DIRECTOR

Amélie Ravalec is a London-based Parisian film director. She has been directing and producing since 2009: Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers (2024), Japan Visions (2024), Sumarsólstöður (in production), BUTŌ (2022), Art & Mind (2019),
Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay (2015) and Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno (2012).

Amélie Ravalec’s films have been released theatrically worldwide with over 1000 screenings in cinemas, festivals and cultural institutions in 50 countries, and acquired by TV networks including ARTE France, Sky Arts UK and ORF Austria.

Screenings include The Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK), Fine Arts Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA), La Halle Saint Pierre (Paris, France), Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Symphony Space (New York, USA), Elephant Space (Seoul, Korea), Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art (USA), Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Israel), Saint André des Arts (Paris, France), Honolulu Museum of Art (Hawaii), Philadelphia Museum of Contemporary Art (USA)…

Her films have also been featured in international press including The Guardian, Vice, Film Comment, Raw Vision, Pitchfork, Sight & Sound, Wire, Uncut, FACT, Hollywood Reporter, Hero, Trax Magazine, Noisey…

She also directed many short films, specialising in sports and athletic performances including boxing, fencing, dance (ballet, contemporary dance and butoh) and music videos for many electronic music and techno artists.

 

UPCOMING

 

ART &
MIND
(2019)

Art & Mind is a journey into art, madness and the unconscious, an exploration of visionary artists and the creative impulse over 500 years of art history.

Released theatrically 2019 with over 800 screenings in 40+ countries, acquired by Sky Arts UK and ORF Austria.

SELECTED SCREENINGS:
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Fine Arts Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
Symphony Space, New York, USA
Saint André des Arts, Paris, France
Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii
Elephant Space, Seoul, Korea
Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
Cineplex Cinemas, Germany
Studio Skoop, Ghent, Belgium
Het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sedona International Film Festival, USA
Center for Contemporary Arts, USA
Tartu Elektriteater, Estonia

Industrial Soundtrack traces the origins of Industrial music, taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of Europe to America's avant-garde.

Released theatrically in 2015 in 30+ countries and acquired by ARTE TV.


SELECTED SCREENINGS:
ARTE TV - France / Germany
British Film Institute - London, UK
ICA, London, UK
EYE Film Institute - Amsterdam
L'Étrange Festival - Paris, France
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts -USA
Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum ofContemporary Art
Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art
Tel Aviv Museum of Art - Tel Aviv, Israel
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - USA
Danish Film Institute - Copenhagen
Perth International Film Festival, Australia

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From secret Parisian parties to Berlin's infamous Berghain club, Paris/Berlin documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two cities.

Released in 2012 in 18 countries and won Festival Pick Award at Sydney Festival.


SELECTED SCREENINGS:
 In Edit Music Festival - Berlin, Germany
Noordelijk Film Festival - Netherlands
Goethe Institute - Mexico City, Mexico
Fringe Festival - Sydney, Australia
Nuits Sonores Festival - Lyon, France
Alliance Française de Washington - USA
OFF Festival - Rome, Italy
Tomorrow Festival - Shenzhen, China
Melbourne Music Week Festival - Australia
Gaité Lyrique - Paris, France
BO02 - Singapore
Public Works - San Francisco, USA
Flame Drop Festival -South Africa

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