Denis Delestrac is a French director and producer who is best known for creating feature-length investigative documentaries. His films focus on the ecological, social, and political impacts of natural resources. His film Sand Wars influenced the United Nations Environmental Program to write a report on sand scarcity in 2019.
He has won over 40 international prizes and became a member of the European Film Academy in 2017.
Career
Denis Delestrac graduated from the Toulouse Law School and obtained a Master's degree in Journalism at the University of Dallas. He began working as a photojournalist, and later as a writer, in the United States covering the South Central LA riots, the Waco siege, and the 1992 presidential elections.
Denis Delestrac made his debut in non-fiction filmmaking in 2001. In addition to his TV and theatrical non-fiction works, Delestrac directs branded content films for brands or events through his production company Intrepido Films.[1]
Private life
Delestrac resides in Barcelona.
Selected filmography
Selected awards
Best film – Inspiration Category – EKO Film 2013
Gold Panda for Best Nature & Environment Protection Award – Sishuan TV Festival 2013 Golden Sun – Barcelona Environmental Film Festival 2013 Japan Prize NHK 2013 – 2nd Prize Greenpeace Prize – Festival du Film Vert 2014 Best film – San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival 2014 Finalist – Monte Carlo 33rd International URTI Grand Prix for Author's Documentary Rockie Award – Banff World Media Festival 2014 Prix Gémeaux 2014 Winner – Wild and Scenic Film Festival 2015 Best Film – Green Me Film Festival 2015 Winner: "Impact Prize" – FIGRA 2015 Best Environmental Film – Cayman International Film Festival 2015 Winner of the Expo Milano Prize 2015 Best Full Length Documentary – 8th Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest 2015 Award of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences – Life Sciences Film Festival Prague Grand Prize of the City of Innsbruck 2015 Best International Feature Award – Planet in Focus – Toronto 2015 Golden Sun – FICMA 2015 Special Prize – "Emys Foundation" 2015 Greenpeace Prize – Festival du Film vert de Genève 2016 Best Film – Another Way Film Festival 2016 Grands Prix – Ecrans Publics 2016 Winner – Deauville Green Awards 2016 Finalist – DIG Awards 2016 Winner – Deauville Green Awards 2018 Winner – 3rd place On Art Film Festival 2018
Professional affiliations
Member of the European Film Academy
Member of the International Federation of Journalists
Founding member of The Barcelona International Documentary Club
Membre Sociétaire Stagiaire du collège audiovisuel de la Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia