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Bertrand Normand is a French director and producer actively working in both fiction and documentary filmmaking. He has directed several short narrative films, including "The Universal Temple" (2024), "The Photographer" (2018), and "Illusion" (2005), the latter earning recognition at various film festivals.

He is also a renowned documentary filmmaker, having worked on projects such as "Gatsby in Motion" (2024), "The Rocking Baritone" (2022), and "Ballerina" (2006), which had a theatrical release and was broadcast on Netflix and TV5. His work often explores themes of art, music, and culture, with films aired on prestigious international broadcasters such as Arte, France 3, and Sky Arts.

As a producer, Normand founded his own production company, "Les Films du Jour Prochain," through which he develops and produces various film projects. He has also worked as a second unit director, cinematographer, and executive producer on both documentary and fiction films.

Beyond the film industry, Bertrand Normand has a background in acting and theater, having studied at Studio Jack Garfein, where he also worked as a teaching assistant. He is fluent in French, English, and Russian, with a strong command of German.

Lecture topic: "The Director's Work with the Actor" and "Communication Between the Film Crew and the Actor"

Award winning British/Canadian director who has worked in Canada, the US, UK, throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. 

Jonathan has directed a wide variety of projects including feature films, TV series, documentaries and shorts. His work has been screened in major international film festivals as well as theatrically and on Channel 4 (UK), NHK (Japan), HBO, CBC and Showtime. 

Jonathan’s theatrical feature Minotaur opened in LA and NY to critical acclaim, and RUPERT'S LAND won 6 Leo Awards and 5 Genie nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. His film The Childeater received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short. Jonathan is a film instructor at Emily Carr University of Art & Design and has been involved in many of the creative cinema film workshops around the world.
 

More about the lecture:

Jonathan will reveal discuss the professional secrets for of successful story development, involving everything from writing preparation to dramatic structure, along with and useful tips for refining your film script. Participants will gain knowledge about the connection between the story and three dimensional of the characters, how to construct an emotional line as well as how to support it. Jonathan will dig deeper into the way how to crafting impactful content, the power of subtext, the layering of the story, the foreshadowing effect, and the intelligent usage of film language.