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BA in Modern Literature and Cinema.
Co-founder and General Delegate of Cinemed (Mediterranean Film Festival), Montpellier (1980-1995).
Co-founder of Carrefour des Festivals (French association of film festivals) and European Coordination of Film Festivals.
Founder and organizer of the Script Development Fund, Amiens Film Festival (1996-2015).
Co-founder of Cinema in Motion/San Sebastian (2005-2012) and Final Cut in Venice (since 2013).
Member of CICAE (Art house theaters association), Fonds Sud Cinéma, EFA (European Film Academy), SPI (Syndicate of Independent Film Producers) and several international film festivals jurys.
Distribution with Les Films du Sémaphore (1983-1989) which has released films by Pedro Almodovar, Youssef Chahine, Gaston Kaboré, Emir Kusturica, Philip Noyce, Roman Polanski, John Sayles, Shinji Somai, Billy Wilder...
Independent publicist (press agent) (1990-2000) of 150 art-house movies.
Creation in 1993 of CINE-SUD PROMOTION, a company designed to promote art house films. Creation of the production arm in 2001.
50 films produced till today, internationally awarded.