Isabelle Balducchi


Isabelle Balducchi, is a French screenwriter, director and producer.

Biography

Born in Paris, from Castifao in Corsica, she spent her childhood and teenage years living between the Caribbean and Guyana, south America. Upon returning to Paris, she spent her time as a journalist, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
For Arte France, she oversaw the production of music magazines Megamix, under the artistic direction of Martin Meissonnier, before going on to produce for TV8 Mont-Blanc, one of the first local channels.
Staying within the field of production, she veered towards writing and directing, attending the Geneva School of Art and Design, HEAD, within the Cinema and Multimedia department, in order to study classical and experimental screenplay, art films, documentary writing, sculpture, photography, drawing and ‘happening’. She would graduate with a degree as writer, director.
With Isa Productions, she writes, directs and produces many documentary films and short fiction films, including Réflexions and Comme d’habitude, a psychological thriller that was nominated for the ‘Leopards of Tomorrow’ award at the 1997 Locarno International Film Festival, as well as the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival.
From 2001 to 2004, she was also in charge of developing and producing the satellite television channel France 3 Corse ViaStella.
Living between Paris and Corsica, she continues writing, directing and producing both documentaries and fiction films. Her films are screened and broadcast both in France and abroad.

Feature films

As Usual, 14', 35mm, diffusion Canal+ Pologne, Ciné+, sélectionné au Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, Journées cinématographiques de Soleure, festival du court-métrage de Montecatini, UniFrance Films International, Festival international du film de Locarno Joséphine, 14', 16mm, sélectionné au Festival Cinéma Tout Ecran, Festival de GardanneOld Street, 7', 16mm, expérimental
  • "3 oranges" video, experimental
  • "self portrait" Video experimental
  • " Death after life" video experimentalKakis en ville, Oliviers furtifs, Les agneaux Capitellu : films de fiction expérimentaux de 10' pour le spectacle de danse Seconde nature de la compagnie Vialuni, diffusion Ajaccio, Paris, Marseille
  • Casa Soprana 90 minutes production

Documentaries

The world upside down, Nicolas Ivanoff, 56', diffusion France 3 Corse,, RFO, Aéroclub de France, DVD, .Réflexion, 20', IB Production & Humbert CamerloLeopold robert 30' La chaux de fond productionSoS médecins Genève 30' Sos médecins, Océan productionsIdoménée, côté cour, 2x45', film d'archives Opera de LyonPilotes et pilotines, 40', France 3 Corse Simone Forti, 30', diffusion France 3 Corse, Centre Georges-Pompidou, Festival de GardanneMichel Onfray, rebel philosoph, 30', diffusion France 3 CorseAlong the clear gulfs, 56', diffusion France 3 Corse, Philippe Castellin et Jean Torregrosa forment Akenaton (performer), un duo d’artistes contemporains, Festival de GardanneNapoléon Bonaparte Street, 54', diffusion France 3 Corse,,, The secret of Zia Maria, 53', diffusion France 3 Corse,,,,, Festival Arte Mare de Bastia, Festival du film la résistance d'Ajaccio,,,, .Utopia Island, 70', ZMF, Diffusion Canal Maritima, Télé locale Provence, Marseille 2013Looking for the Stuart of Corsica, France 3 Via Stella, Zmf -,,,,,,,,,,,

Publications

  • Essai sur la captation d'opéra, "Côté cour, côté jardin"
  • N°10 Revue Fora,Looking for the Stuart of Corsica, by Isabelle Balducchi