Frederic Lepage
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Sunny and the Elephant
Sunny and the Elephant is a 2007 feature film written and directed by Frederic Lepage, a French author and producer.It tells the story of a young city boy wanting to become the mahout, the elephant driver...
, was released in France in december 2008.
Literary career
Frederic Lepage has written books that have gained worldwide acclaim, such as The End of the Seventh Day, and Hidden Memory. Both were published in several countries, including France, Germany, Japan or Greece. He has also written several essays on diverse topics from science (Les Jumeaux : Enquête) to gastronomy (A Table avec ChiracChirac
Chirac may refer to:* Jacques Chirac, the President of the French Republic.* Bernadette Chirac, the wife of President Jacques Chirac** Their two daughters, Claude Chirac and Laurence...
), via an anthology of the most beautiful prayers in the world.
In 2008, he created a series of children's novels. Two volumes have already been published, Elephant Camp and La Malediction de Mara, with the third one coming out in October 2009. The series, "Micah et les voix de la jungle" will become a TV series in 2011.
His novel Le colloque des bonobos was released in march 2011. It is inspired from his first play of the same name, which should be played in France in 2013.
TV career
- At the beginning of his adventure, Frederic Lepage was a journalist and a producer at TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
. After working at Antenne 2, he set up his own production companyProduction companyA production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
, XL Productions. The company grew rapidly and quickly became known for its innovative programming. XL Productions has produced a wide range of programs : giant music shows (Fête de la MusiqueFête de la MusiqueThe Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21.-History:The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed an all-night music celebration at the...
for TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
), children's shows like Le Disney Club, TV gamesHandheld TV gameA TV game is an interactive entertainment device designed for use on a television set that does not require the use of an actual video game console for operation...
in 1990 and a literary panel discussion, Ex-Libris, hosted by France’s number one evening news anchorman, Patrick Poivre d'ArvorPatrick Poivre d'ArvorPatrick Poivre d'Arvor is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed PPDA. With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news to his credit, he was one of the longest serving newsreaders in the world until he was fired in 2008...
). Then Frederic Lepage managed the Documentaries Department of Télé Images.
- With the seminal Untamed Africa (1996), Frederic Lepage pioneered a new way of wildlife-documentary making, working with director Laurent Frapat. The twelve-hour series received worldwide success in more than one hundred countries. Other series followed, making a magnum opus of almost sixty films and some of the greatest hits in nature films: Untamed Amazonia, Untamed Australia, Untamed Asia, Untamed America.
- Later, he wrote and produced The Blue Beyond, Super Plants, Genesis 2. These works involve famous artists like AnggunAnggunAnggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...
, actors like John HurtJohn HurtJohn Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal, Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman in New York...
, Lambert WilsonLambert WilsonLambert Wilson is a French actor. He is internationally known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of Georges Wilson, who was an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Theatre National de Paris.Wilson screen tested for The...
and Pierre ArditiPierre ArditiPierre Arditi was born on 1 December 1944 in Paris, child of the French paintor Georges Arditi , from Marseille, and a Belgian mother. He is an award-winning French film and stage actor...
, Brian Cox, Tcheky KaryoTchéky Karyo-Early life:Karyo was born in Istanbul to a Greek mother and Sephardic-Jewish father and raised in Paris, France. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and later became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, playing many classical roles.-Career:...
, etc.
- In 2005, he wrote and produced Burn Rome, a drama documentary film that takes us to the heart of Rome, in the times of Nero. For the production, a meticulous reconstruction of first-century Rome was built in the Tunisian desert and included a cast of more than a thousand people.
- In 2009 and 2010, Frederic Lepage wrote and produced EXTINCTIONS, a very ambitious 6-hour international documentary series.
- In 2011, he wrote and produced "The Last Chance Tiger" and "Six feet under the Savannah".
- Frédéric Lepage is also the author-director of the successful politics feature « Dinning with politicians » , showing how we can deduce politicians ideological orientations from their culinary habits. Another movie from the same collection, « political animals » has been broadcasted in 2010 (France 3).
- Frederic Lepage's corporation, which gathers Jukurpa Medias, FL Concepts &co and Stratus Factory has made the acquisition of Interscoop in 2010, a press agency created in 1983 by Frederic Laffont and Christophe de Ponfilly. Frederic Lepage also detains a musical edition company, A440.
- Sunny and the ElephantSunny and the ElephantSunny and the Elephant is a 2007 feature film written and directed by Frederic Lepage, a French author and producer.It tells the story of a young city boy wanting to become the mahout, the elephant driver...
is the first feature film of Frederic Lepage. It is an adventure film made for family audiences worldwide, and was shot in Thailand, in regions close to Burma. It was released worldwide in 2008. The original soundtrack was composed by Joe HisaishiJoe Hisaishi, known professionally as , is a composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic,...
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Miscellaneous
- Frédéric Lepage is a member of the Mult-Médias Institute and Seminary.
- In 1993 and 1994, Frederic Lepage was one of the four experts commissioned by the French Minister of Communication to develop the project of the Learning Channel now known as France 5France 5France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir...
. - Through his collaboration with Le Public Systeme group, Frédéric Lepage has been one of the Manaus Festival organizers since 2005. His company, FL CONCEPTS, is the advisor of several groups and institutions for their communication strategy.
Private life
Frédéric Lepage lives in Paris and Bangkok.Frederic Lepage has become an expert of China and South-East Asia civilization. He is a member of the Siam Society