Point du Jour is a press agency and television production company with 15 years' experience in producing reports, documentaries, magazines and programmes on social and consumer issues for terrestrial and special-interest television channels based in France or abroad. Its work covers the entire range of non-fiction programmes, from current affairs to educational programmes, including historical investigation, adventure, science and culture, the only exception being wildlife programmes.

Point du Jour comprises a team of producers with varied backgrounds and experiences, organised around five departments: Documentaries, Culture/Music, Investigation and Reports, Programmes and Magazines, and Distribution.

Point du Jour represents a certain vision of television and of the company's programmes. This distinctive approach is also what prompts film-makers, authors and journalists to form long-term working partnerships with PDJ.

Point du Jour is also firmly established on the international market through its distribution arm, Point du Jour International.

Since its creation in 1988, each film made at Point du Jour carries the stamp of the company's philosophy : get to the heart of things. Over the years, Point du Jour expanded its activities, from journalism to creative documentaries, from social problems to history, adventure or music and docu-drama, forging links with TV channels in France and abroad.
In 2005, the company produced some 88 hours of programming. Point du Jour has received the "French TV Producer's Award 2003" by the PROCIREP.

The company also produces regular magazine programmes for public broadcasters, for example: : "L'oeil et la main" (Eye and Hand), a programme for the deaf and the hard of hearing.

Point du Jour International
The company's distribution outfit guarantees Point du Jour's presence on the international market, handling top level in-house productions and selected titles from third parties. Point du Jour International also handles sales of the DOCSTAR catalogue in French-speaking territories.


AWARDS


The Rise and Fall of the Russian Oligarchs
* "Special Jury Prize", Banff International Television Festival 2006, Canada

Asbestos a slow death
* Grand Prix Cora Coralina "Best Documentary" (Festival International Cinema & Vidéo Ambient FICA- Goîas 2005) Brazil

Wine at War
* Prix Spécial du Grand Jury (Festival Oenovidéo- Ménerbes 2005) France
* (Millesimages-2005) France

Frans Krajcberg
* Premier Grand Prix du Film d'Art militant (Festival International du Film d'Art- Paris 2004) France
* Mention Spéciale du Jury (Festival International du Film de l'Environnement (FICA)- Goias 2004) Brésil

In the Wake of Chinese Junks (The Underwater Excavations by Franck Goddio)
* Prix du Patrimoine Maritime (Festival International du Film Maritime et d'Exploration- Toulon 2004) France

Dites à nos enfants que nous nous sommes battus
* Prix Spécial du Jury et Prix du Bureau du Festival (Festival International Ciné Vidéo Psy de Lorquin - Paris 2004) France

Bob Kennedy, the Man Who Wanted to Change America / Patrick JEUDY
* Best Documentary Award (Avignon Film Festival - Avignon 2004) France
* Certificate of Distinction as Finalist Award Winner (Television Programming & Promotions competition) (The New York Festivals - New York 2004) USA

Dusapin, a Man of Music / Michel FOLLIN
* Silver FIPA, music & performance category (FIPA - Biarritz(2004) France

Le Ciel est sous nos Pieds / Fabienne ISSARTEL
* Award for Best Script (Festival du Film d'Art de l'UNESCO - Paris(2003) France

The Junction / Ilan ZIV
* First Prize of the International Film festival of Haifa, (documentary) (2003) Israël

Hotel Palestine / Antonia RADOS
* "Grand Prix" of German Television (current affairs) (2003) Germany

The Ochoa Affair / Igor LEON
* Ile d'Argent (Festival International du Film Insulaire - Ile de Groix 2003) France

Our Friend Saddam / Antonia RADOS
* Spécial Commendation of the Jury (FIGRA - Touquet Paris-Plage 2004) France
* Romy Schneider Prize (2003) Austria

Hector Berlioz : my life reads like a novel / Claire ALBY& Andy SOMMER
* Le Grand Prix de la SACEM for Best Musical Documentary (2003) France

Dark Side of the Moon / William KAREL
* Excellence in Television or Film (Quebec International Science and Film Festival "Go Figure !" - 2003) Canada
* Best Film on Science and Society (Quebec International Science and Film Festival "Go Figure !" - 2003) Canada
* Adolf Grimme Prize for the script directing (2002) Germany


Human Weapon / Ilan ZIV
* Special Commendation -TV Current Affairs (Prix Europa - Berlin 2002) Germany
* SILVER SATELLITE, 1st Prize "Journalism" -TV Current Affairs (Intl. Festival - Albena 2003) Bulgaria

