{"id":2237,"date":"2018-01-26T14:43:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.herverenoh.com\/?page_id=2237"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:38:06","slug":"biography-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/biography-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 45px;\">A SCREENWRITER &#038; FILM DIRECTOR,<\/h1>\n<h5 style=\"color: #000000; letter-spacing: 1px; padding-top: 15px;\">I have directed 2 theatrical feature films and over 30 TV movies &#038; episodes of scripted TV shows, in France and abroad.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517763532871{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">In the beginning&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517763555243{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]Born in France, I grow up abroad, in Italy and Canada. After a mountain accident immobillizes me for several months as a teenager, I write my first screenplay for a short film.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]I win a screenplay competition and shoot my <strong>first short film in 16 mm, at the age of sixteen<\/strong>. This first experience convinces me to devote myself to my passion: I decide to become a filmmaker.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;80&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;120&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;30&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517763545325{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #303030 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;992&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517757095744{margin-top: -150px !important;margin-bottom: -150px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;resp-img-bio&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;110&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I start working on shooting sets as a trainee. Passionate about my work, I am quickly promoted to <strong>assistant director<\/strong>, then<strong> second unit director<\/strong>. During ten years, I build my experience working on feature and advertising films alongside the greatest French directors of the decade: <em>Matthieu Kassovitz<\/em>, <em>Jean-Baptiste Mondino<\/em>, <em>Patrice Leconte<\/em>, <em>Michel Gondry<\/em>, <em>Jean-Paul Goude<\/em> &#8230;<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This journey peaks with my collaboration to the epic filming of two of the most ambitious French feature films ever made, <em>Leos Carax<\/em>&#8216;s passionate <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/films\/equipe-les-amants-du-pont-neuf\/\"><strong>THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE<\/strong><\/a> starring <em>Juliette Binoche<\/em>, and <em>R\u00e9gis Wargnier<\/em>&#8216;s colonial saga <strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/films\/indochine\/\">INDOCHINE<\/a> <\/strong>starring <em>Catherine Deneuve<\/em>, 1992 Hollywood Academy Award Winner for Best Motion Picture in a Foreign Language.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;50&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517763566985{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;60&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>From short films to television director&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In between major feature productions, I shoot three new short films, putting my professional experience to good use: <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/l-ennemi\/\"><strong>THE ENEMY<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>MIDNIGHT<\/strong>, and <strong>N \u00b0 3<\/strong>. Each are selected in multiple international festivals and receive numerous awards .[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>THE ENEMY<\/strong>, starring <em>Denis Lavant<\/em>, is selected in over 60 film festivals around the world and wins major awards in Clermont-Ferrand, Djakarta, Larissa, Athens, Oslo, Rome, New York, Valladolid, Stockholm, London, Tokyo, Edimburg&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1747&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1080&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517763829322{padding-right: 8% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #eaeaea !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]These accomplishments get me noticed as a promising new director, and I am hired to direct my first television series. My debut is Gaumont&#8217;s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/manatea-les-perles-du-pacifique\/\"><strong>MANATEA<\/strong><\/a>, a &#8220;youth adventure&#8221; series entirely shot in French Polynesia, in Moorea and Tahiti.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]Looking for young, visually ambitious directors to shoot genre movies for their &#8220;Bee Movies&#8221; collection produced in partnership with <strong>CANAL +, FID\u00c9LIT\u00c9 PRODUCTIONS <\/strong>and<strong> MARS FILMS <\/strong>hear about my work&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;130&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1037&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517766137672{margin-top: -150px !important;margin-bottom: -160px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;resp-img-bio&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517763578365{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;110&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;40&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;40&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1107&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;90&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8230;To my first feature film<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text]That&#8217;s how I get to write and direct my first feature film: <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/requiem\/\"><strong>REQUIEM<\/strong><\/a>, a thriller starring <em>Patrick Dell&#8217;Isola<\/em> and <em>Moussa Maaskri.<\/em> Released over a hundred screens in France then in 35 countries across the world, it is selected by the <strong>Sitges International Film Festival<\/strong>, the <strong>Brussels Fantastica Film Festival<\/strong> and the <strong>Mauvais Genre Film Festival<\/strong> in La R\u00e9union in various categories.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1757&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]Ten years of TV movies and scripted TV series episodes will follow, as I become one of the most prolific directors of French scripted television, notably on France&#8217;s leading network <strong>TF1<\/strong>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/sous-le-soleil\/\"><strong>SAINT-TROPEZ<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/commissaire-moulin\/\"><strong>COMMISSIONER MOULIN<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/sauveur-giordano\/\"><strong>SAUVEUR GIORDANO<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/femmes-de-loi-saison-7\/\"><strong>WOMEN OF LAW<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/r-i-s-saison-1\/\"><strong>R.I.S. SCIENTIFIC POLICE<\/strong><\/a> &#8230;[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<blockquote class='' style='border-left-color: #d9d9d9;'><h5 class='blockquote-text' style=' line-height: undefinedpx;'>Each prime-time TV show I direct for <strong>TF1<\/strong> rates among the network's all-time highest ratings: <strong>COMMISSIONER MOULIN<\/strong> (8.7 million viewers), <strong>SAUVEUR GIORDANO<\/strong> (9,19 million, best rating of the series since its creation), <strong>R.I.S.<\/strong> (10.07 million in 2006), <strong>WOMEN OF LAW<\/strong> (7.85 million).