About Michel

Hi, I’m Michel!

I am best known for my work as a reporter, camera operator, and director of photography for international television and production companies:
ABC Australia’s At the Movies series at the Cannes International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival for 10 years, for documentaries broadcast on ARTE; dozens of reports for DW Deutsche Welle, one of which won an award at DOC NYC 2014, Memory in Oradour sur Glane.

My company were the French crew for the DVD video of STING Inside The songs of sacred love.
I directed season 3 of Flavor of Love as a production company for 51 Minds Ent.
In 2024, I was the producer of the feature film Hyacinthe starring Denis Lavant.
I am a permanent correspondent for the European Commission. Recently in 2025 for the United Nations Ocean Conference: organizing teams, monitoring and recording daily debates, live on Europe By Satellite.

Given my extensive experience, my skills are very broad:

TV reporter, camera operator for TV reports, documentaries, TV shows, live broadcasts, always internationally: USA, England, Germany, Spain, Russia, Kuwait, Dubai, etc.

Many, many reports and services for ARTE, ARD, BR, DW, NDR, WRD, SSR, RTL, MOVIESTAR, SSR, RUSSIATODAY, ABC AUSTRALIA, DISCOVERY, BBC UK & SCOTLAND, RAPIDO TV, FOX TV … Metropolis, Kultur Journal, Sam, Profile, Kultur Report, Taff, Welt der Wunder, Inside, LaOla, Les Orages de la vie, ZhdiMenia, The Impractical Jokers, Two Brothers Bailey, A bon entendeur, Great Escapes, Baby Body Hits, Eurotrash, To the Contrary, You Gotta See This, Wheel Nuts, At the Movies…

And the same for corporate filming & services for international companies:
FINASTRA, EASEE CONNECT, ACCENTURE, SELLIGENT, GGB, ANSYS, STELLA, ICANN, JAGUAR, SAP LABS, EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, EUROPE COUNCIL …

Cameras Red, Arri, Sony, Canon Light Arri, Aputure, Astera Lenses Canon Easyrig, Gimbal All necessary for sound, grip and other additional gear
Backpack 5G for direct live Multicam with mixer TV prompter Greenscreen
Working with the best suppliers, I can provide any other equipment you may need, along with the best technicians
Location scouting & local assistance

I have carried out special video installations in sets for feature films:
Simon Setz Denis Roadman Moshe Diamant Producer/Sony Pictures
Quicksand Sir Michael Caine & Michael Keaton John Mackenzie Director
Under the Cherry Moon Prince Director
I managed the entire set design creation process, particularly with LED walls and corporate communications shoots: Finastra financial software

I am based in Nice in the south of France, but my work takes me all over France and northern Italy and will generally not incur any additional costs for you.

I like to chat and I would be very happy to discuss your upcoming project with you in a video meeting.

NB: The quality of the videos shown in my showreel is sometimes low resolution, as it is often difficult to receive a final HD version of the edited footage.

Owned Cameras & Equipment

Cameras

• RED
• Arri
• Canon
• Sony

Lenses

• Canon Primes

Tripods

• Sachtler Vinten

Lights

• Aputure Arri Astera

Sound

• Shure Tascam

Drone

• DJI

Extras

• Gimbal
• Prompter 15″

Showreel Section Chapters

Watch my showreel on Vimeo here for easy navigation to sections

00 15 20 SHOW REEL
01 19 00 SET DESIGN
01 56 00 INTERVIEWS
03 00 00 CORPORATE VIDEO
04 22 00 EVENTS
04 57 00 DRONE
05 50 00 DOCUMENTARY
07 48 00 MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS
08 07 00 SCIENTIFIC
09 13 00 PRODUCTION SERVICES
09 48 00 COMMERCIALS
10 22 00 INTERNAL CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
11 27 00 AUTOMOBILE
12 02 00 AGRICULTURE
13 07 00 INDUSTRIAL
13 41 00 SPORT
14 47 00 GREENSCREEN
15 22 00 NEWS / ENG
16 00 00 TV SHOWS
18 01 00 TV REPORTS
20 06 00 FEATURE FILMS

Home Location

Nice, French Riviera

Also available to work in

• Cannes
• Monaco
• St Tropez
• Marseille
• Toulon
• France nationwide

Languages

• French – native
• English – fluent
• Italian – fluent
• Spanish – fluent

Roles and Functions

• Producer – since 1981
• Director of Photography – since 1981