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ALEJANDRO VALENTI

Director & Producer

Alejandro Valenti was born in Argentina and has been living in France since 1979. He is a Professor at the Audiovisual Department of the Institute of Science and Technology at the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut Cambresis, Paris, as well as at the International Institute of the Image and Sound, Versailles. The following is Alejandro’s selected filmography:

"The Time of the Turtles". 52' Documentary. Costa Rica: from a miserable Banana Republic through its economic boom till the protection of its giant turtles and environment. Screened on France 5 and on other international broadcasters.

"Amazon -The Salvage Conquest". 85’ Documentary. A century of human impact in the Brazilian Amazon. Screened on France 5 and other international broadcasters.

"The Universal Nebula". 52’ Documentary. An investigation on one of the greater religious sects of the world "The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God". Screened on “Envoye Special“, France, 2 and other international broadcasters. Winner of the Young People Award at the International Festival of Documentaries, Lille, France, 2000. 

“Mama Daktari” 52’ Documentary. Dr Anne Spoerry is 80 years of age. For the last 50 years, she has being travelling all over East Africa to cure the poor and the disadvantage. Screened on France 2 and on other international broadcasters. Jury Award  at the International Festival of Documentaries, Lille, France. 1999

"Elephants, The Price To Survive ". The complexity of the survival of elephants and the different points of view on their conservation. Screened on “Envoye Special“, France 2 and other international broadcasters. Winner of a Special Prize by the Jury at the 16th International Festival of Films on the Environment. Paris, 1998. Winner of the European Prize at the 15th Okomedia International Ecological Film Festival, Friburg, Germany.

“The Power Of The Bag“. 55’ Documentary. The economics and politics of the coffee production and trade in Latin America. Screened on Arte/La Sept and on other international broadcasters.

“The Eye of the Ice”. 52’ Documentary. The tight control of the video industry in France and how this influenced personal choices and freedom. Screened on “Envoye Special“, France 2 and other international broadcasters. Winner of the European Prize by the 21st Century Festival, FIGRA 1996, Le Touquet, France.

“Love, Tele and Power”. 55’ Documentary. How the Telenovela affects the political and social life of Latin America. Screened on Arte/La Sept and other international broadcasters.
 
“Autism". 52’ Documentary. In France like in many other countries, being an autistic is to be a pariah. Screened on “Envoye Special“, France 2, and other international broadcasters.

“Upper Karabagh, a Chronicle of an Undeclared War”. 45’ Documentary. The Life, war and death of Armenians in the Upper Karabagh region of the Caucasus. Screened on “Transit“ for Arte and La Sept and other international broadcasters. Selected for SCAM (Society of Authors of TV) for its screening in Strasburg of “The Eyes and the Memory”, a century of documentaries on war.

“The Dryness of Silence”. 45’ Documentary. The destiny of South American Indians in the desert of Atacama, Chile. Screened on “Transit“ for Arte, La Sept and on other international broadcasters. Special Award by UNESCO at the International Festival of TV «The Audiovisual and the 21 Agenda, Paris, 1993.
 
“Allah’s Verdict”. 26’ Documentary. Iran fights the heroin trade and consumption and in 2 years they executed 2,000 traders and addicts. Screened on “Reporters”, Canal  5 and on other international broadcasters. First Prize at the International Festival of Reportage at Lagny Sur Marne 1992, France.
 
“The Men Who Wanted to Kill De Gaulle”. 26 minutes, Documentary. The man who inspired the book Chacal written by Frederik Forsyth, who 17 tried to kill General De Gaulle and who  became Public Enemy No. 1 in France. Screened on “Reporters” - La 5 and on other international TV broadcasters. 

“Letters from Far Away”. 55’ Documentary. The war in Afghanistan told through letters written by Russian soldiers that escaped censorship in the former Soviet Union. Screened on Envoye Special, Antenne 2 and other international broadcasters. Winner of the Grand Prix at  FIDEM 1990, Grand Prix at the International Festival of Film and TV, Constantina (Argelia), Bronze Award at the Houston International Film Festival 1990, Special Mention by the Compéticion Internacional del  Gran Reportaje  a Istres, France, Nominated for Best Film at the International Festival of Film at Banff, Canada 1991.

“Clandestroika”. 52’ Documentary. Chronicles of the political underground movement in the Soviet Union during the reign of Gorbachev. Finalist at International Film Festival, Montreal 1991.

“Rhinoceros, the Threat of Extinction”. 26’ Documentary. A giant operation to save the last black rhino at the Zambeze Valley in the north of Zimbabwe. Screened on « Reportages », TF1. Winner of a Special Prize at the Rainiero of Monaco at the International TV Festival of TV in Monte Carlo 1989 .

“Crime at Rue des Archives”. 60’ Feature Film. 

“The Italian Passenger”. 55’ Documentary. Bernardo Bertolucci while shooting “The Last Emperor”. Special Prize at the International Festival of TV at Monte Carlo 1988.

“Pygmies in the Tropical Jungle”. 52’ Documentary. Shot on Belgian Congo and the Centro African Republic. Screened on Nippon TV Network, Japan. 

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