Jérémie Battaglia Explained

Jérémie Battaglia
Birth Date:17 May 1983
Birth Place:Aix-en-Provence, France
Years Active:2004–present

Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian director and cinematographer.[1] He is best known for his documentary films Casseroles, Perfect (Parfaites) and The Brother (Le frère).

Career

Battaglia was first recognized for the musical documentary Casseroles, about the 2012 Quebec student protests.[2]

In 2016, he directed the feature documentary Perfect (Parfaites), about the Canada's synchronized swimming team as they prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2021, he directed the documentary short The Brother (Le frère), about a young boy living with muscular dystrophy.[4]

His feature film The Sum of Our Dreams premiered at the FIFA festival in March 2022.

A French Youth (Une jeunesse française) premiered at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[5] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2012CasserolesCinematographerMusical documentary
2013Anna et OttoCinematographerFeature film
2016Perfect (Parfaites)Director, writer and cinematographerDocumentary
2018A Wall WithinCinematographerDocumentary
2018Art Is My CountryCinematographerDocumentary
2019HAK_MTLCinematographerDocumentary
2020PivotDirector and cinematographerDocumentary
2021Post humainsDirectorDocumentary
2021La goutte de tropDirector and cinematographerDocumentary
2021The Brother (Le frère)Director, writer and cinematographerDocumentary short
2022The Sum of Our DreamsDirectorFeature film
2024A French Youth (Une jeunesse française)DirectorFeature film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017Prix IrisBest Cinematography in a DocumentaryPerfect (Parfaites)[7]
Best Short Documentary
2021The Brother (Le frère)[8]
2022Canadian Screen AwardsBest Short Documentary[9]

Notes and References

  1. Émilie Côté, "Jérémie Battaglia: enrayer les préjugés envers la nage synchronisée". La Presse, July 25, 2016.
  2. Web site: JEREMIE BATTAGLIA ET AVEC PAS D’CASQUE NOUS RACONTENT LES CASSEROLES. Voir. Mathieu Poirier. May 25, 2012.
  3. Web site: "Parfaites": numéros de sirènes. Christophe Carrière. L'Express. April 5, 2017.
  4. Frédéric Bouchard, "Dans « Le frère », Jérémie Battaglia intègre l’animation au documentaire". Lien Multimédia, April 13, 2020.
  5. Pat Mullen, "A French Youth Review: Migrants Take the Bull by the Horns". Point of View, May 1, 2024.
  6. Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
  7. Web site: Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête . Magdaline Boutros . April 5, 2017. La Presse.
  8. Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.
  9. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

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