Gilles de Maistre (born 8 May 1960) is a French filmmaker, journalist, and actor who was nominated for a César Award.
Career Gilles de Maistre graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Paris X Nanterre in 1983, and further graduated from the Journalist Training Center in 1985, where he trained as a journalist and image reporter. He began by producing reports and documentaries for television, notably for Sygma Télévision and the CAPA agency. He travels around the world to denounce, alert and inform regarding wars, famines, guerrillas, homelessness, violence or natural disasters.
In order to manage his own films, in 1990 he founded his first production house, Tetra Media, and became director-producer.
Personal life He is married to screenwriter Prune de Maistre and has six children. He is a half-brother of Patrice de Maistre and is a grand-nephew of the director René Clément. He is a descendant of the philosopher Joseph de Maistre.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1988 Preuve d'amour Actor Directed by Miguel Courtois 1990 J'ai 12 ans et je fais la guerre Director TV Movie DocumentaryAlbert Londres Prize - Audio-VisualNominated - CableACE Award for International Informational Special 1994 Killer Kid Director, writer & associate Producer Cinekid Festival - Cinekid Lion - Jury award 1996 La femme rêvée Actor TV Movie directed by Miguel Courtois 1997 Bouge! Producer Directed by Jérôme Cornuau 1998 Le chant de l'homme mort Producer & actor TV Movie directed by Jérôme Cornuau1999 Premières neiges Producer TV Movie directed by Gaël Morel Une journée de merde! Actor Directed by Miguel Courtois2000 De la lumière quand mêmeProducer Documentary directed by Manuel Poirier Le lycée TV Series (6 episodes) directed by Miguel Courtois2002 Féroce Director, writer & producer Nominated - Cairo International Film Festival - Golden Pyramid Squash Producer Short directed by Lionel Bailliu 2003 Dissonances Executive Producer Directed by Jérôme Cornuau 2004 La citadelle Europe Director, writer, producer & cinematographer TV Movie Documentary2005 Urgence enfantsDirector TV Movie Documentary Les alchimistes aux fourneaux TV Series Documentary Le premier jour Actor Short by Luc Saint-Sernin 2007 The First Cry Director, writer, producer & cinematographer DocumentaryNominated - César Award for Best Documentary Film 2009 Grands reporters Director, writer & producer TV Movie 2010 Empreintes Director & writer TV Series Documentary 2011 Voir le pays du matin calme Director, producer & cinematographer TV Movie 2012 L.A: Gangs de femmes Producer TV Movie Documentary directed by Stephanie Lamorre 2013 Jusqu'au bout du monde Director & writer TV Movie2015 3 Mariages et un coup de foudre Director TV Movie Lundi en histoires Director & producer TV Series (1 Episode) Le monde en face Director TV Series Documentary 2017 The Quest of Alain Ducasse Director, writer & producer Film 2018 Mia and the White Lion Director Film 2019 Forward: Tomorrow Belongs To Us Director Documentary 2021 The Wolf and the Lion Director Film 2024 Autumn and the Black Jaguar Director Film2025Moon the PandaDirectorFilm
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