Pauline Blanchet is an award-winning film director and producer whose work examines sports, nationalism, and identity. Her first short documentary Zuckerberg You Owe/Own Me has been recognised at international levels.
She has been part of emerging talent programmes at CPH:DOX, Sheffield Doc Fest, Ateliers Médicis, Future of Film, was a scholarship recipient for the Sundance Collab Documentary Course, and has pitched in Dok Leipzig's Short ‘n’ Sweet. More recently, she has started working in XR storytelling addressing environmental issues, notably in the Arctic, in partnership with New Images Festival and Garage Stories. Her current project Big in Gazi Baba picked up the Vanessa Redgrave Award in PriFest for the best pitch in September 2023.
She has been part of emerging talent programmes at CPH:DOX, Sheffield Doc Fest, Ateliers Médicis, Future of Film, was a scholarship recipient for the Sundance Collab Documentary Course, and has pitched in Dok Leipzig's Short ‘n’ Sweet. More recently, she has started working in XR storytelling addressing environmental issues, notably in the Arctic, in partnership with New Images Festival and Garage Stories. Her current project Big in Gazi Baba picked up the Vanessa Redgrave Award in PriFest for the best pitch in September 2023.