
Person
Jean-Sébastien Bernard
Directing · Born 1986-09-16 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Biography
A writer and director, he began his career as a camera operator and director in television, before developing a highly personal filmography, notably through my production company LES FILMS D’ANTINEA. There, he directed short films such as LE HÉRISSON DE VERRE (43 selections – 2 in CNC Category 1 – 6 awards) and PHANTASMS OF THE LIVING (42 selections – 1 in CNC Category 1 – 7 awards). LE LOUP ET LA CHATTE, produced by INSOLENCE PRODUCTIONS and in co-production with 13PRODS, is supported by the CNC, FranceTV, the PACA region, PROCIREP, ANGOA, the City of Martigues and Alcimé. It has been selected for Category 1 festivals such as the MCM Festival, Off-Courts and Tous Courts in Aix-en-Provence. He continues to forge a unique filmography, straddling realism and fantasy, with a particular focus on direction. Jean-Sébastien Bernard is currently developing feature and short films. Breakfast in America (in post-production) – Les Films d’Antinea / Les Larmes du Patriarcat, co-written and co-directed with Alban Chaplet – Les Films d’Antinea + Ryzom Films – 2026 / Instruction for an Encounter – Les Films d’Antinea – 2026 / The Wolf and the Cat (20 min) – Insolence Productions (co-prod 13 PRODS) – 2023 / La Voix du Chamois (10 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2023 / Angelure (10 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2022 / Mathilde 326 (7 min) – Les Films d’Antinea (co-prod Insolence Productions) – 2017 / Phantasms of the Living (6 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2015 / Testarossa (3 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2014 / The Glass Hedgehog (9 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2013 / Squash & Love (6 min) – Les Films d’Antinea – 2012
Known for

How to meet Someone
Director

The Wolf and the Cat
Director

Mathilde 326
Editor

The Glass Hedgehog
Director

Les Larmes du Patriarcat
Writer

The Chamois'Cry
Director

Squash and Love
Director

Phantasms of the Living
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2026Les Larmes du PatriarcatWriter
- 2026How to meet SomeoneDirector
- 2023The Chamois'CryDirector
- 2023The Wolf and the CatDirector
- 2018Mathilde 326Editor
- 2015Phantasms of the LivingDirector of Photography
- 2013The Glass HedgehogDirector
- 2012Squash and LoveDirector
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