Draft:Amélie Ravalec

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Amélie Ravalec
Ravalec in 2019
Born
Paris, France[citation needed]
OccupationFilm director
Websiteamelie-ravalec.com

Amélie Ravalec is a London-based Parisian film director and photographer. She started directing her first documentary film Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno at the age of 16, which was released internationally in festivals and cinemas in 2012 and won the Festival Pick Award at Sydney Fringe Festival in 2013. All of her films were produced and directed independently.

Films edit

Ravalec directed documentaries on avant-garde, underground and experimental art and music, focusing on Japanese avant-garde art and photography (Japan Avant-Garde, Japan Visions), the history of art and madness (Art & Mind), industrial music (Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay)[1][2] and underground techno music (Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno).[citation needed]

Her films have been released theatrically worldwide including Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK), Fine Arts Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA), L'Étrange Festival (Paris, France), Symphony Space (New York, USA), Elephant Space (Seoul, Korea), Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (USA), Saint André des Arts (Paris, France), Philadelphia Museum of Contemporary Art (USA), Perth International Film Festival (Australia)... Her films were also acquired by TV networks including ARTE France, Sky Arts UK and ORF Austria.[citation needed]

Ravalec also directed a series of short films focusing on the body in motion, featuring performers, dancers and fighting artists, and music videos for many electronic music and techno artists.[citation needed]

Filmography edit

Documentaries edit

  • 2012: Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno
  • 2015: Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay[3]
  • 2019: Art & Mind'[4]

Short films edit

  • 2019: "Shadow Boxing"
  • 2022: BUTŌ: The Recurring Torments of the Pugilist

Music videos edit

  • 2011: Claudio PRC (Silent Servant Edit) – Clear Depths
  • 2011: Tomohiko Sagae – Stand At Bay
  • 2011: Skoal – Gears X
  • 2011: Northern Structures – Powertool
  • 2011: Tomohiko Sagae – Deburring
  • 2011: Death Abyss – The Black Book
  • 2012: Ancient Methods – Third Method
  • 2014: Terence Fixmer – Depth Charged LP

Publications edit

Self-published photography and art books.

  • 2018: Japan Visions[5]
  • 2020: Wraiths of New York City
  • 2020: Yurikamome Flipbook
  • 2020: A Compendium of Marvels
  • 2020: Forging Fire
  • 2021: Beneath The Autumn Leaves
  • 2022: BUTŌ: The Recurring Torments of the Pugilist[6]
  • 2022: London DLR Flipbook
  • 2023: Fragments of the Human Condition
  • 2023: Posthuman Codex[7]
  • 2023: IKIRYŌ 生霊

References edit

  1. ^ Rose, Steve (2015-05-09). "This week's new film events". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. ^ Dalton, Stephen (2015-05-19). "'Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  3. ^ "Industrial Strength: Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay". Film Comment. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ "'Art & Mind' Doc Explores Visual Art Ties to Madness - Hi-Fructose Magazine". 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. ^ Japanization, Mr (2018-12-16). "Une vision du Japon par la photographe Amélie Ravalec" (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  6. ^ "Amélie Ravalec : BUTŌ ; The Recurring Torments of the Pugilist ; Collector • La Nouvelle Chambre Claire". La Nouvelle Chambre Claire (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  7. ^ "I.A. QUOI ? · Dire les termes". www.troiscouleurs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-03.