Jacques Malaterre is a French filmmaker and film director, born in Avignon, Vaucluse.
Teacher for children with disabilities, and host of radio stations before 1989, he made documentaries and the docufiction aired on television. Among the latter, A Species Odyssey, Homo sapiens and The Rise of Man, dedicated to prehistory and human evolution with scientist Yves Coppens as a consultant, had a wide audience with the general public.
On 29 September 2010, he released the film Ao: The Last Hunter, an adaptation of the novel by Marc Klapczynski, Ao l'homme ancien.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1993 L'amour dans l'âme Director & Writer Short Mazeppa Technical advisor Directed by Bartabas1996 Un siècle d'écrivainsDirector TV Series (1 Episode)1997 Le cri du silence TV Movie La colère d'une mère TV Movie Juge et partie TV Movie1998 Le choix d'une mère TV Movie Un siècle d'écrivains TV Series (1 Episode)1999-2000 Boulevard du Palais TV Series (4 Episodes)2000 L'arlésien TV Movie Sauvetage TV Series (1 Episode) Vérité oblige TV Series (1 Episode)2001 Commissariat Bastille TV Series (1 Episode)2002 L'amour interdit Director & Writer TV Movie2002-04 S.O.S. 18 Director TV Series (3 Episodes)2003 A Species Odyssey Director, Writer & Editor Documentary7 d'Or - Professionals Vote : Best DocumentaryNominated - European Film Award for European Documentary2005 Homo sapiens Director Documentary2007 Le sacre de l'homme Director & Writer Documentary2009 Ce jour là, tout a changé Director TV Series (1 Episode)2010 Ao: The Last HunterDirector & Writer 2011 Carmen TV Movie Calanques, les-secrets, légendes et merveilles Director Documentary 2013 Le plus beau pays du monde Writer Documentary directed by Fred Fougea 2014 Monsieur Max et la RumeurDirector TV Movie2016 The law of Christophe TV Movie L'affaire de Maître LefortDirector & Writer TV Movie 2017 Les oubliés de l'histoire TV Series (12 Episodes)
External links
Official site of the film AO, le dernier Néandertal by Jacques Malaterre