Philippe Rostan

Philippe Rostan is a director, writer and producer, known for his documentaries. Born in Vietnam from a french father and a Vietnamese mother, he came to France in 1975, after the end of the war. Philippe Rostan began his career as an assistant director for Klaus Kinski (Paganini, 1989) Pierre Schoendoerffer (Dien Bien Phu, 1991), Mathieu Kassovitz (Métisse 1994). Since then he has produced and directed 8 award-winning creative documentaries, many on historical, social or political issues, including The Three Wars of Madeleine Riffaud and The Love Market. These 2 films won Etoiles De la Scam (a prestigious documentary film prize in France) in 2011 and 2012. And international awards, The Three Wars of Madeleine Riffaud also won the Festival of Algers' Grand Prix in 2012. The Cursed Twins won the Ouidah International Festival's Documentary Prize in 2014.