Margolin, François

(March 29, 1955, France - )

   After briefly studying mathematics and architecture, he entered the IDHEC in 1974. Having graduated in 1977, he collaborated with Pierre-André Bou-tang (1978-1982 Ciné-Regards, TV program) before working as an editor (1982 Fait divers, documentary, Raymond Depardon), delegate producer (1985 Empty Quarter, une Femme en Afrique, documentary, Raymond Depardon; 1995 A propos de Nice, la Suite, seven seg­ments: "Aux Niçois qui mal y pensent", Catherine Breillat; "Les Kankobals", Costa-Gavras; "Nice, Very Nice", Claire Denis; "La Prom", Raymond Depardon; "Repérages", Abbas Kiarostami; "La Mer de toutes les Russies", Pavel Lounguine; "Promenade", Raul Ruiz; 1999 Petite Conversation familiale, short, Hélène Lapi-ower, Belgium; 2000 Zprâva o putovâni studentu Petra a Jakuba, Drahomi'ra Vihanovâ, Czech Republic / France / Slovakia; 2004 Dias de campo / Journées à la Campagne, Raul Ruiz, Chile / France; 2007 Orsay, Hou Hsiao-Hsien; Boarding Gate, also co-screenwriter, Olivier Assayas; Souvenirs du Valois, Olivier Assayas) and still photographer (2005 Vas, vis et deviens / UK / Canada / Australia: Live and Become (Radu Mihaileanu; France / Belgium / Israel / Italy). He directed many reports and documentaries for "Médecins sans Frontières" (Doc­tors Without Borders). Also a journalist, he published articles in Libération and L'Express and was a film critic for the monthly magazine Globe from 1985 to 1991. His short Elle et lui won the Jean Vigo Prize.

 Filmography

        ◘ Le Cercueil de Joseph qui flotte sur le Nil (short)

        ◘ Elle et lui (short; also screenwriter)

1999 ◘ Barbès-Stalingrad (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer)

1993 ◘ Mensonge (also co-screenwriter; shot in 1991)

 Television Filmography

2000 ◘ L'Opium des Talibans (documentary)

2004 ◘ Les Petits Soldats (documentary; also co-screenwriter, cinematographer)