Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian director and cinematographer.Émilie Côté, "Jérémie Battaglia: enrayer les préjugés envers la nage synchronisée". La Presse, July 25, 2016. 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.
In 2016, he directed the feature documentary Perfect (Parfaites), about the Canada's synchronized swimming team as they prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2021, he directed the documentary short The Brother (Le frère), about a young boy living with muscular dystrophy.Frédéric Bouchard, "Dans « Le frère », Jérémie Battaglia intègre l’animation au documentaire". Lien Multimédia, April 13, 2020.
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,Pat Mullen, "A French Youth Review: Migrants Take the Bull by the Horns". Point of View, May 1, 2024. and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
Filmography YearTitle 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 2024 Adonis Director Television documentary
Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2017Prix IrisBest Cinematography in a DocumentaryPerfect (Parfaites)Best Short Documentary2021The Brother (Le frère)Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.2022Canadian Screen AwardsBest Short DocumentaryBrent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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