Philibert, Nicolas

(January 10, 1951, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France - )

   Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in phi­losophy, he had his first experience in films during his summer holidays as an actor (1972 Les Camisards, René Allio, shot in 1970). After completing his studies, he got in touch with René Allio, for whom he worked as an assistant set designer (1973 Rude Journée pour la Reine) and assistant director (1976 Moi, Pierre Ri­vière, ayant égorgé ma Mère, ma sœur et mon Frère). In 1978, he co-directed with Gérard Mordillat his first documentary. He occasionally played in films (1983 Vive la Sociale, Gérard Mordillat; 1987 Fucking Fernand / Zwei halbe Helden, Gérard Mordillat, France / West Germany; 1999 Ouvertures faciles, documentary, short, as himself, Pierre Excoffier, François Hernandez; 2004 La Beauté du Geste, documentary, as himself, Jeanne Crépeau, Canada) and TV movies (1985 Série noire, episode "Pas de Vieux Os", Gérard Mordillat). Other credits (as production designer): 1974 Pas si méchant que ça / USA: The Wonderful Crook (Claude Goretta, Switzerland / France); (as assistant director): 1974 Le Milieu du Monde / Die Mitte der Welt / UK and USA: The Middle of the World (Alain Tanner, Switzerland / France); (as executive producer): 1981 L'Heure exquise (documentary, René Allio).

 Filmography

1978 ◘ La Voix de son Maître (documentary; co-director with Gérard Mordillat)

1990 ◘ La Ville Louvre (documentary; also screenwriter)

1992 ◘ Le Pays des Sourds / USA: In the Land of the Deaf: Land of the Deaf (documentary; also screenwriter; Italy / France / UK / Switzer­land)

1996 ◘ Un Animal, des Animaux / USA: Animals and More Animals (documentary)

        ◘ La Moindre des Choses / USA: Every Little Thing (documentary; also cinematographer, editor)

1999 ◘ Qui sait? (also editor)

2002 ◘ Être et avoir / UK and USA: To Be and to Have (documentary; also screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor)

2006 ◘ Retour en Normandie / UK and USA: Back to Normandy (documentary; also screenwriter)