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Gilles de Maistre
Born	(1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 64) Boulogne-Bilancourt, France
Nationality	French
Occupations	Screenwriter film director film producer actor cinematographer journalist
Years active	1988–present

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

References

1. Graeber, Laurel (February 20, 2020). "Kids to the Rescue: Film Festival Shines a Light on Activism". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

• Gilles de Maistre at IMDb

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