Antonin Blanc
Director for Konbini News
Immersion in the psychiatric clinic - La chesnaie
Laurent has the voice of Hitler and Staline in his head, Alexis is scared that we hear his thoughts, Eugénie is trying to deal with a past marked by heroine. The three of them are in the psychiatric cilinic of la Chesnaie that host 115 patients. The objective: heal through the environment where doctors and patients take part to the every day of the clinic.
One of the episode of 'Psychic', a serie of reportage about Psychiatry
Part
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2021
Produced by Konbini
Autisme : they propose an alternative to enclosing patients
Stop to marginalize people with heavy autism : it is the wish of the association 'le silence des justes', that inspired the film 'hors normes', by proposing an alternative focused on an individual follow up of the patients.
One of the episode of 'Psychic', a serie of reportage about Psychiatry
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2021
Produced by Konbini
Blanche Gardin meets precarious tenants
Almoste a million people are living in unworthy housing in France. The humorist Blanche Gardin met these tenants that are illegaly threatened of expulsion and denounce the inaction of the state.
[with the Fondation Abbé Pierre].
Part of a serie of 5 reportage about precarity and bad housing in France
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2021
Produced by Konbini
The square of Blaha lujza (trailer)
Synopsis: The play continues at the heart of Blaha Lujza square, yet the National Theatre of Hungary no longer stands... There is an invisible barrier that separates the stone faces of the passers by, the whispers of those who wait, and the music from the deep end of the square. At the crossroads of a heavy past and a bitter present, the masks hold still and the pavement seems to disturb.
Length: 26min54
Genre: Creative Documentary
Country of production: Hungary, France
Produced by DocNomads
in distribution
Director: Antonin Blanc
Cinematographer: Antonin Blanc, Tanya Haurylchik
FESTIVALS
10th International documentary and short film festival of Kerala - India
Human Rights Film Festival - Barcelona, Paris, NYC
7th South East European film festival - Paris, Berlin
STIFF Student interational film festival - Croatia
9th Agean film festival Patmos - Patmos, Greece
4th Original narrative festival - Dubai UAE
Europe Now festival - Glasgow, Scotland
10th FilmSaaz - Aligarh, India
2nd New born short film festival - Berlin, Germany
award for best documentary
Stockholm Independent Film Festival - Stockholm, Sweden
Filmvirus Wildtype, Bangkok, Thailand
Assemblé visuel ETNA, Paris, France
Valletta film festival, Malta
Heritage international conference - Opatija, Croatia
Ils font la France - Migrants, from emergency tor reconstruction
Synopsis: They are Syrians, Afghans, from Benin or Togo. They left their countries because of war or communitarian violence, and arrived in France after a long journey. Some are waiting for their asylum papers, some are here since 10 years. It is through daily gestures that they are learning the customs of their new country. There are the french who are engaged, and the refugees, heroes of the same film.
Length: 52min
Genre: Documentary
Country of production: France
Produced by CAPA
Distributed the 20th june 2018 on Numéro 23
Director: Antonin Blanc, Agnès Nabat
Cameraman & Director for Vice France
Couscous Tour - Cameraman for the third ep.
Synopsis: In each episodes there are worm meetings with specialists of couscous, that might be chefs, passionate people or family's mothers. And beyond pure gastronomy, Anna make us discover a city, a neighbourhood, a culture, a religion...
Length: 22min /Country of production: France / Produced by Unrated
Red Star la montée - Cameraman
Synopsis: the Red Star was born more than one hundred years ago, second historical club from professional soccer in France. RED STAR proposes to live in an immersion with thoses that make the club alive. These players, coach, goal keeper, the passionated that exist around... More than a soccer story, this documentary talks about a french passion.
Length: 22min / Country of production: France / Produced by Unrated
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH
Synopsis: In the Middle of the Earth is a creative documentary set on the Greek island of Leros. Through a fragmented voice over, the film interweaves the stories of Kadio, a 103 year old local woman, Lefteris, a fisherman, and Ayat, a 10 year old refugee girl. Their personal memories are connected through two common themes; refugees and the sea. The film attempts to reflect on a fateful past that remains alive within the present, and allude to a shared human history that is continuously repeating itself.
