Jean-Christophe Jeauffre
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Jean-Christophe Jeauffre is an award-winning filmmaker, a screenwriter
and a producer
, environmentalist and creator of the Jules Verne International Film Festival born in France, April 26, 1966.
in 1990 for two years on Aircraft-carrier Foch during the Lebanon war and was in charge of the ship’s Television production unit where he made his first reportages and documentaries for the Navy. In 1991 in Paris, Jeauffre founded the nonprofit Jules Verne Adventures along with Frédéric Dieudonné. Dedicated to exploration, conservation, and education, the organization is now based both in Paris and in Los Angeles.
In 1992, Jeauffre and Dieudonné launched the annual Paris Jules Verne Festival, inaugurated by Jacques-Yves Cousteau
. This event, now also based in Los Angeles, California, is dedicated to exploration, education and conservation. Then they developed a production unit to create new adventure & exploration programs for television. The Jules Verne Festival is held each year in April at the Grand Rex theatre of Paris, Europe’s largest movie theatre, where it attracts more than 35,000 visitors and guests.
Jeauffre’s passion for exploration and for the sea led him to conceive scientific expeditions and to create a new concept of documentaries he called Action-documentaries, mixing real-life exploration with fictional content. From 1999 to 2010, Jeauffre wrote, directed and co-produced several films for TV which included Devil's Islands and Red and White.
A five-month expedition on the Atlantic aboard the tall ship Belem led to his production of the highly acclaimed and award-winning documentaries:
Two fully illustrated books were also published after the expedition ( and ).
In 2006, he co-wrote and produced the Jules Verne Adventures TV documentary Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon, starring producer/director James Cameron
and veteran Apollo 11
astronaut Buzz Aldrin
.
All of the aforementioned films are now being distributed in the US on DVD and Blu-ray with narrations by Christopher Lee
and Ernest Borgnine
.
The latest expedition he produced and directed for the Mars Institute-NASA is the Northwest Passage Drive (2009–2010): the first motorized crossing of the Arctic Sea. As a writer and a film director, Jeauffre is currently developing a Science Fiction feature film to be produced in Hollywood.
In 2005 Dieudonné and Jean-Christophe Jeauffre founded the American version of the French nonprofit Jules Verne Adventures. It is based in Downtown Los Angeles and maintains an IRS 501(c)3 status. The inaugural American launch of the Los Angeles Jules Verne Festival (October 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium) has celebrated the work of George Lucas
, Harrison Ford
, Dr. Jane Goodall
and James Cameron
and attracted 6,300 attendees.
Since its creation, the Jules Verne Festival has honored movie stars, explorers, environmentalists and entrepreneurs year after year, among them Gérard Depardieu
, Catherine Deneuve
, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
, Charlotte Rampling
, Claude Lelouch, Johnny Depp
, Christopher Lee
, Patrick Stewart
, Mark Hamill
(Paris), Buzz Aldrin
, William Shatner
, Tippi Hedren
, Stan Lee
, Ray Bradbury
, Ted Turner
, Larry Hagman
, Christopher Reeve
, Roy E. Disney
, Tony Curtis
, Ernest Borgnine
, Steve McQueen
, TV series Heroes
, Lost
and Battlestar Galactica
cast and crew (Los Angeles), and has celebrated movie classics such as Blade Runner
, Star Trek, Superman, Forbidden Planet
, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds
, 2001: A Space Odyssey
, Planet of the Apes
, Some Like It Hot
and The Wild Bunch
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and a producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, environmentalist and creator of the Jules Verne International Film Festival born in France, April 26, 1966.
Education and early career
After graduating in French literature, he joined the French NavyFrench Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
in 1990 for two years on Aircraft-carrier Foch during the Lebanon war and was in charge of the ship’s Television production unit where he made his first reportages and documentaries for the Navy. In 1991 in Paris, Jeauffre founded the nonprofit Jules Verne Adventures along with Frédéric Dieudonné. Dedicated to exploration, conservation, and education, the organization is now based both in Paris and in Los Angeles.
In 1992, Jeauffre and Dieudonné launched the annual Paris Jules Verne Festival, inaugurated by Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water...
. This event, now also based in Los Angeles, California, is dedicated to exploration, education and conservation. Then they developed a production unit to create new adventure & exploration programs for television. The Jules Verne Festival is held each year in April at the Grand Rex theatre of Paris, Europe’s largest movie theatre, where it attracts more than 35,000 visitors and guests.
Career
- Filmmaking
Jeauffre’s passion for exploration and for the sea led him to conceive scientific expeditions and to create a new concept of documentaries he called Action-documentaries, mixing real-life exploration with fictional content. From 1999 to 2010, Jeauffre wrote, directed and co-produced several films for TV which included Devil's Islands and Red and White.
A five-month expedition on the Atlantic aboard the tall ship Belem led to his production of the highly acclaimed and award-winning documentaries:
- Whales of Atlantis
- Amazon Trek (2008 Best Feature Documentary Award, White Sands International Film Festival, New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
) - 100 Years Under the Sea
- Five Months On The Sea - the Jules Verne Expedition.
Two fully illustrated books were also published after the expedition ( and ).
In 2006, he co-wrote and produced the Jules Verne Adventures TV documentary Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon, starring producer/director James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
and veteran Apollo 11
Apollo 11
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astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
.
All of the aforementioned films are now being distributed in the US on DVD and Blu-ray with narrations by Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
and Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty...
.
The latest expedition he produced and directed for the Mars Institute-NASA is the Northwest Passage Drive (2009–2010): the first motorized crossing of the Arctic Sea. As a writer and a film director, Jeauffre is currently developing a Science Fiction feature film to be produced in Hollywood.
- Film festivals and special events
In 2005 Dieudonné and Jean-Christophe Jeauffre founded the American version of the French nonprofit Jules Verne Adventures. It is based in Downtown Los Angeles and maintains an IRS 501(c)3 status. The inaugural American launch of the Los Angeles Jules Verne Festival (October 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium) has celebrated the work of George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
, Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
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, Dr. Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
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and James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
and attracted 6,300 attendees.
Since its creation, the Jules Verne Festival has honored movie stars, explorers, environmentalists and entrepreneurs year after year, among them Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
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, Catherine Deneuve
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, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
-Life and career:Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne, Loire, France. He bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short films while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He befriended Marc Caro, a designer and comic book artist who became his longtime collaborator and...
, Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling, OBE is an English actress. Her career spans four decades in English-language as well as French and Italian cinema.- Early life :...
, Claude Lelouch, Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
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, Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
, Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
, Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
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(Paris), Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
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, William Shatner
William Shatner
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, Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren
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, Stan Lee
Stan Lee
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, Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
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, Ted Turner
Ted Turner
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, Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
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, Christopher Reeve
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, Roy E. Disney
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, Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
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, Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
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, Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
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, TV series Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
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, Lost
Lost (TV series)
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and Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
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cast and crew (Los Angeles), and has celebrated movie classics such as Blade Runner
Blade Runner
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, Star Trek, Superman, Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
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, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds
The Birds (film)
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, 2001: A Space Odyssey
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, Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
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, Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
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and The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
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.