Studied Cinema in Paris III University. Passed a master about Woody
Allen. Failed twice the IDHEC (FEMIS) exam. Attended film school at New
York University. Worked on short films in the US from 1983-1985, first as
a camera operator and then as a director ("Une, Deux, Trois Mambo" and
"Jack le Menteur"). From 1985-1988, directed a number of industrial films
and documentary segments for French television.