Jérémie Battaglia
French director and cinematographer
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Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian director and cinematographer.[1] He is best known for his documentary films Casseroles, Perfect (Parfaites) and The Brother (Le frère).
Jérémie Battaglia | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1983 |
| Occupations | Director, writer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Career
Battaglia was first recognized for the musical documentary Casseroles, about the 2012 Quebec student protests.[2]
In 2016, he directed the feature documentary Perfect (Parfaites), about the Canada's synchronized swimming team as they prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2021, he directed the documentary short The Brother (Le frère), about a young boy living with muscular dystrophy.[4]
His feature film The Sum of Our Dreams premiered at the FIFA festival in March 2022.
A French Youth (Une jeunesse française) premiered at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[5] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Casseroles | Cinematographer | Musical documentary |
| 2013 | Anna et Otto | Cinematographer | Feature film |
| 2016 | Perfect (Parfaites) | Director, writer and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | A Wall Within | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Art Is My Country | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2019 | HAK_MTL | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2020 | Pivot | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2021 | Post humains | Director | Documentary |
| 2021 | La goutte de trop | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2021 | The Brother (Le frère) | Director, writer and cinematographer | Documentary short |
| 2022 | The Sum of Our Dreams | Director | Feature film |
| 2024 | A French Youth (Une jeunesse française) | Director | Feature film |
| 2024 | Adonis | Director | Television documentary |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Prix Iris | Best Cinematography in a Documentary | Perfect (Parfaites) | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Short Documentary | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | The Brother (Le frère) | Won | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Short Documentary | Nominated | [9] |