Un cœur qui BATZ / Patrice Gérard
* Le Dundée d'Or (Festival International du Film Insulaire - Ile de Groix 2001) France

Histoires Secrètes du Biafra / Joël Calmettes
* Award Certificate as Finalist (The New York Festivals - New York 2002) USA
* Prix Lycéen du Documentaire Historique(International History Film Festival- Pessac 2001) France

Cathedrals / Jean-François Delassus
* Roberval Télévision Prize (The Roberval Prize - Paris 2001) France

Alexandria and Cleopatra's Palace (The Underwater Excavations by Franck Goddio) Roland Savoy & Alain Moreau
* Historical Documentary Prize (The World Festival of Underwater Pictures - Antibes 2000) France

The Caribbean Ring of Fire / Antoine de Maximy
* Special Jury Prize (World Festival of Underwater Pictures - Antibes 2000) France
* National Geographic Award (International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival - Autrans 1999) France

Annapurna, History of a Conquest / Bernard George
* Best Climbing Film (Mountain Film Festival - Telluride 2000) Etats-Unis
* Best Film on Climbing (Banff Mountain Festivals 2000) Canada
* Grand Prize (International Festival of Mountain Environment & Alpine films - Les Diablerets 2000) Switzerland
* First Prize (International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival - Autrans 1999) France

The Mysteries of the Pyramids / Jean-François Delassus
* The Golden Book (Roshd International Festival - Teheran 2000) Iran
* Special Jury Prize (International Meeting of Archaeological Film of the Mediterranean Area 2000 - Athens) Greece

My Mum's a Gangster / Solveig Anspach
* Jury Grand Prize & Audience Grand Prize (International Women Films Festival - Créteil 1999) France

For the Eyes of Mariana Gonzalo Arijon & Virginia Martinez
* Third Prize URTI (Monte Carlo TV Festival 1998)
* First Documentary Prize (International Films Festival Midia - Madrid 1998) Spain
* Corail Award (International Films Festival - Havana 1997) Cuba
* Special Quotation (International Films Festival - Montevideo 1996) Uruguay

Albania under Enver Hoxha Robert Qafzezi
* Silver FIPA (Biarritz 1998) France

Jugglings Atoms Akela Sari & Ramdame Issaad
* Audience Grand Prize (International Scientific Film Festival - Nancy 1999) France
* Roberval Award (Festival of Compiegne 1998) France
* Best Film and Audience Award (Vision Sciences Festival of Palaiseau 1998) France

Granados & Delgado, Anarchists under Franco Lala Goma & Xavier Montanya
* Silver FIPA (Biarritz 1996) France

Men of the Behring Straits Patrick Boitet
* Albert Londres Award (1996) England
* Culture & Art Award (International SCOOP and News Festival - Angers 1996) France

Setif, one 8th of May 1945 Mehdi Lallaoui and Bernard Langlois
* Politic Event Prize (International Scoop and News Festival - Angers 1997) France

Europe it's our History Jean-Michel Meurice
* Special Mention (FIPA - Biarritz 1996) France

The War in Karabakh Frédéric Tonolli
* Best Report for more than 40'(FIGRA 1993) France

Palestine, story of a Land Simone Bitton
* Jury Special Mention (FIPA 1993) France

Solidarnosc Jean-Michel Meurice, Christophe Talczewski and Gabriel Meretik
* Politic Documentary Prize (Society Angers 1990) France

17 October 1961, a Missing Day Philip Brooks, Alan Hayling
* Gold FIPA (1993)
* Grand Prize (Angers) 1992
* Jury Special Prize (Golden Gate Film Festival 1993)

26'reports

The Elves of Dr. Williams Jean-Christophe Klotz
* Society Programme "Faits de Société" Prize (International SCOOP and News Festival - Angers 1998) France

Southern Sudan, a forgotten war Thierry Derouet & Yves Junqua
* Best Picture Award (Grand Reportage Film Festival -FIGRA - 1998) France

Working Children in Cairo Jean-Etienne Frère & Gonzalo Arijon
* North-South Award (North- South Media Encounters - Geneva 1998) Switzerland

Colombia, the Mothers'League Laurence Graffin
* Olivier Quemener Award (FIGRA - Lille 1997) France

The Last Rastas Frédéric Tonolli
* Culture & Art Award (International SCOOP and News Festival - Angers 1998) France


Sarajevo, a street under siege
* Jury Award (Locarno 1995) Switzerland
* Bafta Award (London 1994) England