Marc-Henri Wajnberg
- film director
- screenwriter
- film producer
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]
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
- 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
Sorcerer children of Kinshasa
- 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, ...)
- Best Documentary – Durban International Film Festival – South Africa – 2004
- Gold Dok of the Year – Gulddok – Copenhagen – Denmark – 2004
- Grand Prize – Odense International Film Festival – Denmark – 2004
- Jury Prize – FIPRESCI – Zagreb Motovun Film Festival – Hungary – 2004
Selected in 95 festivals
Nanotechnologie, le film
- 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
- 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
- First Prize - Rhode Island International Film Festival – USA – 2000
- Silver Spire - Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco International Film Festival – USA – 1998
- Grand Prix - Taiwan International Documentary Festival – Taiwan – 1998
Le Réveil (The Alarm Clock)
- 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
Just Friends
- 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
- 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
- Psychology Award – International Scientific Film Festival – Brussels – 1982
Fume, c'est du belge
- Best Editing - Super 8 International Film Festival of Brussels – Belgium – 1975
Others
Teacher
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
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
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
External links
- Marc-Henri Wajnberg at IMDb
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- The Son of Amir Is Dead – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1976)
- In the Name of the Führer – Lydia Chagoll (1977)
- Les Rendez-vous d'Anna – Chantal Akerman (1978)
- Woman Between Wolf and Dog – André Delvaux (1979)
- My Name Is Anna Magnani – Chris Vermorcken (1980)
- Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1981)
- Le Lit – Marion Hänsel (1982)
- Brussels by Night – Marc Didden (1983)
- Permeke – Patrick Conrad and Henri Storck (1985)
- The van Paemel Family – Paul Cammermans (1986)
- Wedding in Galilee – Michel Khleifi (1987)
- The Abyss – André Delvaux (1988)
- Wait Until Spring, Bandini – Dominique Deruddere (1989)
- Monsieur – Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1990)
- Toto the Hero – Jaco Van Dormael (1991)
- Man Bites Dog – Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde (1992)
- Just Friends – Marc-Henri Wajnberg (1993)
- The Sexual Life of the Belgians – Jan Bucquoy (1994)
- Manneken Pis – Frank Van Passel (1995)
- La Promesse – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1996)
- Gabriel's Dream – Anne Lévy-Morelle (1997)
- Rosie – Patrice Toye (1998)
- Rosetta – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1999)
- Lijmen/Het Been – Robbe De Hert (2000)
- No Man's Land – Danis Tanović (2001)
- The Son – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2002)
- On the Run / An Amazing Couple / After Life – Lucas Belvaux (2003)
- Gilles' Wife – Frédéric Fonteyne (2004)
- L'Enfant – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2005)
- The Only One – Geoffrey Enthoven (2006)
- Private Property – Joachim Lafosse (2007)
- Eldorado – Bouli Lanners (2008)
- Unspoken – Fien Troch (2009)
- Mr. Nobody – Jaco Van Dormael (2010)
- Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam (2011)
- Our Children – Joachim Lafosse (2012)
- Kid – Fien Troch (2013)
- Two Days, One Night – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2014)
- The Brand New Testament – Jaco Van Dormael (2015)
- After Love – Joachim Lafosse (2016)
- Home – Fien Troch (2017)
- Girl – Lukas Dhont (2018)
- Our Mothers – César Díaz (2019)
- Adoration – Fabrice Du Welz (2020)
- Playground – Laura Wandel (2021)
- Close – Lukas Dhont (2022)
- Love According to Dalva – Emmanuelle Nicot (2023)