Length: 22min30
Genre: Creative documentary
Country of production: Portugal/Greece
Produced by DocNomads
Director: Teyama Alkamli
Cinematographer: Antonin Blanc
Breaking news in Turkey
Cameraman/editor
As an editor - no voice over
Syrian children https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/01/09/natpkg-syria-children-scarred.cnn
Syrian rebel https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/01/10/natpkg-syria-sami-the-fighter.cnn
Spanish Indignant's voice https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/02/18/natpkg-spain-sofia-indignada.cnn
As a cameraman
Reyhanli car bomb https://edition.cnn.com/videos/#/video/world/2013/05/13/pkg-jamjoom-turkey-syria-tensions.cnn
French correspondant for Tencent News Beijing
The crossed path of three Eritrean children in Calais
Synopsis: Due to many years of war, and the Eritrean entrance age of the military service, 17 years of age are required to enlist. In order to avoid military service, a large number of children flee their homes in Eritrea, risking their lives to cross the border, the desert and the ocean, went to Europe to seek asylum. Calais refugee camp in northern France, the reporter saw Adi, Beiline and Daniel. They depart from Eritrea, after Sudan, Libya, Italy, arrived in France, and trying to reach Britain. But so far, they remain in refugee camps.
http://v.qq.com/cover/k/kzz22t126w44o0m.html?vid=x03041y2z95
Length: 14min / Views: 470 000 / Country of production: France-China / Produced by Tencent News
Young terrorist woman in a pedagogical farm
Synopsis: After being arrested in Turkey while trying to reach Syria, Louma a 18 years old french girl spent two years in the french jail judged as extremist. She is now living in the north of France doing a community service to finish her sentence.
https://v.qq.com/x/cover/s98gibd18rpnh8x/k0389j54g0a.html
Length: 5min18 / Views: 1.85 million / Country of production: France-China / Produced by Tencent News
The catacombs of Paris
Synopsis: Antoine, a young french man has a passion, exploring the catacombs with his friends. What pushs him to break the law and risk his safety? A story that started with his father and unfolds through the history of Paris.
https://v.qq.com/x/cover/s98gibd18rpnh8x/h0360jqpbwc.html
Length: 7min22 / Views: 1.24 million / Country of production: France-China / Produced by Tencent News
This is my blood
Synopsis - In the mid-80s, the infected blood scandal breaks out. Because of transfusions and blood products made with unheated blood, thousands of people, among which 4,000 haemophiliacs, contracted HIV.
While the controversy arises in France, the tragedy quietly continues abroad. Many contaminated blood products are delivered to Canada, Argentina, Portugal, Greece, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq and Iran, where new victims appear.
Length: 1H30
Genre: Documentary
Country of production: Iran/France
Director: Homa Moeini
Cinematographer: Antonin Blanc (for the french part)
Tiny Little Delicate Foreign Castles
A camera is a dangerous weapon, rational argument is useless, and one's presence is a plausible threat. Yet, no one really knows what's going on. This is the world the film-maker enters while trying to film embassies in Lisbon.
Genre: Documentary
Country of production: Portugal
Produced by DocNomads
Director: Rob Key
2nd camera: Antonin Blanc
Screenings:
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Visionaria Film Fest 2015, Siena, Italy. Winner of “Borders” competition.
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DocLisboa 2014, Portugal, “Green Years” section.
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Encontros de Cinema de Viana 2015, Portugal.
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dot.dot.dot. Festival 2015, Vienna, Austria.
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Qabilia Film Festival 2015, Cairo, Egypt. Documentary Competition.
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Caminhos Film Festival 2015, Coimbra, Portugal. National Competition.
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One World Documentary Film Festival, 2016, Bucharest, Romania
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FIDÉ Festival International du Documentaire Étudiant 2016, Pariss
Reprenons la Bastille
Presidential rally for Jean Luc Mélenchon
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2012
Produced by AlterGéo
Director: Eric Delyon
Cinematographer: Antonin Blanc, Eric Delyon
