PITOF (Pitof)

Pitof - a director and producer, special effects, editor and musician in one person. Beginning his career refers to 1979, when he began working as an assistant director and editor on documentary, short and full-length film.

. In 1986, he plunged into the world of special effects and has since worked on commercials and videos for Jean-Baptiste Mondino, . Jean-Paul Year, . Marc Caro, . Jean-Pierre Jeunet, . Lars von Trier, . Philip Dekufle, . Alain Berberyan, . Jean-Marie Poire, . Thierry Lhermitte, . Bruno Desharma, . Alain Chabat (prize for special effects in 1996), . Wim Wenders, . Jean-Paul Saulieu (prize for special effects at the festival Spotitaliya-1995) and others,

. At the same time, he participates in the development of design for a number of TV channels (fifth channel, TF1)
. Between 1990 and 1998 Pitof worked with many directors as the director of digital special effects: with Bertrand Tavernier, . Yves Robert, . Mathieu Kassovitz, . Francis Veber, . Etienne Shatila, . Laurent Bouton, . Alexander Zhardenom, . Didier Kaminka, . Guy Jacques, . Jean-Marie Poire ( 'Visitors'), . Gц?rard Oury ( 'Thirst for gold', . 'The Phantom of the driver'), . Gц?rard Junot ( 'blue helmets'), . Michel Blanc ( 'Great sadness', . Grand Prix for the technical solution at Cannes in 1994), . Alain Chabat ( 'Didier'), . Luc Besson ( "Joan of Arc '), . Claude Zidi ( 'Asterix and Obelix against Caesar') ..,
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He is the developer of a computer to create digital effects for a broad authorization feature films.

In 1997, Pitof worked as the second director Jean-Pierre Jeunet on the set of 'Alien-4: Resurrection'. For special effects for this film Pitof was awarded 2 nd prize for special effects Imagina-1997. It was the third meeting with the wife: Pitof previously participated in the creation of 'Delicatessen' and 'City of Lost Children'.

. 'Vidocq' - the world's first film shot entirely with digital high-definition - the first directorial experience Pitofa
. For "Vidocq" director received a prize Fantasporto (best film)

. AWARDS:
. Cannes Film Festival
. Winner in the categories:
. Grand Prix for the technical solution
. 1994 - Great depression / Grosse fatigue
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. FILMOGRAPHY:
. Vidocq
. / Vidocq, 2001
. Joan of Arc
. / Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc, The, 1999
. Asterix and Obelix against Caesar
. / Asterix Et Obelix Contre Cesar, 1999
. Alien-4: Resurrection
. / Alien: Resurrection, 1997