Clément Schneider
Lecturer
- Department: Communication, Media and Culture
Born in 1989 in France, Clément Schneider studied filmmaking at La fémis (National French Film School) where he graduated in 2013. Then, he founded a production company, in order to produce independant films – narratives and documentaries. In 2018, his first feature filmÌýA violent desire for joyÌýwas selected in ACID Cannes. He also wrote a thesis within the frame of a research-creation PhD in Paris Sciences et Lettres University: «ÌýOn the other hand cinema is a utopiaÌý». Now, he teaches cinema and continues directing and producing films. His work is regularly shown in film festivals.
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FilmsÌý:
2024Ìý:ÌýThe End of the Iron AgeÌý– prod. Les Films d’Argile – 1h18 (fiction)
2022:ÌýDe interna migratione in Purpureis InsulisÌý– codirector Chloé Chevalier – prod. La fémis – 20 min. (essay)
2021Ìý:ÌýThe uprising of the ordinary manÌý– prod. La fémis/Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – 42 min. (experimental)
2021Ìý:ÌýThe cureÌý– codirector Simon Rembado, prod. Les Films d'Argile – 80 min (fiction)
2021:ÌýAnd grass, and flowers, and waterÌý– codirector Joseph Minster, prod. Les Films d'Argile – 40 min (fiction)
2020Ìý:ÌýThe last customsÌý– prod. Les Films d'Argile – 17 min (fiction-experimental)
2018Ìý:ÌýA violent desire for joyÌý– prod. Les Films d'Argile – 75 min (fiction)
2017Ìý:ÌýWandering IslandÌý– prod Les Films d'Argile – 59 min (doc)
2017Ìý:ÌýThe silk roadÌý– prod. Les Films d'Argile – 34 min. (fiction)
2016Ìý:ÌýDance CardÌý– prod. Les Films d'Argile – 15 min. (fiction)
2014Ìý:ÌýFuture of clayÌý– prod. La fémis – 80 min. (doc)
2013Ìý:ÌýChildren of GoliasÌý– prod. La fémis – 33 min. (fiction)
2013Ìý:ÌýWhere silence rushesÌý– prod. Les Films d'Argile – 14 min. (fiction)
2012Ìý:ÌýSketches on the theme of loveÌý– prod. Les Films d'Argile – 80 min. (fiction)
2011Ìý:ÌýThe ReaperÌý– prod. La fémis – 14 min. (fiction)
2010Ìý:ÌýSoit fait ainsi qu'il est requis –Ìýprod. La fémis – 10 min. (fiction)
Education/Degrees
2016-2022: SACRe program (Sciences, Arts, Création, Recherche) PhD thesis: "On the other hand, cinema is a utopia" supervised by Antoine de Baecque and Dominique Marchais, PSL University – La fémis
2013-2015: Master’s degree in Film Studies: "Alain Guiraudie, for a utopian realism", supervised by Teresa Castro, University Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle
2009-2013: Graduation diploma in La fémis (École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son), Paris Directing Department, under the supervision of Claire Simon, Emmanuel Finkiel & Yves Caumon
2011: Certificate of Professional Competences – Projectionist (35mm and digital screenings)
2008-2009: First year in Cinema Department at École Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière, Noisy-le-Grand
2006-2008: Preparatory class Ciné-Sup in Lycée Guist’hau, Nantes