Discover Top Freelancers in France

Justin Heifetz is a freelance journalist in France with more than a decade of experience in reporting and editing. Based out of Marseille, he covers news and social affairs with a focus on immigration, crime and human rights. His work can be found in VICE, CNN, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Condé Nast’s them., Roads and Kingdoms, The Diplomat, The Outline, La Croix, South China Morning Post and elsewhere. Before relocating to France in 2021, Justin worked as a journalist in Asia. He reported on Manila’s elderly drag performers living in transient shelters, social and workplace discrimination against North Korean defectors in Seoul and the threat of sexual violence facing Kolkata’s transgender community. In Hong Kong, Justin’s coverage helped reveal government-funded conversion therapy programs, teens risking dangerous abortions at illegal clinics, police officers assaulting and incriminating sex workers and the rampant abuse of live-in maids. His investigative writing chronicled how domestic workers from the Philippines become entrapped abroad and why Hong Kong is running out of space for waste, affordable housing and its own dead. A native of Boston, Justin holds a Master of Journalism from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from Franklin & Marshall College. He began his career at local newspaper desks in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand in 2011 and became a freelance reporter in 2016. News portfolio: https://justinheifetz.com/portfolio/writing/

• Reporter / Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host

My name is Laurent, I am a soundtrack composer from France working internationally (remotely) who has studied composition at L'Ecole Normal de Musique in Paris, piano jazz, and Orchestration at The Juilliard School in New-York. I love composing music and scoring for films . I have scored many documentaries , films and t.v serie as well as mixing for the theater in 5.1 and t.v. I recently started composing and mixing projects for VR360 ( ambisonic ) , as well as receiving an award for best sound editing of a feature film prized at the International film festival of Brazilia( december 2019 ) As a co-founder of Song Studios , I have a good experience of, not only , the music production/creation challenges, but also the business problematics associated with it. I believe I can share this knowledge and contribute to a group of talented people willing to reach greater objectives. Imdb credits https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3140226/

• Music Composer
• Sound Mixer

Anne Paq (1976) is an award-winning freelance photographer and videographer, with a background in international human rights law, who had lived for more than a decade in Palestine. She has been a member of Activestills Collective since 2006. Her work has been exhibited worldwide and published in various media outlets such as the NY Times Lens, Paris Match, le Nouvel Observateur, Al Jazeera, Haaretz newspaper, The National, Les Inrockuptibles, The Huffington Post, The New Internationalist, Dazed and Confused, +972 Magazine, Electronic Intifada, Stern, the Guardian, AJ+. She is regularly commissioned by international NGOs, such as UNESCO, UNWHO, Human Rights watch, Action contre la faim, Diakonia, B'tselem and Physician for Human rights. Believing in giving back to the communities she documents, Anne participated or led many participatory media project across the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza.. In 2012, she developed a multimedia project about the subcultures and artists in Gaza called 'Not a Dreamland' that was exhibited in the Gaza Strip, and the Confluences Gallery in Paris. In 2012, she also documented the Israeli military offensive on Gaza. She has co-directed the short film 'Bethlehem checkpoint, 4 am' (8'59, 2007), co-produced the award-winning documentary 'Flying Paper' (52', 2013) and co-directed 'Return to Seifa' (2015, 10'49) and 'Gaza: A Gaping Wound' (2016, 13'47). In 2014, she documented the Israeli military operation dubbed "Protective Edge" in the Gaza Strip. After the offensive she returned many times to the Gaza Strip to document the consequences of the offensive. One of her project called 'This was my Bedroom' presents portraits of Palestinian children in their destroyed bedroom that was published in Le Nouvel Obs (France). She is also the co-author of the award-winning web documentary 'Obliterated Families', a multimedia project which tells the story of the families whose lives were shattered by the 2014 Israeli offensive. 'Obliterated Families' won the best multimedia award at the AFD photo competition (2016); and the Public Award at the Swiss Web Festival (2016). In 2017, she co-authored an co-directed a reportage for ARTE Television called 'The sea is bored of me' (15'), looking at the struggles of a young man in the Gaza Strip who lost his entire immediate family, killed during an Israeli attack in the summer 2014. In 2017, Anne Paq won the award 'International Photographer of the Year' in the documentary section for her series “Obliterated Families”. She is currently co-directing her first mid-length documentary, Not Just Your Picture (56') which will be released in 2020.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

