Jean-Sébastien Bernard

Directing · b. 1986 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

A writer and director, he began his career as a camera operator and director in television, before developing a highly personal filmography, notably through my production company LES FILMS D’ANTINEA. There, he directed short films such as LE HÉRISSON DE VERRE (43 selections – 2 in CNC Category 1 – 6 awards) and PHANTASMS OF THE LIVING (42 selections – 1 in CNC Category 1 – 7 awards).

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LE LOUP ET LA CHATTE, produced by INSOLENCE PRODUCTIONS and in co-production with 13PRODS, is supported by the CNC, FranceTV, the PACA region, PROCIREP, ANGOA, the City of Martigues and Alcimé. It has been selected for Category 1 festivals such as the MCM Festival, Off-Courts and Tous Courts in Aix-en-Provence.

He continues to forge a unique filmography, straddling realism and fantasy, with a particular focus on direction. Jean-Sébastien Bernard is currently developing feature and short films.

Breakfast in America (in post-production) – Les Films d’Antinea / Les Larmes du Patriarcat, co-written and co-directed with Alban Chaplet – Les Films d’Antinea + Ryzom Films – 2026 / Instruction for an Encounter – Les Films d’Antinea – 2026 / The Wolf and the Cat (20 min) – Insolence Productions (co-prod 13 PRODS) – 2023 / La Voix du Chamois (10 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2023 / Angelure (10 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2022 / Mathilde 326 (7 min) – Les Films d’Antinea (co-prod Insolence Productions) – 2017 / Phantasms of the Living (6 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2015 / Testarossa (3 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2014 / The Glass Hedgehog (9 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2013 / Squash & Love (6 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2012