<\/h5><\/blockquote>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517766107086{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>From my second feature&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In between shooting TV shows, I develop my second feature film with French powerhouse producer <em>Luc Besson&#8217;<\/em>s <strong>EUROPACORP<\/strong> studio (producer of LUCY, TRANSPORTER, TAKEN, VALERIAN&#8230;)[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/paris-express\/\">COURSIER<\/a> <\/strong>(International title : <strong>PARIS EXPRESS<\/strong>) is a fast-paced action\/comedy on wheels starring <em>Micha\u00ebl Youn<\/em> and <em>G\u00e9raldine Nakache<\/em>. Released in 2010 in 300 cinemas in <em>France<\/em>, the film is then distributed internationally in over 30 countries. It reaches N\u00b08 at the national box office the week of its release over three hundred screens in France, lands N\u00b06 at the national box office in China, and is selected at the <strong>Singapore Film Festival<\/strong> to represent France.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>\u00c9cran Total&#8217;s &#8220;Special Cannes 2012 issue&#8221;<\/strong> ranks COURSIER as one of the <strong>TOP 20 international French box office champions <\/strong>distributed between 2011 and 2012.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1755&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1331&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517777722071{padding-right: 6% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #303030 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<blockquote class='' style='border-left-color: #d9d9d9;'><h5 class='blockquote-text' style='color: #f0f0f0; line-height: undefinedpx;'>My films have been released across the globe in over <strong>50 countries<\/strong> and selected in multiple <strong>international Film Festivals<\/strong>. <strong>COURSIER<\/strong> is one of the only two European productions to enter China\u2019s National Box Office Top 10 and one of the 20 most internationally profitable French theatrical feature films of the time.<\/h5><\/blockquote>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;150&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1137&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517781681408{margin-top: -180px !important;margin-bottom: -200px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;resp-img-bio&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517762825161{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;100&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;60&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1140&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;150&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8230; To international productions<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text]I enter the international scene in 2011 for <strong>FRANCE T\u00c9L\u00c9VISIONS<\/strong> with the TV movie <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/rouge-diamant\/\"><strong>JACK OF DIAMONDS<\/strong><\/a> (ROUGE DIAMANT in France), a French-German-Canadian co-production uniting <strong>MUSE ENTERTAINMENT<\/strong> (USA\/Canada) with <strong>FRANCE 2<\/strong>, <strong>GAUMONT<\/strong>, the <strong>ZDF<\/strong> and the Canadian network <strong>SHOWCASE<\/strong>. Entirely shot in english, in Canada, this pilot brings together an international cast led by <em>John Bregar<\/em> (US) and <em>Jean-Yves Berteloot<\/em> (France). Popular in Germany and Canada, where it airs to high ratings, this show is selected at the <em>26th Canadian Gemini Awards<\/em> for &#8220;best writing in a dramatic television series&#8221;.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1756&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]This success lands me a U.S. representation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradigmagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>PARADIGM <\/strong><\/a>in Los Angeles, where I work from 2012 to 2014, writing for television and cinema. Perfectly bilingual since my teenage years in Canada, I write directly in English, an essential skill to work in Hollywood&#8230; During these three years, I collaborate to the development of international projects with <strong>STUDIO CANAL<\/strong>, <strong>FUNDAMENTAL FILMS<\/strong>, <strong>VOLTAGE PICTURES<\/strong>, <strong>RADAR FILMS<\/strong>, <strong>SND<\/strong> and <strong>LION ROCK<\/strong>, the production company of legendary director <em>John Woo<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]Among other projects, I have helped pen the Chinese remake of my own <strong>PARIS EXPRESS <\/strong>movie, titled <strong>SUPER EXPRESS<\/strong> for the Chinese market, with FUNDAMENTAL FILMS.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518114450420{padding-right: 6% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Back in France&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]In 2016, my episode of the hit French cop show <a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/sections-de-recherches\/\"><strong>SECTION DE RECHERCHES<\/strong><\/a> aired on France&#8217;s leading network <strong>TF1<\/strong> to the series highest ratings in five years, with over <strong>7 million viewers<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In 2017, my latest TV show, a feature-length episode of FRANCE 3\u2019s popular <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/herverenoh.com\/en\/films\/cassandre\/\">CASSANDRE<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> series, won the <strong>GRAND PRIX FOR \u201cBEST FRENCH TV SERIES\u201d at the 2017 COGNAC FILM FESTIVAL.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1754&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517783933711{padding-right: 6% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #303030 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2018,<strong> 4,6 million viewers<\/strong> watched the episode&#8217;s during its first airing, a success that confirmed the show&#8217;s popularity with the French audience. In the wake of this rating, France 3 confirmed the order for a new season of the series.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Now represented by the <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.agencelisearif.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LISE ARIF AGENCY<\/strong><\/a> in France, I am developing my third theatrical feature film while continuing to write and direct for television.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;180&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-between&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1116&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518115349400{margin-top: -180px !important;margin-bottom: -250px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;resp-img-bio&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517769437178{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;170&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1177&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-under768&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;200&#8243; el_class=&#8221;resp-bio-above1280&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">My vision<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]In my vision, the best directing allies<strong> entertainment to emotion<\/strong>, <strong>and combines a brilliant style with depth in content<\/strong>, without excesses.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]All the filmmakers who inspire me share this <strong>powerful combination of visionary direction and grounded storytelling <\/strong>that I try for in my own work, both qualities equally necessary in the subtle art of film and television direction.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]I favor an approach of filmmaking in which the viewer&#8217;s emotions are stirred as much by <strong>editing, music, image and sound<\/strong> as by the <strong>actors&#8217; direction<\/strong>, just as essential. 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