Sur l’Adamant
On the Adamant

Sur l’Adamant | On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert
FRA, JPN 2022, Competition
© TS Production / Longride

Sur l’Adamant | On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert
FRA, JPN 2022, Competition
© TS Production / Longride

Sur l’Adamant | On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert
FRA, JPN 2022, Competition
© TS Production / Longride
Crew
Director | Nicolas Philibert |
Cinematography | Nicolas Philibert |
Editing | Janusz Baranek, Nicolas Philibert |
Sound Design | Érik Ménard |
Sound | François Abdelnour |
Producers | Céline Loiseau, Gilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo |
Co-Producer | Norio Hatano |
Co-Production | Longride Tokio |
World sales
Les Films du Losange
Produced by
TS Productions

Nicolas Philibert
The director at the Premiere.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Feb 24, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
The director at the Press Conference.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Feb 24, 2023

Norio Hatano, Gilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo, Linda De Zitter, Nicolas Philibert, Céline Loiseau
The film team at the Photo Call.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Feb 24, 2023

Linda De Zitter, Nicolas Philibert
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
The director at the Press Conference.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
The winner on the stage of the Berlinale Palast.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert, Kristen Stewart, Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Carlo Chatrian
The director with his team, the Jury President and the Festival Management.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Carlo Chatrian, Nicolas Philibert, Mariëtte Rissenbeek
The Festival Management with the winner.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

The Trophy
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
The director was almost flying over the Red Carpet with his trophy.
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 25, 2023

Nicolas Philibert
Sur l’Adamant · Competition · Feb 24, 2023
© Jens Koch
Gilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo, Nicolas Philibert, Linda De Zitter, Céline Loiseau
Sur l’Adamant | On the Adamant
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 24, 2023
Press Conference at full length
Sur l’Adamant | On the Adamant
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 24, 2023
Nicolas Philibert

Born in Nancy, France in 1951, he studied philosophy and began his film career in the 1970s as assistant director to René Allio, Alain Tanner and Claude Goretta. Between 1985 and 1987, he directed mountaineering and other sports films for television. After making several shorts, he directed his debut feature-length documentary La Ville Louvre in 1990. His portrait of an orangutan, Nénette, screened in the Berlinale Forum in 2010. Since 2002, his films have been presented in over 100 retrospectives and tribute events around the world.
Filmography (documentaries)
1978 La Voix de son maître (His Master’s Voice); co-director: Gérard Mordillat 1990 La Ville Louvre (Louvre City) 1995 Un animal, des animaux (Animals) 1996 La Moindre des choses (Every Little Thing) 1999 Qui sait ? (Who Knows?) 2002 Être et avoir (To Be and To Have) 2007 Retour en Normandie (Back to Normandy) 2009 Nénette 2010 La Nuit tombe sur la ménagerie (Night falls on the Menagerie); short film 2012 La maison de la Radio 2018 De chaque instant (Each and Every Moment) 2022 Sur l’Adamant (On the Adamant)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023