Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Born	1953 (age 70–71) Brussels, Belgium
Occupation(s)	film director, screenwriter, film producer
Website	http://wajnbrosse.com/

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

Kinshasa Kids

• 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, ...)

The Five Obstructions

• 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

This page was last edited on 26 September 2023, at 04:41