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Bertrand Mandico

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 03/21/1971 (53) | Toulouse (France)
Bertrand Mandico is a French experimental film director of short films, medium-length films, experimental essays, and three feature films. The Wild Boys, his first feature film, was named the top film of 2018 by Cahiers du cinéma. His films are often interested in the body and gender fluidity and incorporate photos and written elements. Born in 1971 in Toulouse, Mandico graduated from the film directing program at the Gobelins school in Paris. Mandico has an unusual working method. He prefers to create the audio for his films in post-production. Actors post-synchronize themselves, and the environmental sounds and music are layered on. However, he always shoots his images on color film, with no post-production images. Background projection and superimposition are done during the shoot. He created the Incoherence Manifesto in 2012 with Icelandic filmmaker Katrín Ólafsdóttir. He states that To be incoherent means to have faith in cinema, it means to have a romantic approach, unformatted, free, disturbed and dreamlike, cinegenic, an epic narration. A group of young filmmakers including Yann Gonzalez, Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel have been influenced by the manifesto. Mandico has commenced "20+... ()
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Bertrand Mandico (born 21 March 1971, France) was educated in animation at Gobelins. As an eclectic filmmaker, he incorporates photographs and written elements in his highly personal films. As a long-term project, Mandico is planning to make twenty one short films in twenty one years with actress Elina Löwensohn. His work received multiple awards in international film festivals. The Wild Boys (2017) is his feature debut.

Most frequent genres for this person: Fantasy | Mystery | Drama

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Movies with Bertrand Mandico as Actor(4)

2018 Sofa
as François Tabou2018 Knife+Heart
2016 Youth

Movies with Bertrand Mandico as Crew(57)

Directing/Director2023 She Is Conann
Writing/Screenplay2023 She Is Conann
Directing/Director2023 We Barbarians
Production/Associate Producer2022 Exalted Mars
Directing/Director2021 After Blue
Writing/Screenplay2021 After Blue
Directing/Director2021 Dead Flash
Production/Producer2021 Dead Flash
Writing/Writer2021 Dead Flash
Directing/Director2020 The Return of Tragedy
Production/Producer2020 The Return of Tragedy
Writing/Screenplay2020 The Return of Tragedy
Directing/Director2018 Apocalypse After
Writing/Screenplay2018 Apocalypse After
Camera/Camera Operator2017 The Wild Boys
Directing/Director2017 The Wild Boys
Sound/Sound Designer2017 The Wild Boys
Writing/Screenplay2017 The Wild Boys
Directing/Director2017 Odile of the Valley
Writing/Writer2017 Odile of the Valley
Directing/Director2015 Our Lady of Hormones
Writing/Writer2015 Our Lady of Hormones
Directing/Director2015 Depressive Cop
Writing/Screenplay2015 Depressive Cop
Art/Art Direction2015 Any Virgin Left Alive?
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design2015 Any Virgin Left Alive?
Costume & Make-Up/Makeup Artist2015 Any Virgin Left Alive?
Directing/Director2015 Any Virgin Left Alive?
Writing/Writer2015 Any Virgin Left Alive?
Directing/Director2014 Boro in the Box
Writing/Writer2014 Boro in the Box
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Memories of a Boobs Flasher
Directing/Director2014 Memories of a Boobs Flasher
Sound/Sound Recordist2014 Memories of a Boobs Flasher
Writing/Screenplay2014 Memories of a Boobs Flasher
Directing/Director2014 Living Still Life
Writing/Writer2014 Living Still Life
Crew/Cinematography2013 S... Sa... Salam... Salammbô…
Directing/Director2013 S... Sa... Salam... Salammbô…
Production/Producer2013 S... Sa... Salam... Salammbô…
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Féminisme, rafale et politique
Directing/Director2013 Féminisme, rafale et politique
Writing/Screenplay2013 Féminisme, rafale et politique
Directing/Director2013 Prehistoric Cabaret
Writing/Screenplay2013 Prehistoric Cabaret
Sound/Music2011 Babybird, Unborn
Directing/Director2010 The Life and Death of Henry Darger
Production/Producer2010 The Life and Death of Henry Darger
Writing/Screenplay2010 The Life and Death of Henry Darger
Directing/Director2007 Essai 135
Writing/Writer2007 Essai 135
Directing/Director2006 He Says He's Dead
Writing/Writer2006 He Says He's Dead
Directing/Director2003 C’était le chien d’Eddy
Crew/Cinematography1999 Le cavalier bleu
Directing/Director1999 Le cavalier bleu

Full Name: Bertrand Mandico
Citizenship: France
Born: Sunday, 03/21 1971 (March) in Toulouse (France) (current age: 53 years + 8 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: Gobelins
Other names for Bertrand Mandico (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"베르트랑 만디코"
Bertrand Mandico frequently works together with these people:
Elina Löwensohn (25x, Actress)
Laure Saint-Marc (18x, Crew)
Pascale Granel (15x, Crew)
Simon Apostolou (10x, Crew)
George Cragg (10x, Crew)
Pauline Jacquard (8x, Actress)
Emmanuel Chaumet (8x, Crew)
Pierre Desprats (7x, Crew)
Nathalie Richard (6x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:615087, Added: 10/18/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024