Farges, Joël

(March 19, 1948, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France - )

   He was co-chief editor of the theoretical review Ça / Cinéma and was cinematographic collection manager for Albatros Publishing House. He made his film di­recting debut in 1976. He is also a co-producer (1980 Une Préhistoire du Cinéma, TV series, documentary; Ziletky, Zdenek Tuyc, Czech Republic / France; Adôo e Eva / Adân y Eva, Joaquim Leitâo, Portugal / Spain / France; 1996 Marian, Petr Vaclav, Czech Re­public / France; 1998 Tueur à Gages, Darezhan Omir-bayev, Kazakhstan / France; 1999 Simon Magus / Simon le Magicien, Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary / France; 2000 L'Annonce, short, Paul Gransard; Zhantai / Platform, Zhang Ke Jia, Hong Kong / China / Japan / France; 2001 Jol / La Route, Darezhan Omirbayev, Kazahkstan / France / Japan; 2002 Fararishtay kifti rost / L'Ange de l'Epaule droite / Langelo della spalla destra, Jamshed Usmonov, Tajikistan / France / Italy / Switzerland; Le Chignon d'Olga, Jérôme Bonnell, France / Belgium; Nizhalkuthu / Le Serviteur de Kali, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, India / France / Netherlands / Switzerland; 2004 Benares, Barlen Pyamootoo, Mauritius; Nata pa hënë, Artan Minaroli, Albania; 2005 Toyen, Jan Nemec, Czech Republic / France; Séquences mongoles, Xavier Simon; 2007 Shuga / Aïnour / US festival: Chouga, Darezhan Omirbayev, Kazakhstan / France).

 Filmography

        ◘ Guerres civiles en France (segment "Premier Empire"; also co-screenwriter; shot in 1976)

        ◘ Georges Demeny (short; documentary)

        ◘ La Petite Enfance du Cinéma (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Aimée (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; shot in 1979)

1987 ◘ Pondichéry avant l'Oubli (unreleased)

1993 ◘ Amok (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Portugal / Germany)

2004 ◘ Claire l'Obscure (short; also screenwriter)

2006 ◘ Serko (also co-screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

1988 ◘ Angélina

1991 ◘ The Hitchhiker / Le Voyageur / UK: Deadly Nightmares (episode "New Blood"; Canada / France)