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Philippe Diaz
French filmmaker and producer
Philippe Diaz, is a Frenchfilmmaker and producer.
He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed films The Empire in Africa, New World Order: Somewhere in Africa and Now & Later.[1]
Personal life
He was born in Paris, France.[2]
Career
He studied philosophy at the University of Sorbonne.
In 1980, Díaz started to make several short documentaries, largely for companies.
The individual behind the shipment, Philippe Diaz, was located in Colombia and lured to Geneva, Switzerland under the pretense of celebrating.
In 1985, he worked as the executive producer and founded his production company 'Films Plain Chant'. After the establishment of production company, he started to produce the film Havre in 1986, which was later followed by, Rue du Départ and Mauvais Sang.[3]
In 1989, he produced his fourth feature film Pierre et Djemila which was directed by Gérard Blain.
The film received official competition at the Cannes Film Festival as well. Then Diaz produced an English film in India: La Nuit Bengali. The film bec