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PRODUCTION :

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Simone Hoffmann :

Simone Hoffman began her career as Assistant Producer for Impossible Productions in 2001.  SInce then, she has worked across France as an Independent field and assistant producer, collaborating with German companies that include ARD, Arte, Spiegel TV, WDR since 2004. 

 

She is also the founder and head of production of 'Lick My Art.'

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FILMMAKERS / DIRECTORS:

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Simone Hoffmann (Senior):

A film director with awards behind her, Simone Hoffman began her career as a journalist working in the field of current affairs.  Since 2004, she has worked as a filmmaker, director and independent writer, directing documentaries and writing magazine articles and news reports for a  number of broadcasting networks which include ARD, Arte, France2, 3Sat, SRF and ZDF.  Scriptwriter and director for corporate films made by French institutions such as the Senate and the Ministry of Health, the NGO 'Foodwatch' and European companies such as Würth and  Orange.

Specialises in culture and social affairs. 

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Jean-Louis Moine (Senior):

Trained and graduated as a director in 1990. Started working as a freelance life sports-director for Jour de foot, Athletics and  Grand Prix moto for Canal+. Since 1998, has been directing wildlife documentaries for French broadcasting networks such as  Planète, Season. In 2000, began working as a director for branded contents: live streamings, multi-camera events, and corporate films for companies such as Generali, Konica-Minolta, Samsung. ​

Specialises in live directing for the web and events. 

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Ursula Wernly-Fergui (Senior):

ndependent filmmaker and director since 2004. Directs current affairs programmes and has had two documentaries selected for Film Festivals for the broadcasting networks Arte, France Télévisions and TF1. Writes and directs corporate films for public and private institutions such as EDF, Renault and Radio France since 2006. Specialises in culture, history and society.​

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Kathrin Wildhagen (Senior):

Began working as an assistant director for German production companies in 2008. Became an independent journalist and news producer for the German public TV station ARD in Paris in 2009. In 2013, started to work as an independent director of documentaries and reports for broadcasting networks in Paris such as Arte, RTS, ARD and Phoenix. 

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CAMERA /  CINEMATOGRAPHER:

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Frank Barbian (Senior):

Internationally-renowned cinematographer, working since 1995 in France and Germany on fiction and documentary formats. DOP of 17 feature films including  "Kurz und Schmerzlos" from award -winning Fatih Akin and  "Führer Ex" from Winfried Bonengel.  Works with various formats (documentary, current affairs/news) on broadcast networks such as ARD, Arte, France Télévisions, SAT1, 3SAT, ZDF. Since 2005, he has worked as a cinematographer for brands including Workday, Chanel, , Renault, Vinci, Bouygues, Thales or L’Oréal.

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Nicolas Hamel (Senior):

Trained and graduated as a cinematographer in the 1980s. Cameraman in studios, live situations and in the field for news programs.In the 1990’s carried out work for documentaries, magazines, and news programs for ARD, Arte, France 5, France 24, M6, TF1. Cameraman for corporate films hired by  institutions such as the Centre Georges Pompidou, and brands like Renault, Peugeot or Disneyland Paris since 1990. SNG-transmission-and AVIWEST for M6 since 2016. Invented his own crane system for the camera, Jolycam, in 2016.

Specialises in culture and politics.

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Jean-Louis Moine (Senior):

Began working as an independent cameraman for corporate films in 1991 for international brands such as l'Oréal, LVMH, BP, Microsoft, or Würth. Supervising cameraman for live events since 2000. Started working as ‘second camera’ in the fiction films and the “making of” by French cinema director Jean-Pierre Mocky from 2007 to 2016. Working as a cameraman for TV with weekly programmes for broadcasting networks such as ARD, Arte since 2016.

Specialises in corporate films.​​

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Daniele Vella (Senior):

Trained and graduated as a cinematographer in Italy. Cameraman for RAI news programs in Italy and worldwide, especially in conflict zones. Worked since 2012 in France as a cameraman for documentaries, new and current affairs programmes for  broadcasting networks such as Arte, France Télévisions, M6 and TF1. Cinematographer of two feature films in 2015 and 2018.  Started working as a cameraman for corporate films and instagram formats in 2019 for brands such as Dior.

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Ursula Wernly-Fergui (Senior):

​Trained in 1998 as a camerawoman for  regional Swiss TV in Bern. Began working as an independent camerawoman in France in 2003, on documentaries and current affairs programmes, mainly for Arte, France Télévisions and TF1. Two of her films were chosen to be screened  at International Film Festivals. Began working for private and public institutions such as EDF, Renault, Radio France on corporate films in 2006. Held a camera workshop for teenagers in the Parisian suburbs in 2005 and 2007. 

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EDITORS:

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Jean-Louis Moine (Senior):

​Trained and graduated as an editor in 1990. Started working as an independent live editor of football matches on Canal+ and France Télévisions in 1991. In 2000, began working as an editor of branded content for international companies such as Yves Saint Laurent, BNP, Microsoft, Samsung, Würth, foodwatch. Familiar with motion design and compositing. Started editing reports and weekly programmes for TV networks such as ARD and Arte in 2016. ​

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Justine Chouquet (Junior):

Won the competition of the TF1 Foundation in Editing in 2014.  Immediately afterwards, trained as a news editor for two years. Independent editor since 2017, working for news formats and weekly programmes for broadcasting networks such as France2, M6, RTS, SRF and TF1. Editing corporate films for French companies such as Groupe ADP and UFAN since 2018.

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SOUND:

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Marc Apruzzese (Senior):

Freelance sound engineer for Arte, France Télévisions, MK2 Productions, TF1 and ZDF since 1995. Created his own independent sound studio in Boulogne Billancourt in 2005. Also specialises a as sound-mixer, sound-designer and composer for various documentaries aired on broadcasting networks such as Arte, France Ô or Public Senat.  Collaborated on feature films for Les Films du Bélier and corporate films for French companies including  Lancôme and  RATP. Trained singer and musician.

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