Jérémie Carboni (born 28 December 1980) is a French film producer,

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and

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Family and education

From his paternal grandmother's side, he is the descendant of the aristocratic and upper-class Michau family, from

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) and the nephew of Jean-Pierre Pierre-Bloch (impresario and

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); both brothers are the sons of French minister Jean Pierre-Bloch and were also

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's friends. Grandson of Michel Carboni (1916-1977), a French senior official, Customs' Director of

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and has launched French stylists Marithé + François Girbaud. Carboni is the son of Jean-Michel Carboni (former diplomat, senior executive of

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and deputy CEO of

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) and Régine Rozenker (a classical pianist). The family lived in

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, France,

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and also in Italy (for 6 years) where he attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome. Then he studied at the

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and at the Rome University of Fine Arts before graduating in filmmaking in Paris. He also studied briefly

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Film and Theatre career

Carboni began as a production assistant, assistant director and head of development for Stéphane Tchalgadjieff and Danièle Gégauff (Solaris S.A.), producers of film directors

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, Wong Kar Wai,

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, etc. His first film is the documentary '' Bartleby en coulisses'', on the theatrical work of famous writer Daniel Pennac, for the reading-performance of ''Bartleby, the Scrivener'' (short story of

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) at the Théâtre de la Pépinière in Paris (2009). In 2013, Carboni founded and became president of Compagnie MIA (Mouvement International Artistique), a theatre company created for French writer Daniel Pennac to produce his shows (''Journal d’un corps'', ''L’œil, du loup'', ''Un Amour exemplaire''...). In the same year, he directed his second movie, a history of

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with composers

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, Émilie Simon, Teho Teardo,

Moriarty (band) Moriarty is a French-American musical group formed in 1995. It is a musical collective of five artists of French, American, Swiss and Vietnamese origin, who were mostly born in France to American parents. The group was named Moriarty in referenc ...

, François Bayle, etc. The film has been selected and screened in Paris on 19 June 2013, by MusiquePointDoc film festival of La Gaîté Lyrique. In 2017, his third film is a portrait of French stylists Marithé et François Girbaud, inventors of skin-tight jeans, baggy trousers and the industrialization of

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process. In 2022, he directed a tribute film on French writer

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, member of the

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and of literary movement named

Les Hussards ''Les Hussards'' (), is a French Comedy film, comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting roles ...

, born in the 1950s.

, Jean d'Ormesson,

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, Xavier Darcos,

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, Eric Neuhoff, Antoine Gallimard took part in this film.

Filmography

Cinema & TV *2005 : ''Réunion de famille'' (short film) *2009 : ''La Sombra del Tiempo'' (short film) (coproducer) *2010 : '' Bartleby en coulisses'' *2013 : ''Point d'Orgue'' (coproducer) *2013 : '' Musique(s) électronique(s)'' *2017 : '' Marithé + François = Girbaud'' *2021 : ''Michel Déon ou la force de l'amitié'' Music videos *2010 : ''Notre Terre'' performed by

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(Mercury – Universal) *2011 : ''La Place du passager'' performed by Dominique Fidanza (Mercury – Universal) *2016 : ''Long is the Night'' performed by Moriarty (Air Rytmo – Shot in 360° virtual reality at the Louvre museum) Theatre video capture *2010 : ''Bartleby le scribe'' with Daniel Pennac (Théâtre de la Pépinière)

Musique(s) électronique(s)

''Musique(s) électronique(s): les bruitistes et leur descendance'' is a

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

shot between 2010 and 2012 by Carboni. It is about the history of

musique concrète Musique concrète (; ): " problem for any translator of an academic work in French is that the language is relatively abstract and theoretical compared to English; one might even say that the mode of thinking itself tends to be more schematic ...

, and

experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...

, ranging from Luigi Russolo's 1913 manifesto ''

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'' to the modern generation. Composers, including

, Emilie Simon, François Bayle, Michel Chion,

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, and Teho Teardo, discuss about how and why they composed electronic music pieces. The film's premiere was screened in

, on June 19, 2013, at the La Gaîté Lyrique theatre. The cast included: *

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, electronic music composer. * Émilie Simon, composer and French singer of electronic music. * Moriarty, Stéphan Zimmerli (Moriarty's musician). * Teho Teardo, composer. * François Bayle, composer, former CEO of

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(GRM). *

, composer and CEO of GRM. * Michel Chion, composer, musicologist and professor at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. * Frank Madlener, CEO of

Ircam IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of Avant-garde music, avant garde and Electroacoustic ...

. * Marc Battier, composer, co-founder of the

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Studies (EMS and musicologist at the Sorbonne).

Theatre career (Compagnie MIA)

In 2013, under the impetus of French writer Daniel Pennac, Carboni founded (with Laurent Natrella of the

Comédie-française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

) and became Chairman of the Compagnie MIA. He left his manager position in 2019. *2012–15 : ''Journal d'un corps'' written by and performed by Daniel Pennac (

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord The Bouffes du Nord is a theatre at 37 bis, boulevard de la Chapelle, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris located near the Gare du Nord. It has been listed since 1993 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. History left, ...

) *2014–15 : ''L'Oeil du loup'' (''Eye Of the Wolf'' written by Daniel Pennac) with Malian actor Habib Dembélé (Maison des Métallos, Paris) *2015 : ''Manèges'' written by Laura Alcoba *2017–19 : ''Un Amour exemplaire'' with Daniel Pennac (Teatro Bellini, Naples) *2019–? : ''Le Cas Malaussène'' by Daniel Pennac

Political and Business advisor

* Carboni also worked occasionally in politics as a communication and audiovisual advisor for

République solidaire Solidary Republic (''République solidaire'', RS) is a centre-right list of political parties in France, political party in France launched by Dominique de Villepin, a former Prime Minister of France, Prime Minister, on 18 June 2010. The party wa ...

party founded by former Prime minister

Dominique de Villepin Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (; born 14 November 1953) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac. In his career working at the Ministry ...

, for centrist political parties or for Maliyéanbêdétayé, the Malian political mouvement of Habib Dembélé. * In 2018, Carboni co-founded and became CEO of a consulting firm specialized in renewable energy.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carboni, Jeremie Living people 1980 births People from Châtenay-Malabry French film producers