Marc-Henri Wajnberg | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Brussels, Belgium |
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Website | http://wajnbrosse.com/ |
Marc-Henri Wajnberg (born in Brussels, 1953) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, and co-founder and CEO of Wajnbrosse Productions.[1] His work is diverse and has received over 100 international awards.
Wajnberg made 2700 short films – including the famous collection Clapman broadcast worldwide in the 1980s. His short film Le Réveil (The Alarm Clock) starring Jean-Claude Dreyfus won an award in Cannes in 1996.
Wajnberg's first feature film Just Friends (1995) was the Belgian submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards. He also directed and produced numerous award-winning documentaries including Oscar Niemeyer, An architect committed to his century (2001), and Evgueni Khaldei, photographer under Stalin (1997). He coproduced the Lars Von Trier movie,The Five Obstructions (2003).
Wajnberg also directed and produced the feature film Kinshasa Kids (2012), which premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, and more recently the documentary I am Chance (2022) which was nominated for an award at the États généraux du film documentaire and at the 12th Magritte Awards ceremony.
Wajnberg also created, directed and produced the VR 360 film Kinshasa Now (2020) which premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.