A journalist and editor based in Paris, I'm a contributing editor to Publishing Perspectives, and write for various newspapers and magazines including the International New York Times and CNN. I was books editor for Harper’s Bazaar Art until 2013. A former commissioning editor at Saqi Books I was also executive editor of Alef, a London-based culture, lifestyle and fashion magazine about the Middle East. I've reported for Beirut’s Daily Star from London and Paris since 2001. I was editor-in-chief of World Media in Paris, where I put together a magazine published by a group of twenty-six newspapers worldwide, and was a staff member at both Vanity Fair and CBC/Radio Canada in New York. Random House published my translation of Lamia Ziadé’s Bye Bye Babylon in 2011, I've written several books on Paris published by Dorling Kindersley and Flammarion. Editions Textuel (France) and Saqi Books (London) published Keep Your Eye on the Wall: : Palestinian Landscapes, which I co-edited, in 2013.

• Reporter / Journalist

I am a self-shooting reporter producer, and photographer fluent in four languages (Italian, English, French and Spanish - I can work in any of those and my mother tongue is Italian). I have worked for the international TV channel Euronews for 22 years as a presenter, reporter producer and bilingual journalist. That took me around the world covering a variety of subjects, especially in depth social, environmental, education stories. Production on the field and postproduction have required managing multicultural teams and facing challenging situations and short deadlines. For the last four years, I have worked on the series “Witness” - and still do. I produce and present in depth 10-minute or 20-minute doc style reports entirely self shot and self produced, analyzing topics linked to current affairs (migration, politics etc). Among my assignments, the series Aid Zone, that I have produced and presented for over four years covering one humanitarian crisis per month all over the world. But also the documentary-style series For Children in War. This brought me to Farcs' Colombia, rebel areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, refugee camps in Iraq and remote areas of Pakistan to report about children affected by conflicts.

• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Juliette Touin, née en Seine-et-Marne (France) en 1986. Jobtiens le diplôme de Sciences-PO Toulouse avec un Master II de Journalisme Politique à lInternational. J'ai exercé le journalisme au Mexique (Milenio Diario) et en Colombie (Le Monde Diplomatique édition colombienne et desde abajo). Je reprends mes études pendant trois ans, cette fois-ci à Cuba, au sein de lEcole Internationale de Cinéma et Télévision de San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), école fondée, en autre, par Gabriel Garcia Marquéz. Réalisatrice de 3 court-métrages documentaires. Cheli, Nuestro Pan de Cada Día et mon tout dernier film La Casona (les 3 réalisés à Cuba et sélectionnés en Festivals). Passionnée de cinéma et de photographie, Jaime filmer des histoires à caractère social, de personnages et plus particulièrement de thématiques ayant à voir avec les femmes. La singularité dune personne, son parcours, sa vie, un choix sont le reflet de thèmes universels. Portraits de femmes, histoires de femmes reliée à l'actualité ou pas, est ce que je propose de filmer pour StoryHunter. Lorsque je filme je soigne toujours la photographie et le son, que je considère partie intégrante du langage audiovisuel.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer

Hi, my name is Oriane Soyez and I am a French videographer. My skills in video include : - Video editing - Post-production (including color-grading, audio correction, and adding effects) - Video shooting - Motion graphic design - Subtitling - Scriptwriting - Storyboarding - ... and a willingness to always improve and discover new ways to work ! I have worked with many clients from various fields. I have delivered institutional videos, event videos, videos for YouTube channels, and much more. Make sure to also check my personal projects that showcase my artistic vibe. I will create videos that match your needs. I can select instinctively not only good shots, but the right shots for the videos. I am autonomous and creative but always open to your ideas and suggestions. I believe that communication is the key to a great collaboration and results that will match your expectations.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Motion Graphics Designer

I'm a french-venezuelan producer and filmmaker. Living now between Paris Grenoble and Marseille, France. Also a compositor of original soundtrack and video editor (with final cut X). I've worked in few documentaries in Venezuela for Telesur and VTV (public channel) who are available in the Youtube link of Altermedia (independant producer). So I have 15 year working in video creation with a lot of kind of video like documentary, video report, clip-videos, trailers etc. I've worked with an Red Scarlet camera and Black Magic camera, I'm dedicated now to create short videos for web medias and social network. I'm an internationalist militant who fight with his camera to denounce injustice and promove world solidarity. I'm convinced that local histories of simple persons can talk to a majority and international audience if the message is creative in his form and sincere in his contain...

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Sound Mixer

I am an award winning journalist, producer and filmmaker with over fifteen years of experience with Sky News, ITV News and Euronews. Programmes and films I have produced have been nominated for and won an Emmy, RTS Awards, a BAFTA and a Broadcast Award. I have worked extensively in the field for Sky News and ITN. I have covered the battle for Mosul in Iraq, the terror attacks in Paris and Nice, the shootings in Tunisia, the migrant crisis in Greece, Hungary, Serbia and Croatia, the Euro-crisis from Athens and the 2016 earthquake in Italy. I can shoot on GH5 and NX80 cameras, and edit on multiple editing programmes including Premiere Pro, Avid and Final Cut. I also have several years of experience as an on air reporter with ITV News, covering both politics and breaking news. I have a strong broadcasting voice, and I’m happy writing to pictures and cutting my own packages.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I'm specialized in photographic and videographic content mainly in the world of travel but also in lifestyle & fashion. Passionate about the visual arts and creation. I'm the Filmmaker of L'oeil d'Eos. @loeildeos What drives this duo are the wild environments and the mysterious atmospheres. The films and photographic reports of L’oeil d’Eos tell authentic stories of the interaction between man and nature with a personal style and visual poetry. A universe where art and intimate quest are linked to encourage people to travel, to discover and to experience the raw subtlety of the world. A unique, cinematic and poetic universe that has already won over several professionals in the image industry. I'm also one of the artistic directors present on Frames Dealer, the creative tool for visual agencies and the world of cinema.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Landscape Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Fixer

Kyle G. Brown is a journalist who has reported, written and commentated for a number of media outlets, including the BBC, France Télévisions, France 24, CBC, The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Kyle did a series of reports for TV, radio and print on illegal, industrial fishing across African waters. He has unearthed stories of Mexican migrant workers lured to promising pastures in Canada only to find low pay, high rent and the economic misery they had tried to escape; street children in South Africa who are swept out of cities by the authorities and subjected to physical and sexual abuse; elderly Canadians whose adult children appropriate their assets and clean them out; a village of squatters in Denmark who have fought the government for decades to remain independent – in the middle of Copenhagen, and more.

• Documentary DP
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Copywriter

A literature graduate, I'm also an outdoors passionate with production experience in extreme environments of both hemispheres. As a filmmaker, I focus entirely on non-fiction films, with at the heart of my creative vision the pursuit of subjects matters usually quite remote from my natural fields of interest or my own hobbies. This way, I can explore the intricacies of a given topic with less biais and a rather spontaneous form of curiosity, and discover my subjects and characters in the same way that a profane audience might. After a few years of institutional documentary projects, I'm about to release his first feature documentary film, "Big Water Theory", following the first descent by a female kayaker of one of the hardest river section on the planet, the Rondu Gorge of the Indus in Pakistan. Featuring Nouria Newman.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Content Strategist
• Senior Editor
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial

{Please note : The above rates are for the mobilization of the duo.} Les Dialogueurs (link to see all their creative work : https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueurs) is Justin and Guillaume, two documentary filmmakers whose aim is to showcase the skills, territories and individuals who bring them to life. Whether through video, photography or sound, they choose a human, authentic and intimate audiovisual approach. Their creative work always has the same objectives: to re-enchant the world and renew social dialogue. With their production company "Productions Bistanclaque" (link : https://phase-colby-267.notion.site/Productions-Bistanclaque-c6d31cbd304240f084e7b7ba1c785356), they aspire to bring their documentary eye and sensitivity to institutional productions close to their preferred subjects.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Event Photographer
• Art Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Company

Hi ! I'm Sam, a producer and director based in Paris. Not a week goes by that I'm not on a set or with an editing software at my fingertips. I work with brands and individuals on the production and/or post-production of video content for their websites and social networks. I regularly produce and edit corporate and promotional films. When I finished school, I took part in film shoots for movies like Dunkirk and Mission Impossible 6. This gave me solid experience of the film industry. I've written and directed several short films and storytelling has always been my passion. I also run a production company with a business partner, which allows me to welcomes more ambitious projects. I'll adapt to your needs in all circumstances to offer you the right rate and best meet your requirements. Best regards, Samuel

• Art Director
• Executive Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director

As a documentary filmmaker, I produce and direct compelling stories that explore the complex realities and challenges of our world. I combine journalistic rigour, cinematic sensibility and compelling narrative structure to create work that is both accessible and in-depth. I've undertaken projects on the ground in diverse locations, including Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Chad, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, the Gaza Strip, and aboard a rescue ship in the Mediterranean. I leverage an array of cameras, including the C70, C300, FS5, FS7, and FX6, demonstrating a profound cinematic and aesthetic sensibility while embracing an intimate documentary style. My work has been featured on Al Jazeera, Arte, BBC, NRK, RAI, RTS, SVT, The New York Times, ZDF, and more.

• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Reporter / Journalist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Executive Producer

Je me présente Robin Pontvianne, je suis journaliste / vidéaste freelance notamment pour BFM Lyon, TL7, Vienne TV, USG La Fouillouse Foot, CCI Auvergne - Rhône Alpes et bien d’autres. J’ai déjà pu travailler pour différentes sociétés et cela m'a permis d'obtenir beaucoup d'expérience dans de nombreux domaines : le journalisme, la vidéo et la présentation d'émission Présentation Studio 28 : https://youtu.be/8VOYy7VXm0A?si=-REC1heBMYCFDwng Reportage Festival de Théâtre : https://youtu.be/aYudTK5yb5c?si=3DvS0Mv0mxl2skLY BFM Lyon en tant que JRI : https://robinpontvianne.wixsite.com/website/customer-name-3 Vienne TV en tant qu’animateur de JT et festival Jazz à Vienne : https://robinpontvianne.wixsite.com/website/customer-name-2 Monts Actus en tant que JRI + rédacteur : https://robinpontvianne.wixsite.com/website/customer-name Sport : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZeo_4YU5gE

• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Influencer
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am the owner of Mimosa Production Services, based in the South of France. I specialise in helping foreign production companies who want make content in France, with comprehensive support and production management services, from initial concepts through to post-production, and catering for film, TV, advertising, documentary, journalistic, stills and any other field of content production. Location scouting, logistics, crew recruitment, talent casting, budgeting, planning, production management, administrative and language support, catering, travel, vehicle and equipment hire, post-production services... whatever your needs, my team and I will provide. For clients coming to Europe from the US or elsewhere, I can extend my production services Europe-wide, making Mimosa your one-stop-shop, for transnational production projects in Europe.

• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Fixer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Field Producer

I am a multimedia producer who have been working for a number of media (print, radio, television and web) channels, in order to try new formats and understand better digital storytelling. I have been in charge of the video department of Courrier International (a weekly magazine owned by Le Monde) since 2014. With my team, I produce videos designed for the web, animated infographics with motion design and conduct live interviews on social media, to analyse international news and get the insights from the international media. I also teach digital storytelling in various journalist schools in France. Previously I have been part of the video team of Le Monde where I published videos, articles, long-forms and a web-documentary on Russian activists, which helped me win the Monde Academie prize. I also used to work as a Digital Producer at Discovery Channel in London.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Reporter / Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Production Assistant

Shafi Karimi is an award-winning multimedia journalist and writer who has been covering Afghanistan for the past 8 years, including reporting on the 2021 Taliban takeover. He is now based in France, and works for a range of international outlets, including France24 Television, Vice news, Mail Online, Nikkei Asia and UAE-based Akhbar Alaan. Shafi was previously based in Kabul where he reported for RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi on television and radio, as well as TOLO News and Ariana News. He has covered the conflict in Afghanistan, the 2020 US withdrawal agreement, women’s rights and the threat from the Islamic State. Recent stories he has covered include the secret life of women soldiers and how lesbians are surviving Taliban rule, and he contributes regularly to Afghan social media forums.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Social Media Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary

Experienced audiovisual creative (+15 years) Toolset : - Self-shooting director - Cinematographer (Panasonic, RED, ARRI, Blackmagic, Canon) - Editing (Adobe Suite, Final Cut, AVID) - Color grading (DaVinci Studio) - Motion design (After Effects, creating MOGRT files for Premiere Pro) - Live streaming (BlackMagic ATEM - from 2 to 8 cameras) Capable of delivering high-quality images and sound working solo, leading, or following crews of up to 30 people. Project management and client relationship skills honed over 5 years as a digital consultant for +20 Fortune 500 companies. I believe clear communication is the best way to ensure satisfaction for all involved parties. You can explore my work through my featured projects. ----------

• Documentary DP
• Full-Service Live Production
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Corporate Videographer
• Copywriter
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist