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César Paes

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César Paes
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Campos, Brazil
Nationality
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Years active1988–present
SpouseMarie-Clémence Andriamonta

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]

Personal life

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César 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

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In 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

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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

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  1. ^ "César Paes: Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Editor". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Cesar Paes: writer, director and cinematographer". TIEFF. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Laterit Productions". Laterit productions official website. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Biography Marie-Clémence Paes". filme-aus-afrika. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Cesar Paes (France)". dafilms. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Angano…Angano, Tales from Madagascar". africanfilmny. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Awara Soup: A Feature film by César Paes". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Saudade do futuro: A Feature film by César Paes, Marie-Clémence Paes". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Mahaleo". TIEFF. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Le Sifflet: A Short film by As Thiam". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. ^ "An Opera from the Indian Ocean (L'Opera du Bout du Monde)". TIEFF. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Songs For Madagascar". unifrance. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Screening of Fahavalo with Filmmaker Marie-Clémence Andriamonta". nyu.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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