FRANCOISE DUMOULIN
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER

Françoise Dumoulin moved to the United States in 1978 when she received a Rotary Club Scholarship to pursue her studies in filmmaking at Columbia University. While there, she studied under the aegis of Milos Forman, Frank Daniel, Robert Young and Pau Shrader. Her studies and a strong technical background in film editing prepared Ms Dumoulin for a style of filmmaking that is creative and reveals a refined sense of storytelling.

Programs that Ms Dumoulin produced and edited won multiple awards in competitions and film festivals including :

• A nomination for an Emmy Award for 3-2-1 CONTACT.
• A“Certificate For Creative Excellence” at the US International Film & Video Festival for No Place to Hide and Mission to Planet Earth.
• A Silver Medal for Defying the Odds and an Honorable Mention for Mission to Planet Earth at the New York Festival.

Ms Dumoulin started her career working on the set and in the editing room of over 15 feature films throughout Europe and Africa. Some of her credit include, “Histoire de l’oeil” (directed by Patrick Longchamps}, “High Street”(directed by Andre Ernotte), “Verloren Paradys” (directed by Harry Kumel) and “Jambon d’Ardennes” (directed by Benoit Lamy).

After her move to the United States, Ms Dumoulin turned her attention to documentary filmmaking. She collaborated on the editing of numerous documentaries under the aegis of award winning filmmakers like Robert Drew, the Maysle brothers, Jennifer Fox and Rui de Oliveira Simoes.

In 1991, Ms Dumoulin joined the United Nations and produced and edited numerous documentaries. Some of her credits include: “No Place to Hide”, a documentary exploring the history of UN peacekeeping operations. “ Mission to Planet Earth”, a documentary on the use of space technology to monitor our environment. “Cybertale of Three Cities” a documentary on teens confronting habitat problems.

From 1985 to 1993, Ms Dumoulin served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, teaching film production and sound design. She received a MFA in Film from Columbia University and a "License" degree in Communication Arts from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion, Brussels.

For additional information contact:

Dumoulin-Smith Productions
21 Oxford Road
Hastings-on-Hudson , NY 10706
914 478 7008 Phone
dumoul1 at gmail.com