Benoît Bringer
Benoît Bringer (born 1979) is a French filmmaker, investigative journalist and author. Among others, his documentaries as been selected in prestigious festivals such as the Hotdocs [1]in Canada, DOC NYC[2] and Palm Spring Film Festival [3]in USA, Raindance Film Festival[4] in UK, CPH:DOX[5] in Denmark, Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece or the french leading documentary festival FIPADOC.[6] In a highly cinematic style, his films tell inspiring, often intimate stories.
As an investigative journalist, he is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) team that received the Pulitzer Prize for the Panama Papers investigation.[7] He has been shortlisted as International Journalist of the year 2017 by One World Media.
His latest documentary series MH370, Missing was lauded by critics[8] and premiered at the 2024 FIPADOC International Festival before being released by France.tv. The French leading radio France Inter hailed the film as “moving and fascinating”.[9]
His film The Caviar Connection from Arte premiered at 2022 Hotdocs[10] in Toronto. It was called “an eminent piece of investigative journalism” by CPH:DOX and “a nail-biting thriller” by The Palm Spring Film Festival where it won the Best documentary Special Mention Award. Among other prizes, The Caviar Connection also received The Political Film Of The Year Award 2022[11] at Cinema for Peace Awards.
Bringer also directed The Rise Of Wagner a two part Arte documentary which premiered at 2023 Hotdocs in Toronto. Variety commended the film as “a potent doc study”[12] while Télérama prestigious French magazine call it “an outstanding and fascinating documentary”.[13]
Bringer previously directed The Men Who Stole The World, which was nominated for Best Documentary of 2019 at the prestigious Prix Europa,[14] and The Carnivore’s Dilemma which won the 2019 Autrement vu Award at FIGRA French festival[15] and the 2018 Environmental Price at Nature Namur International Festival. Télérama called The Carnivore’s Dilemma “an eye-opening documentary”.
His film Primaire au PS : l'improbable scénario,[16] a 90-minute documentary about the first political primary race in France, which aired on Canal+, was selected for FIPA,[17] the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, held in Biarritz, France.
Before becoming an independent filmmaker, he was a correspondent in Pakistan and Afghanistan[18] for the French public radios France Inter, France Info, RFI and the French-German public TV channel Arte.[19]
Benoît Bringer graduated from ESJ (École Supérieure de journalisme de Lille). He started his career as a reporter for the French public broadcaster France 2.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Rise of Wagner | Hot Docs". hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "THE CAVIAR CONNECTION". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "The Caviar Connection | Palm Springs International Film Festival". www.psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Film-documentaire.fr. "Film-documentaire.fr : Raindance Film Festival". www.film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "CPH:DOX Review: The Caviar Connection". Backseat Mafia. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "FIPADOC | Festival international du film documentaire". fipadoc.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "L'enquête ICIJ sur les Panama Papers, avec Cash Investigation, reçoit le prix Pulitzer" (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ ""MH370, la vérité disparue", sur France 2 : l'insoutenable vertige du mystère". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Mystère du MH370 : la douloureuse absence de réponses". France Inter (in French). 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (2021-05-02). "The Caviar Connection Review: Serving a Little European Scandal". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Awards 2022". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2023-05-05). "'The Rise of Wagner' Review: A Potent Doc Study of a Mercenary Player in Global Politics". Variety. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Wagner, les mercenaires de la Russie (Documentaire société) : la critique Télérama". television.telerama.fr (in French). 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "The Men Who Stole the WorldSelected at FIGRA 2020 in International Competition Category". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "PALMARES 2019 - FIGRA" (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Dans les coulisses de la primaire PS". LExpress.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Primaire au PS, l'improbable scénario - FIPA, Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels". FIPA, Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (in French). Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Conférence des donateurs à Kaboul - Information - France Culture". 2012-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Afghanistan : où va l'aide ?". videos.arte.tv. Retrieved 2011-12-10.