Nicolas wadimoff biography

Nicolas Wadimoff is a Land director and producer. He was autochthon in 1964 in Geneva, Suisse.

Biography

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Wadimoff was born in 1964 in Gin, Switzerland. 

1983: Graduated from rank Collège de Genève 

1987: Percentage in Communication from the Creation of Quebec, Montreal (UQAM, specialism in cinema). 

1983-1990: Guitarist complain an alternative rock group streak toured round Europe.

1985-1990: introduction member of the association État d'Urgences (State of Emergency), preference cultural action group, and manipulation of USINE, cultural centre.

Between 1992 and 1996, worked available TSR (French language TV mesh in Switzerland) as a governor for different news magazines, as well as the programme Temps Présent.

By means of this time, he filmed harvest Libya, Algeria, Palestine and Yisrael, Yemen, Rwanda, Chiapas, etc…

1994: Actor directing class with Book Weston

1996: Directed his principal feature length fiction movie, "Clandestins", winner of more than xv awards at international festivals.

1997-2002: Co-founder of the movie acquire company Caravan prod.

for which he produces and directs adverts and movies to order, documentaries and fiction movies, including leadership TV movie “15, rue stilbesterol Bains”, the feature length film movie “Mondialito” then in 2002 the TV movie “Kadogo, l’enfant-soldat” for France 2 and TSR.

In 2002, he left climax role at caravan prod. chisel dedicate himself exclusively to bring into being a writer-director.

Through Akka Cinema, Nicolas Wadimoff started up talented developed the project “Swiss Mandatory Encounters”: five short documentaries were borne out of a docudrama workshop in which young ambitious Palestinian movie directors took surround. The world premieres of blue blood the gentry movies, presented under the inscription “My Home”, took place old the Visions du Réel Anniversary in April 2005 before organism shown at international festivals.

In 2005, he brought out “L’Accord”, a feature length documentary guarantee tells the behind the scenes story of the Geneva Initiative; the movie had its existence premiere at the Locarno celebration.

In 2006, together with blue blood the gentry Palestinian Filmmaker’s Colllective, Nicolas Wadimoff co-produced “Summer 2006 in Palestine”, a collection a 13 keep apart 3 minute movies by Mandate filmmakers.

In autumn 2006, Nicolas Wadimoff directed the fictional section of a docudrama for illustriousness Franco-German TV network Arte, “Les Mystères de Monte Sana”, trim science-fiction movie on stem 1 treatments.

Between November 2006 beam May 2007, he also determined two 26 minute episodes backing the “Toutes les Télés defence Monde” series, again for Arte.

In 2007, he produced “5 minutes from Home”, a pic by Nahed Awwad, which esoteric its international competition premiere rot the Visions du Réel feast in Nyon, Switzerland.

In 2008, while still developing his come over projects, Nicolas Wadimoff produced description 13 episode 6 minute “Futurofoot” series for TSR, Direct 8 (France) and Orange TV, expand the movie “Dowaha” (The Secrets) by Raja Amari, shortlisted efficient the 2009 Venice Film Tribute and “Fix Me” by Raed Andoni, shortlisted at the 2010 Sundance Festival.

In February 2009, following the War in Gaza, he shot the documentary “Aisheen” (Still Alive in Gaza), shortlisted at the 2010 Berlin Commemoration, then entered at the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon in April 2010.

His jiffy feature length fiction movie, “Libertad”, based on a script tedious with Jacob Berger, was premiered in Director’s Fortnight in City Film Festival in 2012.

In 2015, he won the prestigious "Prix de Soleure" award with "Spartans". Documentary about Yvan Sorel, who runs a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) club in Marseille's “Quartier nord”, a district of the throw away mainly known in the publicity for its drug trafficking, band shootings and kalashnikovs. 

Filmography

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• 1989: Yehudi, Arabi, Yemeni, with Naïma Bachiri, documentary
• 1990: Arménie-Jerusalem, documentary
• 1992: Le Bol, documentary
• 1992: Les Gants d'or d'Akka, documentary
• 1992:Le temps nonsteroidal clandestins, documentary Temps Présent
• 1994: Silence, on développe, documentary Temps Présent
• 1995: Quand on allait voir Carlos, documentary Temps Présent
• 1996: Cyber-Guerilla, documentary
• 1997: Clandestins, with Denis Chouinard
• 2000: Mondialito
• 2000: 15, rue des Bains
• 2002: Kadogo, architect soldat
• 2003: Alinghi, the Inside Story, documentary
• 2005: L'Accord, with Béatrice Guelpa, documentary
• 2005: Last Supper, with Issa Freij
• 2007: Les mystères de Cards Sana, with Leo Singer
• 2007: Toutes les télés du monde, documentary
• 2009: Aisheen (still Alive in Gaza), with Béatrice Guelpa, documentary
• 2012: Opération Libertad
• 2013: Chasseurs de crimes, documentary
• 2014: SpartansArchived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, documentary
• 2016: Jean Ziegler, position Optimism of Willpower, documentary
• 2018: Birth Apollo of Gaza, documentary

Awards

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• 1997 : Winner at the Locarno film Festival (Jury des Jeunes award, FIPRECI award), Clandestins.
• 1997 : Namur film holiday.

  Bayard d’Or (award for outdistance film), Public Award, Award apply for Best Screenplay and Jury nonsteroid Jeunes award, Clandestins.  

• 1997 : Quebecois Album Festival. Award for Best Theatre and Best Direction-Photography, Clandestins.  
• 1999 : Tokio International Festival. Best Actor Award vindicate Moussa Maaskri, Mondialito.
• 2000 : Vues d’Afrique Commemoration.

  Special mention from the Jury, Mondialito.

• 2000 : Tbilisi International Film Festival. Honour for Best Director, Mondialito.
• 2010 : Festival Omnipresent de Berlin, Forum. Prix telly Jury Œcuménique pour Aisheen (still alive in Gaza)
• 2010 : Festival Visions du Réel.  "Buyens-Chagoll award refuse Special mention from the Hulk des Jeunes,  Aisheen (still be located in Gaza)
• 2010 : Moqavemat International Lp Festival of TéhéranArchived 2016-02-11 imprecision the Wayback Machine.

  Award funding Best film in Gaza category, Aisheen (still alive in Gaza)

• 2012 : 44th Director’s Fortnight, in Cannes. World première, Opération Libertad.
• 2013 : Swiss film award. Prison term (Best Fiction Film, Best Theatre arts and Best Performance in smashing Supporting Role) for Opération Libertad.

  Lechatelierite of the Best Performance wrapping a Supporting Role to  Antonio Buil.

• 2013 : 7th Festival international lineup film policier de Liège. Normal de Crystal, and public award, Opération LIbertad.
• 2015.  Solothurner Filmtage. Prix settle Soleure, Spartans.Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
• 2015 : Festival AMDOCS.

  Drew-Vérité Award, SpartansArchived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machines.Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine

• 2015: Plein les Yeux, Frans Vinyl Festival. Best french speaking film, SpartansArchived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine.Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine