Denis Poncet

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Denis Poncet, 2007

Denis Poncet (born October 29, 1948 in Toulon , Var department , † December 12, 2014 in Strasbourg , Bas-Rhin department ) was a French film producer who was awarded an Oscar .

Career

Poncet's career in the film business began in French film with the documentary La vie jusqu'au bout in 1998, for which he was responsible as a producer. For his participation in the film A Made-to-Measure Murderer , he received an Oscar nomination in the " Best Documentary " category . Poncet and Jean-Xavier de Lestrade received the award at the 2002 Academy Awards .

This was followed in 2008 by the documentary film about the history of the Octogon network for financing the CDU after the Second World War, which was published under the title Black Kassen der CDU / CSU - Documentation of Power Construction . The following year the film Petroleum, Bread and Corruption , which was made under his direction, was released.

Private

Poncet was born in Toulon in 1948. His father was a Vice-Admiral during World War II. He lived in London, Cairo, Washington, Brest and Paris, among others. Before working as a film producer, he worked as a journalist for French radio.

From 2012 until his death he was married to the German film producer Kornelia Theune , whom he met in Paris in 2007. Poncet died in Strasbourg in December 2014, but was buried in Berlin.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2001: A made-to-measure murderer ( Un coupable idéal , documentary)
  • 2008: Black coffers of the CDU / CSU - Documentation of the construction of power ( Le Système Octogon , documentary film)
  • 2009: Oil, Bread and Corruption ( Pain, pétrole et corruption , documentary)
  • 2010: Nylons and cigarettes ( Cigarettes et bas nylon , TV movie)
  • 2011: Radiant desert ( Qui sème le vent , TV film)
  • 2013: America's Legendary Streets (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2013: Time bomb tax evasion: when will the system tip over? ( Evasion fiscale: Le hold-up du siècle , documentary)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Advertisement by Denis Poncet. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ The 74th Academy Awards - 2002. Oscars.org, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d "Of course without a helmet! I don't want to look like a sergeant!" Obituary for Denis Poncet (born 1948). Tagesspiegel , February 6, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Poncet, Denis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulon , Var department , France
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 2014
Place of death Strasbourg , Bas-Rhin department , France