RENÉ HEUZEY’S FILMOGRAPHIE

Cinema

Director of photography for the film Guardians of the Planet by Jean-Albert Lièvre, narrated by Jean Dujardin, 2023
Director of photography for the film OCEAN X by James Cameron, 2020
Director of photography for BBC Blue Planet II, 2018
Director of photography for the film Kursk, produced by Luc Besson
Director of photography for the film Oceans by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud
César Award for Best Documentary Film, 2012
Director of photography for Tu seras un homme mon fils by Gilles Legrand
Director of photography for 120 Beats per Minute by Robin Campillo
Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, 2017

TV broadcast work
BBC Blue Planet
National Geographic
France 3: Thalassa since 1993
France 2: Grandeur Nature, News
France 5 Voyage / Gédéon Programmes: series Carnets de Plongée, Carnets d’Expéditions
Arte documentary The Sperm Whale Clan
Télé Monte Carlo: H2O since 1993 (200 episodes of 26 min)
M6: E=M6
TF1: Ushuaïa Nature, News, Reportage magazine
Cable channels: Voyage, Planète
Hamster: Hélène’s Eyes, fiction directed by Jean Sagol
BBC, Discovery Channel, PBS

2024

Director of photography for BBC Blue Planet 3
Director of photography for National Geographic / Disney
Director of photography for Netflix series Our Ocean
Underwater cinematographer for Blue: An Ocean of Solutions with Maud Fontenoy, Canal+ (Mediterranean, Fiji, Tonga)
Director and cinematographer for Sperm Whales: A Family Story, season 2
Underwater cinematographer for Thalassa: The Sperm Whales of Mauritius

2023

Director of photography for Blue Planet 3
Director of photography for National Geographic / Disney
Director of photography for True To Nature documentary Whale and Us
Director of photography for Spy in the Ocean by John Downer Production / BBC
Underwater cinematographer for Blue: An Ocean of Solutions with Maud Fontenoy, Canal+ (Bahamas, Australia)
Director and cinematographer for Sperm Whales: A Family Story, season 2

2022

Cinematographer for documentary Mauritius for Rai 2 Italy
Cinematographer for 2 BBC documentaries
Cinematographer for new Thalassa program

2021

Director of the documentary Sperm Whales: A Family Story
– Wildlife Documentary Award at Jackson Wild
– Best Cinematography Award at FIDOM Bordeaux
– Grand Prize for Marine Life at Strasbourg Festival
– Gold Trophy for Scientific Film, Réunion
Cinematographer for documentary Cosquer Cave
Cinematographer for France 2 13/15 documentary
Cinematographer for Faut pas rêver
Cinematographer for Thalassa: Mediterranean, Berck, Scandola (Corsica)
Cinematographer for Cosquer Cave

2020

Cinematographer for BBC / National Geographic / James Cameron’s Ocean X
Director of photography for Versace commercial with Bella Hadid
Director of photography for documentary MA’O MANA about sharks with Bixente Lizarazu

2019

Director of the documentary An Exceptional Man
– Audience Award at Bordeaux Festival
Writer and cinematographer for the film The Sperm Whale Clan, Arte
– Best Wildlife Cinematography Award at Namur Festival (Belgium)
– Second Prize at Strasbourg Festival

2018

Director of the documentaries The Man Who Talks to Sperm Whales and Rodrigues, For the Love of an Island
Golden Galathea Award at the Hyères International Festival

2017

Co-Director with thierry Robert of ”Il faut sauver les plus grand poisson du monde” special Citation from the Jury at the Strasbourg 29th Festival
Underwater Film Cinematographer for Thierry Robert movie”L homme qui voulait plonger sur Mars.
90 Minutes for France 5, Golden Palms at the Marseille Underwater Film Festival 2017
Director of movies” L’homme qui parle aux cachalot” and “La Perle des Mascareignes”
Chief Cameraman for BBC “Blue Planet II”

2016

Chief Underwater Cameraman for “ La planete des geants” Suite of 3 52’ documentaries  filmed in 4K for France 5- Grand Prize at Namur Festival and San Sebastian festival
Chief Underwater Cameraman for “Le secret des belugas” 90” documentary in 4K for Arte.

2015

Thalassa, France 3 shows, preparation for 40th Anniversary shows.
Chief Underwater Cinematographer for “ Danse avec les dauphins” Grandeur Nature show on France 2.
Chief Underwater Cameraman “Frères de Sports” directed by Bixente Lizarazu on L Equipe 21- Silver Medal at Strasbourg 28th Festival.

2014

Audiovisual technical director of SeaOrbiter Project by Jacques Rougerie.
Special Shark Show for France 3 Thalassa. Channel 5 USA
Chief Underwater Cameraman for movie “D-Day ils ont invente le debarquement” France 3 Thalassa and Channel 5 USA.

2013

Chief Underwater Cameraman for movie “Le Piege Blanc” by Thierry Robert Le cinquieme reve. 110 minutes for Thalassa> Golden Anchor at Toulon Festival, Special Audience Prize at World Underwater Film Marseille Film Festival
Chief Underwater Cameraman for “ Méditerranée royaume perdu des requins blancs” by Stéphane Granzotto and François Sarano for France 2 Grandeur Nature show. Special Jury Award at the European Festival of Strasbourg.

2012

Audiovisual technical director of SeaOrbiter Project by Jacques Rougerie.
Chief Underwater Cameraman for “Planete Ocean” by Yan Arthus Bertrand and Michael Pitiot.
Director for “ Maurice, Rodrigues des îles à partager”. Sustainable Development Award Nausicaa at the 39th World Festival of Underwater Image of Marseille and Environment Award at the Strasbourg European Film Festival. Award of Deep Dive Movie in Saint Petersburg. Antibes City Award in 2014

2011

Preparation and shooting of the SeaOrbiter Project for Jacques Rougerie.
Fiction “Tu seras grand mon fils” by Gille Legrand
TV Fiction “Maud et Melodie” by mathieu Simmonet France 5
France 3 Thalassa” Festin des requins. La reine des mantas. La grotte Cosquer sauvée des eaux.Historical Documentary Award at the World Festival of Underwater Image of Marseille.
France 2 Tahia 90 minutes.
France 2 serie of 4 x 52’ “Le peuple des Oceans” by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud.
La France Sauvage for Arte “Gédéon Programmes”.

2010

Underwater Chief Cameraman fiction movie “Oceans” by Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud. Cesar Award for best Documentary.
France 2 Grandeur Nature, TV show

2009

Underwater Chief Cameraman fiction movie “Oceans” by Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud.
France 2 “Rendez vous en Terre inconnue Indonésie” TV show,
France 3 Thalassa “Saint Exupéry et le tresor de Rommel”

2008

Directeur de la photo Fiction cinéma  film « Océans » de Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud
France 3 Thalassa Série les sentinelles de la mer
Les ailerons du Lagon avec Alexandra Cousteau France 5 et planète Thalassa
Underwater Chief Cameraman fiction movie “Oceans” by Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud.
France 3 Les sentinelles de la mer, serie.
France 5 and Planete Thalassa “ Les ailerons du lagon” with Alexandra Cousteau

2007

Underwater Chief Cameraman fiction movie “Oceans” by Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud.
France 5 Gedeon Programmes “Carnet d expéditions”

2006

Fiction cinéma film «  Océans » de Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud
Mayotte France 3 Thalassa
Carnet d’Expéditions Gédéon programmes France 5
Fiction « la peau lisse » pour France 2
Underwater Chief Cameraman fiction movie “Oceans” by Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud.
France 3 Thalassa Mayotte
France 5 Gedeon Programmes “Carnet d Expéditions”
France 2 “ La peau Lisse” fiction movie

2005

Fiction cinéma film «  Océan » de Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud
Le secret des déferlantes Lapérouse 3 France 3 Thalassa
Série carnets de plongées 3 France 5, Voyages et TMC
Publicité « Hôtel MacBay » Montecarlo CNN international
Underwater Chief Cameraman fiction movie “Oceans” by Jacques Perrin et Jacques Cluzaud.
France 3 Thalassa “ Le secret des déferlantes Laperouse
France 5, Voyages and TMC, serie of shows “Carnets de plongées 3”
TV Monte Carlo, CNN International, advertising “Hotel MacBay”

2004

Thalassa Escales “Mururoa” “Les Maldives”
France 3, France5 , Thalassa and Atom Productions” Portes Disparus” Innovation Award at 35th Toulon Festival and Best Documentary Award at the 31st UWorld Underwater Image Festival of Antibes.

