Marc-Henri Wajnberg is a Belgian film director born in 1953. He is also a screenwriter, an actor and the co-founder and CEO of Wajnbrosse Productions.[1]
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Born 1953 (age 70–71)Brussels, Belgium
Occupations
film director
screenwriter
film producer
Website http://wajnbrosse.com/
His productions are eclectic, overall he has made 2800 very short films – including the famous collection Clapman broadcast worldwide during years. His short film, Le Réveil (The Alarm Clock) starring Jean-Claude Dreyfus was awarded in Cannes and received 22 awards around the world.[2]
He directed and produced numerous documentaries including Oscar Niemeyer, An architect committed to his century , and Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin which were awarded in several international film festivals. He coproduced a Lars Von Trier movie, The Five Obstructions , and directed two long features; Just Friends (1995) and Kinshasa Kids (2012) which premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival .
His films have amassed over 70 international awards.
Filmography
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1978: Writes, directs and produces Happy as a child in water – Documentary – 50' on the birth of violence
1980–1981: Writes, directs, plays and produces Professor Adelard – Children's series on amusing physics, 12 episodes of 3'30"
1983: Writes, directs and produces the collection CLAP – 1200 shorts of 8", broadcast daily for several years in 50 countries
1984: Co-writes and co-directs with Eric Angelini Fume, c'est du belge (The Return ) – 10'
1985: Writes, directs, plays and produces Flash Back - 8' feature film project
1987: Writes, directs and produces for Canal+ Three-cushion billiards – 26' documentary with Josse de Pauw , featuring the world champion Ludo Dielis and runner-up Richard Bitalis
1988:
Co-writes and co-directs with Eric Angelini Fume, c'est du belge (The series) - 4x5'
Directs the short film The family Picnic - 7' with Eve Bonfanti, Francine Lafineuse, Patrick Walleffe
1989:
Writes, directs and produces the collection Wolinski – 40x20" sexy cartoon series based on the drawings of Georges Wolinski
Writes and directs the collection Les derniers philosophes – 50x2' live series based on the drawings of Georges Wolinski
Writes and directs most of the films for the launching of Canal+ Belgium : The first three minutes , The decoders , Les ricains , The directors
1990–1991: Writes, directs and produces the collection Mr Almaniak – 365x50" series, broadcast daily for several years in 25 countries
1992–1993: Writes, directs and produces the feature-length film Just Friends starring Charles Berling , Josse De Pauw , Ann-Gisel Glass and Sylvie Milhaud
1996: Writes, directs and produces the short film The Alarm Clock (Le Réveil) – 7' with Jean-Claude Dreyfus
1997: Writes, directs and produces the documentary Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin – 59'
1998–1999:
Writes, directs and produces the documentary Around the world in 80 beers – 58' with Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Writes and directs two commercials (30’’ and 45’’): Tango as part of the advertising campaign Parisienne People by famous directors (David Lynch , Jean-Luc Godard , Emir Kusturica , Enki Bilal , Giuseppe Tornatore , Marc-Henri Wajnberg, The Coen brothers , Roman Polanski , Wim Wenders , Robert Altman , …)
Writes and directs four commercials for the Swiss cigarette brand Sélect – 15"
2000: Writes, directs and produces the documentary Oscar Niemeyer, an architect committed to his century - 59'
2001-2002-2003:
Co-produces the feature-length film The five obstructions by Lars Von Trier and Joergen Leth
Conceives and produces Kaleidoscope, looking at life frames - 33x26' documentary series
Writes and directs The Cruiseliner "SS Norway," Caribbean #3 – Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
Writes and directs Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in Brussels #1 – Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
Writes and directs Vite lu, bien lu – commercials for Swiss Newspaper "Le Matin"
2004-2005-2006:
Writes, directs and produces Bollywood-Mumbai India #33 – Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
Writes, directs and produces Nanotechnologia, the movie – 26' fiction/documentary on the revolution of nanosciences
Writes, directs and produces Denpasser market, Bali, Indonesia #21 – Coll. Kaleidoscope, 26'
2007-2008-2009:
Writes, directs and produces BAF! – 6' fiction
Writes, directs and produces La ligne (The line) – series of 1000 shorts of 11 seconds – animation
Screenwriting of the feature-length film San Mao
2010-2011-2012:
Writes, directs and produces Kinshasa Kids - 86' feature-length film
Writes, directs and produces Portrait of Kinshasa - Web-documentary for ARTE
Concert captation Drumming, un concert de Music Fund
2013-2014-2015:
Co-writes with Eric Angelini the feature-length film The Perfect Movie - 90'
Writes and develops the documentary series Fêtes folles dans un monde fou - 6x26'
Writes, directs and produces the documentary Sorcerer children, Kinshasa – 52' (France Télévision)
2016–2017:
Writes, develops and directs the documentary series Stolen Childhood – 5x26'
Creates and produces the essay of the VR 360° transmedia experience Being a Shégué
Develops the Kinshasa Now platform and the VR experience Being a Shégué
Develops the feature-length film The Perfect Movie – 90’
Writes and develops the TV series SQUAT
Awards
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Sorcerer children of Kinshasa
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Public Award – Ciné Droit Libre Festival – Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso – 2014
Special Mention of the Jury - Ciné Droit Libre Festival – Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso – 2014
Human Rights Award – received in Strasbourg and given by 8 ambassadors
Public choice Award for Best Film – Bucharest Film Festival – Romania – 2013
Special acknowledgment for « Man and his environment » - Festroia Festival – Portugal – 2013
Award for Best Foreign Language film – Ecrans Noirs Film Festival – Yaoundé – Cameroon – 2013
Coup de Cœur – Marrakech International Film Festival – Morocco – 2013
Prix Humanum – Union of Belgian Film Critics – Belgium – 2014
Best Editing Award - Magritte Award – Belgium – 2014
Nominated for best film - Magritte Award – Belgium – 2014
Selected in 60 festivals (Venice, Toronto, Busan, New York, ...)
