Thierry Mauvignier (; born 1965) is a French director and documentary filmmaker. He began his career as a projectionist for Futuroscope and made a few short films for France 3 before embarking on documentaries and fiction. He is the brother of writer Laurent Mauvignier.
Biography Thierry Mauvignier grew up near Tours, alongside his two brothers, the writer Laurent Mauvignier and the director Frédéric Mauvignier,Biographie Frédéric Mauvignier France Culture. as well as two sisters. Already very young, he was passionate about cinema.
He started directing and then obtained his BTS Audiovisuel. In 1997, he directed his very first short film L'heure c'est l'heure with his nephews and nieces as actors . He then went on to produce several short films as well as documentaries with sound engineer Michel Duponteil.Portrait documentaire de Michel Duponteil réalisé par Salomé Mauvignier. At the same time, he writes books for young people and works as a videographer. In 2021, he directed a short film on a Poitevin legend which he revisits with the help of his brother Laurent Mauvignier, entitled the legend of the murderous lords and appears in the documentary feature film La légende de Thierry Mauvignier.La légende de Thierry Mauvignier Allociné directed by Dylan Besseau. He draws his inspiration from nature and the animal world, in particular that of wolves, long fascinated by the legends that surround him, he has devoted a major part of his work to this subject.
Director
1997 : It's time,Archive France 3. short film France 3 1998 : Death at your fingertips,Archive France 3 de 1998. short film France 3 1999 : I would go to the seaside, short film 2003 : René Descartes, documentary 2006 : The Cinematograph, from shadow to light,data bnf, Bibliothèque national de France. documentary 2007 : Harvests of yesteryear,, Les Moissons d'autrefois. documentary 2007 : Stroll between Pinail and Moulière,Archive France 3 de 2007. documentary 2007 : Stroll along the Clain, documentary 2007 : Running the marathon,data bnf. documentary 2008 : The Forgotten of Laos or the Maquis of Indochina co-directed with Christophe Guyonnaud, Documentaire Thierry Mauvignier Amazon. documentary 2008 : Walk in the land of the monkeys, documentary 2008 : Canis lupus, said the wolf with the voice of Pascal Durand,, Rdm Video. documentary 2021 : The legend of the murderous lords (short film) with Frans Boyer, Yannick Jaulin, Michel Cordeboeuf, Joël Pyrène, Franck Beckmann,Article de presse Le 7 Info.lanouvellerepublique.fr. centre-presse. France Bleu Radio. co-written with Laurent Mauvignier.
Writer
2005 : Canaïs the cub and Little Red Riding Hood adaptation of Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm L'Armitière.
Participations
2021 : La légende de Thierry MauvignierFilm-documentaire.fr. 2022 : Interview with Thierry Mauvignier
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