Thierry Mauvignier

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Thierry Mauvignier

Biography
Thierry Mauvignier is a French director and documentary filmmaker, born in 1965 near Tours, France. He grew up with two brothers, Laurent Mauvignier (a writer) and Frédéric Mauvignier (a director), as well as sisters. From a young age he loved cinema, even making his own cardboard projectors and slides. He studied audiovisual technology and earned a BTS Audiovisuel. In 1997 he directed his first short film, L’heure c’est l’heure, with his nephews and nieces acting. He then made several short films and documentaries, often working with sound engineer Michel Duponteil. He also writes books for young people and works as a videographer. In 2021 he directed a short film about a Poitevin legend, The Legend of the Murderous Lords, which he revisits with his brother Laurent Mauvignier; this short appears in the documentary La légende de Thierry Mauvignier directed by Dylan Besseau. He often draws inspiration from nature and wolves, a subject he has explored in much of his work.

Director
Mauvignier has directed many films and documentaries, including:
- 1997: It’s time (short film) for France 3
- 1998: Death at your fingertips (short film) for France 3
- 1999: I would go to the seaside (short film)
- 2003: René Descartes (documentary)
- 2006: The Cinematograph, from shadow to light (documentary)
- 2007: Harvests of yesteryear (documentary)
- 2007: Stroll between Pinail and Moulière (documentary)
- 2007: Stroll along the Clain (documentary)
- 2007: Running the marathon (documentary)
- 2008: The Forgotten of Laos or the Maquis of Indochina (co-directed with Christophe Guyonnaud) (documentary)
- 2008: Walk in the land of the monkeys (documentary)
- 2008: Canis lupus, said the wolf (documentary, with Pascal Durand)
- 2021: The Legend of the Murderous Lords (short film) with Frans Boyer, Yannick Jaulin, Michel Cordeboeuf, Joël Pyrène, Franck Beckmann, and co-written with Laurent Mauvignier

Writer
- 2005: Canaïs the cub and Little Red Riding Hood, an adaptation of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Participations
- 2021: La légende de Thierry Mauvignier (The Legend of Thierry Mauvignier) – documentary
- 2022: Interview with Thierry Mauvignier

Notes
Thierry Mauvignier’s work often blends storytelling with natural and mythical themes, especially wolves, and he collaborates with family members and other filmmakers on various projects.