Mazars, Alain

(April 15, 1955, Paris, France - )

   Having graduated with bachelor's degrees in math­ematics and psychology, he studied Chinese. He taught for two years in China (1978-1979) and then directed several shorts. A member of the "Casa Velazquez" in Madrid from 1984 to 1986, he shot three medium-length films there. Since 1979, most of his films (fiction and documentaries) have been filmed in Asia. He co-founded the A.C.I.D. (Agence du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion / Independent Cinema Agency for Its Release).

 Filmography

1977 ◘ Rouges Silences (short)

        ◘ Souvenirs de Printemps dans le Liao-Ning (documentary; short)

        ◘ Le Jardin des Âges (short)

        ◘ Visages perdus (short)

        ◘ Actus (short)

        ◘ Lhassa (short)

1987 ◘ L'Enfant du Lac Quinghai (short)

        ◘ Au-delà du Souvenir (also producer, cinematographer, editor)

        ◘ Liu (short)

        ◘ Printemps perdu (also co-screenwriter, editor)

1994 ◘ Ma Soeur chinoise (also screenwriter, editor)

2001 ◘ La Moitié du Ciel (also co-screenwriter; shot in 1999)

2006 ◘ Phipop, une Histoire laotienne (also screenwriter, cinematographer)

 Television Filmography

1988 ◘ Le pavillon aux Pivoines (short)

2003 ◘ L'Ecole de la Forêt (documentary)