Franck Marchal is a 50 year-old Parisian who spent a big part of his life abroad. He communicates in French as well as in English.

 

He has been writing poetry since his childhood. At the age of 15, Franck travelled to Japan. This experience was very particular and outstanding to him.

Just like his father, he loves movies. At the age of 5, he was already familiar with the French Cinemathèque in Paris, as well as the youth hostels’ cinema club, which was run by his father Daniel.

 

As an author, journalist and film director, Franck is involved in politics and particularly in the gay issues. He was violently aggressed during the demonstrations about the gay marriage law that occurred in France in 2012.

 

He has co-founded the website cinelibre.fr and is specialized in interviewing film directors for French producers and distributors.

 

He also founded a network of artist residencies in France, which is called the LAB. 

 

During 20 years, he successively lead 4 companies, in fashion, tourism, logistics and the military sector in Europe, Asia and in the US.

 

Fascinated by Asian cultures, societies, and arts, Franck has been travelling to Asia since his youth. He’s got a 20 year-old Eurasian son, Emmanuel.

 

In 2005, he wrote a long feature film scenario called “The Cliff” (“La Falaise”).

Taro will be his first film, a short, philosophical, coming-of-age road-movie. He’s been working on it for 4 years, Moreover a Parisian photo gallery wishes to present artistic works about the TARO project.

 

He will shortly attend the Cannes Festival to meet American, Chinese and French producers, distributors, and cinema operators.

 

Currently Franck is creating his own production company, Les Films de la Falaise, in France.