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Jean-Gabriel Périot | |
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Born | 1974 |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2001–present |
Website | http://www.jgperiot.net |
Jean-Gabriel Périot is a French filmmaker.
He lived in southern France and Guadeloupe before moving to Paris. [1]
Périot never went to a film school, instead he studied media and communication. While working in the audiovisual service at Centre Georges Pompidou he turned to editing and got introduced to archives. [2] [3]
His favourite filmmaker include: Dziga Vertov, [4] Michael Haneke, Jean-Luc Godard and Guy Debord. [5]
Périot currently shares his time between Paris and Nice.