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Gilles Padovani
After his management and cinema studies, Gilles Padovani begins to work on long feature films as a manager in 1985.
After a long stay in Australia, he got the opportunity to become a producing director in a documentary producing company. He is spending there one year at CAPP.
Two years later, he starts to produce his own documentaries at Clipper Films.
In 1991, for personal reasons, he settles in Rennes and continues to work in Paris.
In 1995, he creates, in Rennes, Mille et Une. Films, documentaries producing company.
In 1996, he is doing the Produce in the Regions training.
He has , since then produced more than thirty films.
In 2000 and 2001, he produces  short feature films.
At the beginning of 2006, Mille et Une.Films becomes a long feature films producing company and develops a long fiction film by Bénédicte Pagnot.
In a parallel direction, in 1999, he was the founder member of “Films en Bretagne”, an association which gathers all the professional audiovisual associations in Britany. For three years, he was also vice-chairman of the APAB, audiovisual producers association of Britany, which gathers fifteen companies.
He was a reader at the writing documentary assistance of the CNC (2003/2005) and he is now reader at the Procirep television commission.
His company is a member of the C7 since January 2006.

AMONG HIS PRODUCTIONS
2006        "Le temps des frontières" BY Gulya MIRZOEVA.
Co-production ARTE France (52’, DV Cam, broadcasting in sept.2006)
2003        "Dix sept ans" Documentary feature film by Didier NION.
Co-production ARTE Grand Format (84’, Super 16/35mm, broadcasting in  2003)
Launching in  March 2004.  International prize of documentary at the Festival Zinebi of Bilbao. International competition “Cinéma du Réel » in Paris.
Cannes Festival, selection Acid, of  Locarno, Critics week….
2000        "Une petite cantate" by Nicole ZEIZIG (co-pro. Les Films de Tambour de             Soie).
Co-production France 3 Ouest (27’, 16/35 mm, broadcasting in March 2001, achat France 2).
Selection « Vue sur les docs à Marseille » (off-competition),  Gentilly Festival, « Paris tout court et Tous courts » of Aix-en-Provence
Best documentary Price at the  festival Court 18-Fémis.
1999    "Les Filles de Shimun" by Laure MORALI Co-production : TV Rennes, Odyssée and TV Ontario (52', DV Cam/Beta num , broadcasting in. sept. 99)
 ITHEME 2000 competition.
"Chante" by Fabrice MAIN (co-production GREC)
(20', Super16/35) with Anne ALVARO
 Festivals selections : Brest, Clermont-Ferrand, Pantin, Rio, Naples, Angers.
        "Dourga" by Antoine VATON.
        Co-production France 3 Ouest, (23', Super16/35, broadcasting in  nov. 2000).
         Brest Festival Selection.
 

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