Emmanuelle Schick Garcia
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Emmanuelle Schick Garcia is a Spanish-Canadian writer and film director, born in the south of France to a Spanish mother and a Canadian father. At the age of three her family moved to Vancouver
, Canada
where she grew up.
She was a seven time Spanish Junior Swim Champion and record holder. She was a world ranked swimmer at the age of fifteen (200 and 400 IM, 200 backstroke). At eighteen, she earned a swimming scholarship to University of California, Los Angeles
where she received her B.A. in Art History.
She was awarded "Outstanding UCLA Swimming Freshman" in 1996 and the UCLA swim team "Bruin Pride" award in 1998 and 1999. She was ranked sixth all-time in the 200 IM and eighth in the 400 IM on UCLA's all time best times in 1996, and was the swim team co-captain in 1999. She was the swimmer featured in the TAG Heuer
link watch campaign photographed by Richard Burbridge in 2000.
She received a M.F.A. in film production (directing) at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Her mentor at UCLA was the Russian filmmaker Marina Goldovskaya
.
In 2003 she was awarded the Motion Picture Association of America
Award and the Mary Pickford Award for Excellence in documentary filmmaking. Her UCLA thesis film La Petite Morte
won three film festival awards for Best Documentary and one nomination for Best Documentary.
Her films Cancer and A Safe Place were screened as official selections at Les Films du Monde, Montreal. She directed the 'making of' of Richard Bohringer
's C'est Beau Une Ville La Nuit, and 20 Ans Déjà with French rugby star Denis Charvet
; appears as "Françoise" in Juliana Hatfield
's memoir "When I Grow Up"; is a member of the Canadian experimental band Japanese Pop Songs; and wrote, directed and coproduced (with Laila Tahhar) the feature length documentary The Idiot Cycle
which won the 2010 Green Report Award.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where she grew up.
She was a seven time Spanish Junior Swim Champion and record holder. She was a world ranked swimmer at the age of fifteen (200 and 400 IM, 200 backstroke). At eighteen, she earned a swimming scholarship to University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
where she received her B.A. in Art History.
She was awarded "Outstanding UCLA Swimming Freshman" in 1996 and the UCLA swim team "Bruin Pride" award in 1998 and 1999. She was ranked sixth all-time in the 200 IM and eighth in the 400 IM on UCLA's all time best times in 1996, and was the swim team co-captain in 1999. She was the swimmer featured in the TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer is a Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its sports watches and chronographs. It is a division of luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton. The company motto is "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860"...
link watch campaign photographed by Richard Burbridge in 2000.
She received a M.F.A. in film production (directing) at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Her mentor at UCLA was the Russian filmmaker Marina Goldovskaya
Marina Goldovskaya
Marina Goldovskaya, is an eminent Russian born documentary cinematographer famed for her candid portrayal of people. She has documented many types of people including simple folk, seamstresses, a female astronaut, literary and artistic legends, as well as political leaders.The recipient of...
.
In 2003 she was awarded the Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
Award and the Mary Pickford Award for Excellence in documentary filmmaking. Her UCLA thesis film La Petite Morte
La Petite Morte
La Petite Morte is a 2003 documentary directed by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about the pornography business in Paris, centering on the interviews of Raffaela Anderson, John B. Root and others. It won three film festival awards for Best Documentary and one nomination for Best Documentary.The title is...
won three film festival awards for Best Documentary and one nomination for Best Documentary.
Her films Cancer and A Safe Place were screened as official selections at Les Films du Monde, Montreal. She directed the 'making of' of Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer is a French actor.-Personal life:Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has two other children, Richard and Lou.-Career:...
's C'est Beau Une Ville La Nuit, and 20 Ans Déjà with French rugby star Denis Charvet
Denis Charvet
Denis Charvet is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Centre.Denis Charvet played for Stade Toulousain and Racing Club de France. He earned his first national cap on March 1 , 1986 against Wales at Cardiff...
; appears as "Françoise" in Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield , is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
's memoir "When I Grow Up"; is a member of the Canadian experimental band Japanese Pop Songs; and wrote, directed and coproduced (with Laila Tahhar) the feature length documentary The Idiot Cycle
The Idiot Cycle
The Idiot Cycle, a 2009 French-Canadian documentary, alleges six major chemical companies are responsible for decades of cancer causing chemicals and pollution, and also develop cancer treatments and drugs...
which won the 2010 Green Report Award.
External links
- http://www.japanesepopsongs.com Emmanuelle Schick Garcia's production company and band web site..
- http://www.theidiotcycle.com Official web site for 'The Idiot Cycle.'
- http://www.vodeo.tv/fiche-realisation-2288-emmanuelle-schick-garcia.html 'La Petite Morte.'
- http://www.japanesepopsongs.com/lpm Official web site for 'La Petite Morte.'