JOURNALIST(S)

After Paris’attempts everybody is worrying with terrorists. A man runs in the night. He has blood on his face . He finally arrives at a radio station. He explains to his colleagues he has investigated on a terrorist’s cell and one of them has shot himself just in front of him after telling him a bomb is on 11 pm Paris-NY flight.
It’s set to detonate at 4am, in an hour .
What are they going to choose:
release or not release the information ?

  • Caroline Proust
    Director
  • Etienne Saldès
    Director
  • Caroline Proust
    Writer
  • Cédric Melonj
    Writer
  • Etienne Saldès
    Producer
  • Caroline Proust
    Producer
  • Thierry Godard
    Key Cast
    "Victor"
  • Alain Fromager
    Key Cast
    "Christian"
  • Gregory Fitoussi
    Key Cast
    "Kerner"
  • Philippe Nahon
    Key Cast
    "Hippolyte"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    JOURNALISTE(S)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    30 hours 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 28, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    43,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    RED Digital camera
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Caroline Proust, Etienne Saldès

Caroline Proust is a French actress. She studied theatre at Montpellier’s conservatoire and CNSAD in Paris. She has worked with many directors.
Best known to international audiences for her role as Captain Laure Berthaud in the French TV series « SPIRAL » for 8 seasons. This series has won in 2015 an Emmy award for the best series drama.
She has also appeared in the TV series  «The Tunnel» and « Notre Dame la part du feu » on Netflix as well as theatre work including the Tracy Letts play August: « Osage County »  and  « Game of Love and Chance », the Arthur Miller play « a view from the Bridge » (French version by Ivo Van Hove)
She is also working since 2017 as a director and producer. She directed « First heat » and « Journalist(s) » and « being SPIRAL » a documentary upon 15 years as an actress in « SPIRAL ».
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Etienne Saldes is a French cinematographer.
He studied in different schools, photography, film editing and began to work as focus-puller, gaffer, key grip before becoming camera operator/steadicam operator and cinematographer.
He worked on several tv series as « Family Business », « Kaboul Kitchen », « Balthazar » and movies as « Renoir », « Five », « Les Kaïra », « Les chatouilles », « Qu’est ce qu’on a fait au bon dieu? », « La Proie » …
He worked with Caroline Proust as a co-director and co-producer on « First heat » and « Journalist(s) ».

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Director Statement

For years we have been listening radio’s journalists who have put their editorial choice above the emotional well-being of users. Some information may affect deeply some listeners.
Is this information will be useful? How do they decided to tell it ?
A particularly narrow line when they faced an emergency situation.