
| 2016 | Songs for Madagascar | director, cinematographer | Documentary | [12] |
| 2018 | A Long Hot Summer in Palestine | writer | Documentary | |
| 2019 | Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947 | cinematographer | Documentary | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "César Paes: Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Editor". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Cesar Paes: writer, director and cinematographer". TIEFF. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Laterit Productions". Laterit productions official website. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Biography Marie-Clémence Paes". filme-aus-afrika. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Cesar Paes (France)". dafilms. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Angano…Angano, Tales from Madagascar". africanfilmny. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Awara Soup: A Feature film by César Paes". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Saudade do futuro: A Feature film by César Paes, Marie-Clémence Paes". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Mahaleo". TIEFF. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Le Sifflet: A Short film by As Thiam". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "An Opera from the Indian Ocean (L'Opera du Bout du Monde)". TIEFF. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Songs For Madagascar". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Screening of Fahavalo with Filmmaker Marie-Clémence Andriamonta". nyu.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2020.