Joël Farges, born in 1948 in Angers, is a director, producer, and screenwriter. After studying at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, he first worked as an editor, participating in the founding of the magazine Ça/Cinéma in 1973, marking the beginning of a career devoted to writing and reflection on cinema. He directed several historical short films on the archaeology of cinema, as well as feature films and documentaries. He founded the production company Artcam International in 1992 and then joined Kolam Productions. He produced dozens of films in Eastern Europe, Asia, and India, and taught cinema at Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle University and then at La Fémis.

Selective filmography

1978 : La Semaine sanglante
1980 : Aimée
1984 : Pondichery avant l’oubli
1993 : Amok
2006 : Serko
2007 : Giuseppe Castiglione
2012 : Alexandra David-Néel
2016 : Le Cinéma du bout du monde
2018 : Le Champo du quartier latin
2019 : Jiri Trnka, l’ami retrouvé