Jérémie Battaglia

Jérémie Battaglia
Born (1983-05-17) May 17, 1983 (age 41)
Aix-en-Provence, France
Occupation(s)Director, writer, cinematographer
Years active2004–present

Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian director and cinematographer.[1] He is best known for his documentary films Casseroles, Perfect (Parfaites) and The Brother (Le frère).

Career

Battaglia was first recognized for the musical documentary Casseroles, about the 2012 Quebec student protests.[2]

In 2016, he directed the feature documentary Perfect (Parfaites), about the Canada's synchronized swimming team as they prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2021, he directed the documentary short The Brother (Le frère), about a young boy living with muscular dystrophy.[4]

His feature film The Sum of Our Dreams premiered at the FIFA festival in March 2022.

A French Youth (Une jeunesse française) premiered at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[5] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2012 Casseroles Cinematographer Musical documentary
2013 Anna et Otto Cinematographer Feature film
2016 Perfect (Parfaites) Director, writer and cinematographer Documentary
2018 A Wall Within Cinematographer Documentary
2018 Art Is My Country Cinematographer Documentary
2019 HAK_MTL Cinematographer Documentary
2020 Pivot Director and cinematographer Documentary
2021 Post humains Director Documentary
2021 La goutte de trop Director and cinematographer Documentary
2021 The Brother (Le frère) Director, writer and cinematographer Documentary short
2022 The Sum of Our Dreams Director Feature film
2024 A French Youth (Une jeunesse française) Director Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Prix Iris Best Cinematography in a Documentary Perfect (Parfaites) Nominated [7]
Best Short Documentary Nominated
2021 The Brother (Le frère) Won [8]
2022 Canadian Screen Awards Best Short Documentary Nominated [9]

References

  1. ^ Émilie Côté, "Jérémie Battaglia: enrayer les préjugés envers la nage synchronisée". La Presse, July 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Mathieu Poirier (May 25, 2012). "JEREMIE BATTAGLIA ET AVEC PAS D'CASQUE NOUS RACONTENT LES CASSEROLES". Voir.
  3. ^ Christophe Carrière (April 5, 2017). ""Parfaites": numéros de sirènes". L'Express.
  4. ^ Frédéric Bouchard, "Dans « Le frère », Jérémie Battaglia intègre l’animation au documentaire". Lien Multimédia, April 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Pat Mullen, "A French Youth Review: Migrants Take the Bull by the Horns". Point of View, May 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Magdaline Boutros (April 5, 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse.
  8. ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.


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