Ebrard, Françoise

(August 6, 1962, Alès, Gard, France - )

   She spent her childhood in Guinea and came back to France in 1973. After receiving a first degree in art history, she entered films as a trainee in the laboratories of Joinville-le-Pont before beginning to work as a press attaché. From 1985 to 1987, she was an assistant director on films (1987 Beyond Therapy, Robert Altman, USA; Cayenne Palace, Alain Maline; 1988 Saxo, as Françoise Ebrard-Casanova). She also wrote a book: Cayenne Palace: Histoire d'un Film (Edi­tions Paul Putti, 1987).

 Filmography

1993 ◘ Quelque Part vers Conakry (also screenwriter, dialogist; shot in 1991)

 Television Filmography

1995 ◘ Isanga (Super-16 52' documentary; medium-length)

        ◘ Le Berger et la Mer (short; also screenwriter, adapter)

1996 ◘ A la Recherche du Caïman noir (medium-length; also screenwriter)