Yann Maritaud

Yann shot his first film at the age of 8 staging his Playmobil’s adventures in stop-motion with the family’s old Hi8 camera. Undeniable success to his parents and grandparents, this first experience led him to spend all his free time as a teenager with a camera in his hands. After studying audiovisual & cinema, he began as a gaffer on sets. As years passed, he dedicated his career to narrative films, shooting more than fifty shorts, including "Maman(s)" by Maïmouna Doucouré who won the Cesar for Best Short Film award 2017.

For his first steps in feature films, he was honoured to work as co-cinematographer with Tom Stern (Asc, Afc) on "Cessez-le-feu" by Emmanuel Courcol. Since then, he assisted many directors on their first feature as Maïmouna Doucouré with "Mignonnes" (Sundance 2020, Berlin 2020), Charlène Favier with "Slalom" (Cannes 2020, nominated at Cesars 2021) or Anissa Bonnefont with « La Maison ».

He like to switch from deep stories like the recent « The Land Within » by Fisnik Maxville, to (smart) comedies, as shooting « Terrible Jungle » with Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli, a jungle journey with Catherine Deneuve, the crazy feature « Zenithal » by Jean-Baptiste Saurel, and more recently « La Poupée », starring Cécile de France and Vincent Macaigne.

Accustomed to shooting in all conditions and all over the planet , Yann is more than ever concerned about militant, ecologist and feminist projects. Passionate about the underwater world, he is also certified in underwater cinematography.

features
LA POUPÉE - post production
Sophie Beaulieu I Novoprod
ZÉNITHAL - 2024
Jean-Baptiste Saurel I Kazak Productions
LA FILLE QU'ON APPELLE - teleplay - Arte - 2023
Charlène Favier I Image & Compagnie
THE LAND WITHIN - 2022
Fisnik Maxville I Alva Films Productions
Best Film in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights Films Festival 2022
LA MAISON - 2022
Anissa Bonnefont I Radar Films
UN TRIOMPHE - 2021
Emmanuel Courcol I Agat Films
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection Angouleme 2020
Audience & Best actors awards, EFA 2020 - Best European Comedy
SLALOM - 2020
Charlène Favier I Mille et Une Productions
Césars 2022 - 2 Nominations, Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Bayard for best cinematography - Fiff Namur 2020
TERRIBLE JUNGLE - 2020
Hugo Benazomig & David Caviglioli I 22h22
MIGNONNES - 2020
Maïmouna Doucouré I Bien ou Bien Prod
Césars 2021 - Female Revelation, Sundance 2020 - Directing Award, Berlin 2020 - Special Jury Mention, Alice Guy 2021 Award, Angoulême 2020 - Coup de coeur
RAMDAM - 2019
Zangro I Bien ou Bien Productions
Best cinematography - Beverly Hills TV Festival
100 KILOS D'ÉTOILES - 2019
Marie-Sophie Chambon I Koro Films
CESSEZ LE FEU - 2016
Emmanuel Courcol I Les Films du Kiosque

short films
LES PREMIÈRES FOIS - 2021
Mathias Rifkiss & Colas Rifkiss I Zadig Films
MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL - 2020
Sam Azulys I Leto Films
ODOL GORRI - 2018
Charlène Favier I Mille et Une Productions & Charlie Bus Production
Best cinematography - Kinoma 2018
BLEU-GRIS - 2016
Laëtitia Martinucci I Les Films du Cygne
DRYAD - 2015
Thomas Vernay I Cumulus
Best cinematography - Sustefest Festival
Best cinemarogtaphy - Short to the point
OMESSA - 2015
Charlène Favier I Charlie Bus Production
Best cinematography - Kinolit IFF
Best cinemarogtaphy - TOFF film festival
Best cinematography - Moving images New York
LE BOUQUET - 2015
Allen & Smithee I Marsellus・CRAC・Black Light Studios・Kill The Young
Best cinematography - ShortCut Cinefest
OMESSA - 2014
Charlène Favier I Charliebus
Best Cinematography Kinolit IFF
Best Cinematography TOFF Film Festival
Best Cinematography Moving Images NY
MAMAN(S) - 2014
Maïmouna Doucouré I Bien ou Bien Productions
Cesar 2017 - Best Short Film Sundance 2017 - Best Short Film Oscar Academy Gold Fellowship Award for Maïmouna Doucouré Tiff Toronto International Fil Festival - Best Short Films Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Special Jury Mention BFI London Film Festival- Special Jury Mention