Selected in 95 festivals
Nanotechnologie, le film
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Price of Czech Ministry of education for Youth & Physical Training – Technfilm – 2003
Silver Book – 33rd Roshd International Film Festival – 2003
Oscar Niemeyer, an architect committed to his century
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First Prize – International Festival of Film on Architecture : « Archfilm 2004 » – Bratislava – Slovakia 2004
People’s choice Award – Kiev Festival – Ukraine – 2004
Best Director of Photography – Thunderbird International Film Festival – USA – 2002
Best Professional Documentary – Thunderbird International Film Festival – USA – 2002
Best Documentary - Los Charales Awards – Ajijic International Film Festival – Mexico – 2001
Best Documentary – Sydney Changing Images International Film Festival – Australia – 2001
Silver Screen – U.S. International Film and Video Festival – Elmhurst, Illinois – USA – 2001
Grand Prize FIFA – 19th International Festival of Film on Art – Montréal – Canada – 2001
Bronze medal – 41st Monte-Carlo Festival – France – 2001
Gran Premio « DOCUMANIA » – Madrid – Spain – 2000
Gran Premio – Muestra Intl De Patrimonio Arquitectonico – Alcala – Spain – 2000
First Prize – Made in Europe Documentary Festival – Strasbourg – France – 2000
People’s choice Award – Made in Europe Documentary Festival – Strasbourg – France – 2000
Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin
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Le Réveil (The Alarm Clock)
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Grand Prize - Potsdam Film Festival - Germany – 1996
Best Short Film - International Festival of Comedy Film – Vevey - Switzerland – 1996
Best Comedy Short - Palm Springs International Short Film Festival - USA - 1996
Best Direction – Capalbio International Short Film Festival – Italy - 1996
Public Award - Capalbio International Short Film Festival - Italy - 1996
French Community Award - Namur International Film Festival – Belgium - 1996
Silver Palm - Huy International Short Film Festival - Belgium - 1996
Best Actor - Huy International Short Film Festival - Belgium - 1996
Best Direction - Bucharest International Short Film Festival - Romania – 1996
Youth Award - Stains Youth Short Film Festival - France - 1997
Free Style Short Film Award - St-Ouen Train Film Festival - France - 1997
Public Award - Beauvais International Film Festival - France - 1998
Best Absurd Fiction – Mediawave Festival – Gyor - Hungaria - 1998
Best International Short Film - Wine Country Film Festival - USA - 1998
Grand Prize – Badalona International Short Film Festival – Spain – 2001
Public Award – Badalona International Short Film Festival – Spain – 2001
Golden Croissant – “Breakfast Cinema” Brussels – 2001
Best Distributed Film in TVB’s FILMETS Program – FILMETS International Film Festival – Badalona – Spain – 2002
Belgian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at The Oscars – USA – 1994
André Cavens Award – Union of Belgian Film Critics – Belgium – 1993
Best Film – La Baule Film Festival – France – 1993
Best Actor Josse De Pauw – La Baule Film Festival – France – 1993
Youth Award – Best Belgian Film – Belgium – 1993
Femina Award – City of Brussels – Belgium – 1993
Philip Morris Movie Club Award – Best screenplay – Belgium – 1993
Best first film – Montevideo Film Festival – Uruguay – 1994
Grand Prix – Aosta Valley Film Festival – Italy – 1994
Joseph Plateau Award – Best Belgian Film at Gand Festival – Belgium – 1994
Joseph Plateau Award – Best Actor at Gand Festival – Belgium – 1994
Joseph Plateau Award – Best Director at Gand Festival – Belgium – 1994
Gran Premio – Sorrento International Film Festival – Italy – 1994
CD soundtrack of the month elected by Jazz in Time – December 1993
Clapman
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Gold Award – International Film and TV Festival of New York – USA – 1984
Crystal Antanenna – Best program – Brussels – 1985
Gold Award – Creative Club of Belgium – 1985
Special Prize for Short Film - Mostra Internacional de Sao Paulo – 1986
Special prize , Funny Film festival Boario – 1987
Special guest in more than 20 festivals.
Happy as a child in water
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Psychology Award – International Scientific Film Festival – Brussels – 1982
Fume, c'est du belge
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Best Editing - Super 8 International Film Festival of Brussels – Belgium – 1975
Others
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Teacher
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1986 and 1987 – at the ERG (School of graphic research) in Brussels – Belgium
1994 and 2013 – at the EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV) San Antonio de Los Banos – Cuba
2013 – Acting teacher in Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo
Jury
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1998 – Festival du film de Genève « Star de demain » – Switzerland
2002 – President of the jury of Festival International du Film sur L’Art – Montréal – Canada
2011 – Festival du Film Fantastique de Brussels – Belgium
2015 – President of the 48H Film Project – Brussels – Belgium
Member of commissions
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2003 to 2004 – President du CFA (Centre du Film sur l’Art) – Brussels – Belgium
2002 to 2005 – Member of the Commission Cinéma – Belgium
2013 to 2015 – Member of the Commission Cinéma – Belgium
Since 1997 – Member of the UPFF (Union des Producteurs de films) – Belgium
Since 2007 – Honorary member of CBA (Centre de l’Audiovisuel) – Belgium
2000 to 2006 – Producer of promotional spots for the European Commission .
References
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^ "Marc-Henri Wajnberg - Réalisateur, Scénariste - sur Cinergie.be".
^ "Marc-Henri Wajnberg".
External links
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Marc-Henri Wajnberg at IMDb