HUBERT SAUPER
Director
Documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, producer, and actor. Known for his sharp socio‑political and at the same time poetic films, shot mainly in African countries and Cuba. His works have gained worldwide recognition for their expressiveness, content, and aesthetics. Member of the European, French, and American Film Academies.
Hubert studied photography in the USA, film directing at the University of Fine Arts Vienna and the University of Paris, and was also a non‑degree student at the French La Femis Film School. His dissertation was titled “Cinema as a Testament” and was devoted to the last films of directors Cyril Collard, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Joris Ivens. Hubert graduated from the Film School with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
His feature‑length film “Diary of Kisangani” (1998), shot in the south of what was formerly Zaire and addressing the issue of several thousand refugees from Rwanda, was shown at the Berlinale and won awards at many film festivals, including Karlovy Vary and “Cinéma du Réel”.
The film “Darwin’s Nightmare” (2004) won more than 20 prestigious awards, including the Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival, the French César Award, the European Film Academy Award, the Viennale Award, the Amsterdam Film Festival Award for Best Film of the Decade, and many others. In 2005, the film was nominated for an Oscar.
Hubert studied photography in the USA, film directing at the University of Fine Arts Vienna and the University of Paris, and was also a non‑degree student at the French La Femis Film School. His dissertation was titled “Cinema as a Testament” and was devoted to the last films of directors Cyril Collard, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Joris Ivens. Hubert graduated from the Film School with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
His feature‑length film “Diary of Kisangani” (1998), shot in the south of what was formerly Zaire and addressing the issue of several thousand refugees from Rwanda, was shown at the Berlinale and won awards at many film festivals, including Karlovy Vary and “Cinéma du Réel”.
The film “Darwin’s Nightmare” (2004) won more than 20 prestigious awards, including the Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival, the French César Award, the European Film Academy Award, the Viennale Award, the Amsterdam Film Festival Award for Best Film of the Decade, and many others. In 2005, the film was nominated for an Oscar.