Landron, Franck

(January 24, 1957, France - )

   After studying architecture, he joined the Ecole Louis Lumière, a film school from which he graduated in 1982. He entered films as a cameraman and cinematographer on several shorts before serving as an as­sistant to director Claude Berri (1986 Jean de Florette; Manon des Sources / Manon delle sorgenti / USA: Manon of the Spring) and Magali Clément (1988 La Maison de Jeanne). In 1986, he co-founded a film production company, Les Films en Hiver, which financed several of his movies. Other credits (as producer): 1995 Parenthèses (short, Philip Mattéaccioli); 2000 En atten­dant (short, Serge Hazanavicius); Le Battement d'Ailes du Papillon / UK and USA: Happenstance (Laurent Firode); 2004 inguélézi (François Dupeyron); 2006 La Serre de Glace (short, Marc Barbé); 2007 Kozak (short, Olivier Fox).

 Filmography

        ◘ in Out (short; also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ L'Amour noir (short; also screenwriter, producer, editor)

1983 ◘ L'Esprit de Contradiction (short; also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Lohnny, fais-moi mal! (short; also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ La Leçon de Cinéma (short; also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ La Lampe électrique (short; also screenwriter, producer)

1990 ◘ Un Amour de trop / USA: Sandra (also screenwriter, delegate producer)

1992 ◘ A Table (short; also screenwriter, delegate producer, actor)

        ◘ Le Secret de Polichinelle (also co-screenwriter, delegate producer, actor; shot in 1994-1996)

        ◘ Samedi, Dimanche et Fêtes short; also screenwriter, delegate producer)

2004 ◘ Les Textiles (also co-screenwriter, cinematographer, producer)