Philippe Rostan
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philippe Rostan is a director, writer and producer, known for his
documentaries. Born in Vietnam from a french father and a Vietnamese
mother, he came to France in 1975, after the end of the war. Philippe
Rostan began his career as an assistant director for Klaus Kinski
(Paganini, 1989) Pierre Schoendoerffer (Dien Bien Phu, 1991), Mathieu
Kassovitz (Métisse 1994). Since then he has produced and directed 8
award-winning creative documentaries, many on historical, social or
political issues, including The Three Wars of Madeleine Riffaud and The
Love Market. These 2 films won Etoiles De la Scam (a prestigious
documentary film prize in France) in 2011 and 2012. And international
awards, The Three Wars of Madeleine Riffaud also won the Festival of
Algers' Grand Prix in 2012. The Cursed Twins won the Ouidah
International Festival's Documentary Prize in 2014.
Philippe Rostan also write for musical magazines and has interviewed artists like Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nico (Velvet Underground), Shane McGowan (The Pogues).