2003

TV Série “Carnets de plongée” 5 times 26’
Planete Thalassa “les Insolites de Planète Thalassa” 52 x 1.3’
Thalassa “Les kelps de Californie” 26’
VM Production “La tragédie du Gustloff en mer baltique” 26’
Thalassa “Escales aux Seychelles” 90’

2002

Thalassa “Escales Portugal, Italie, Croatia, Corsica”
Thalassa “ Les derniers pêcheurs d or rouge” 26”

2001

France 3, Thalassa, ATOM Productions “ Le mystère de Vanikoro”, Bronze Award at the 28th World Underwater Image Festival of Antibes.
France 3 Thalassa “ Escales Canaries and Indonesia”
France 3 Thalassa “ Escales Mauritius, Barhein, Croatia”
France 3 Thalassa “En Vert et Contre Tous”, Environment Award at the Life of Water Rodez Festival. Best Investigative Reporting Award at the International Investigative Reporting and Documentary Festival- FIGRA 2000.
Les Écrans de la réalité.
France 3 Thalassa “Les Sourciers de la Mer” Young Audience Award at the Life of Water Rodez Festival.
France 3 Thalassa “Blanc Corail” UNESCO Award at the 27th World Festival of Underwater Image in Antibes.

1999

France 3 Thalassa “ Tuba Business” Nausicaa Environment Award at the the 26th World Festival of Underwater Image of Antibes.

 

Réalisations et Productions

2014

Planete Thalassa “ Bon baiser de Maurice” documentary directing. Environment Award at the Marine and Exploration Movie Festival of Toulon.

2012

‘Maurice et Rodrigues, des îles à partager” Production and Direction.  Nausicaa Environment Award at the the 26th World Festival of Underwater Image of Marseille. Environment Award at the 25th European Festival of Strasbourg.

2010

“Le Mystère des requins Baleines” Production and Direction. Jacques Yves Cousteau Award and Best Musical Adaptation Award at the Antibes Festival. Pierre Tailliez Award at the Toulon Festival. Nausicaa award and Best musical adaptation Award at the World festival of Underwater Image of Marseille.

2007

France 5 “Mayotte l ile sous la lune” 52’ documentary

2001 à 2006

“The Deep Blue Collection” : série télévisée 10X52’
TV Serie “The Deep  Blue Collection” 10×52’
Voyage abd Planete “ Voyage” t serie.
Label Bleu Video “Cozumel le trésor caché des Mayas”
La Réunion, deux mondes a part.
Label Bleu Vidéo L’Archipel des Maldives
New Caledonia
L’Égypte, l’héritier du Sinaï
Les îles Medes

2002

Tele images, Nature, France 2, NHK, Discovery Channel “ Nuits Sauvages” Chief Cameraman and Director, 52’ HDCAM .Silver Anchor Award an the 34 Toulon Festival and Bronze Award at the World Festival of underwater Image of Antibes.

2001

“Maurice et Rodrigues : Joyaux des Mascareignes”
“Méditerranée vivante”

2000

“Egypte,  Heritier du Sinaï” Student’s Var Regional Council Award at the 32nd World Festival of Underwater Image of Antibes
“ Les iles Medes” Nausicaa Environment Award at the 27th World Festival of Underwater Image of Antibes.

1999

Label Bleu Video “ 20 Siècles sous la mer” Innovation DCN Award at the 31st Festival of Marine and Exploration Movies of Toulon
Label Bleu Video “Le Trésor caché des Mayas” Environment Award at the San Sebastian Festival.

Rendez-vous en Terre Inconnue - Réalisation films sous-marins