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Olivier Ayache-Vidal
Olivier Ayache-Vidal at the Les Grands Esprits film premiere at Gaumont Wilson Toulouse
Born (1969-12-27) December 27, 1969 (age 54)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Scriptwriter, Stage Director, Journalist
Years active1992–present

Olivier Ayache-Vidal (born December 27th 1969) is a French Film Director and Screenwriter.

Early Career

After studying social sciences and communications, he worked as a creative in an advertisement agency.

He became a photographic reporter in 1992, doing missions for the UNESCO and travelling the world for the Gamma agency. In five years, he did thirty pieces in fifteen countries.

In 1997, he wrote his first comic book script, creating the Fox One series, which was translated in five languages and sold 90 000 copies.

Film Career

In 2002, he directed his first short film, Undercover[1], a seven minute presentation which mixed cinema and a live show; it won multiple international awards. Later on, he filmed Coming-out[2], a comedy starring Omar Sy, whose script was late adapted to a live show by comedians Omar et Fred. In 2006, he directed Mon dernier rôle[3], starring Patrick Chesnais, a black comedy that was selected in fifty festivals, winning several awards, including the grand prize of the Meudon short film festival and the grand prize of the Comedia Festival, in Montreal.

In 2007, for 6 months, he shot Hôtel du Cheval Blanc[4], a documentary about the terrible living conditions of the thousands of families who are hosted in insanitary hotels every year.

In 2008, he went to China to adapt and stage his first theatre performance, The Nutcracker ballet. This version, produced by the Gruber Ballet Opéra, which presents 39 artists from Chinese State Circus, has made a world tour, starting in France in 2009.

In 2012, he wrote and directed Welcome to China[5] with Gad Elmaleh and Arié Elmaleh[6]. Shot in China, the short film presents the two brothers playing their own roles.

In 2013, he started research for his first feature film, which tells the story of a posh high school teacher in Paris that is transferred to the city’s poorer suburbs. For three years, Olivier immersed himself in the daily lives of high schools of the Seine-Saint-Denis region, on the outskirts of the french capital. Among them, he resided in the Barbara High School of Stains, which became the main setting of the film[7].

Shooting started in 2016. The film bore its final title, Les Grands Esprits (The Teacher in English), with Denis Podalydès in the main role. The Teacher was released in theaters in France in 2017. It was shown in cinemas all around the world, in countries including the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Italy, Spain, Japan, Taiwan, Nigeria, Senegal and the Ivory Coast.

Photographic Journalism Career

He made thirty pieces in close to fifteen countries: Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, China, the United States, Jamaica, Guyana, Nepal, Brazil.

Comic Book Writing Career

In late 1997, the first tome of "Fox One", Armageddon, was published, with a script by Olivier Ayache-Vidal. In 1999, the second tome was released: T.L.D and in 2001, NDE (“Near Death Experience”)[8].

Comic Book Scripts

  • Fox One, drawings by Renaud Garreta, Philippe Arnaud SA
  1. Armageddon (1997) ISBN 2-9511483-0-5
  2. T.L.D. (1999) ISBN 2-913482-00-7
  3. NDE (2001) ISBN 2-913482-02-3

Stage Directing Career

Starting 2008, he staged The Nutcracker made in China, a production of the Gruber Ballet Opera that mixes dance, theatre and acrobatics. He adapted Hoffmann’s classical tale and directed Dalian’s acrobatic troupe[9][10][11].

Stage directing

  • The Nutcracker Made in China (2009)

Advertising Career

Creative Director

He directed various advertisements : M&M's, Maggi, Activia, Panzani, etc. [12].

Awards and Nominations

Filmography

Film Director

Screenwriter

References

  1. ^ https://vimeo.com/58839164
  2. ^ https://vimeo.com/35504107
  3. ^ https://vimeo.com/16617781
  4. ^ https://vimeo.com/59790776
  5. ^ https://vimeo.com/58571558
  6. ^ "Olivier Ayache-Vidal : Welcome to China - Bollywood Productions". bollywoodproductions.fr. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Dossier de Presse "Les Grands Esprits", UniFrance" (PDF) (in français). Retrieved November 12, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ Aeroplanete. "AeroPlanete - Fox One: Survol de la série". www.aeroplanete.net. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "« Casse-Noisette made in China »". Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Casse-Noisette made in China". Télérama Sortir. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Angers. Le cirque national de Chine débarque au Grand théâtre" (in French). Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "Videos by Olivier Ayache-Vidal at Vimeo". vimeo.com. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
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