Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Born	1 July 1963; Mirande, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer
Years active	1989–present

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (born 1 July 1963) is a French writer, director and producer of films and television series.

Early life and education

Lestrade was born in Mirande, Gers, in southwestern France. He studied law and journalism in Paris, and turned to making documentaries which scrutinize the mechanisms of society.

Career

Lestrade won an Oscar for Best Documentary for his ninth feature, Murder on a Sunday Morning, in 2001. He is also known for his film The Staircase, about the murder trial against author Michael Peterson, who was accused of killing his wife. He is an executive producer for the TV series Sin City Law (2007), which has been shown on the Sundance Channel in the US.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Beauty Parlor	Cinematographer	Short
1995	La cavale des innocents	Director	TV movie
1998	Une Australie blanche et pure	Director, Writer & Cinematographer	TV movie Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels - Reports and Social Issues
	La vie jusqu'au bout	Director	TV movie
	Des enfants plein d'espoir		TV movie
1999	D'un amour à l'autre		TV movie
2001	La justice des hommes	Director & Producer	TV movie Albert Londres Prize - Audio-Visual
2001	Murder on a Sunday Morning	Director	Documentary Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Christopher Award - Television & Cable Prix Italia - Documentary - Current Affairs
2002	Madame la principale	Producer	TV movie
2003	Qui a tué Cécile Bloch ?	Writer & Executive Producer	Documentary
2003	Un rêve algérien	Producer	Documentary
2004	Soupçons	Director, Writer & Cinematographer	TV mini-series International Documentary Association - Limited Series
	L'affaire Dubois	Writer & Executive producer	TV movie
	Avant les assises, une affaire de viol	Executive producer	Documentary
	Avant les assises, une affaire de meurtre	Executive producer	Documentary
2006	L'aventure MSF	Producer	TV mini-series
2007	How Much Is Your Life Worth ?	Executive producer	TV movie
2008	Sur ta joue ennemie	Director, Producer & Writer
2008	Sin City Law	Writer & Producer	TV series (2 episodes) International Documentary Association - Limited Series
2009	Hors Série	Director, Producer & Writer	TV series (1 episode)
2010	Cigarettes et bas nylon	Producer	TV movie
2010	FBI : Police d'Etat	Co-Producer	TV series (1 episode)
2011	Un si long voyage	Executive producer	Documentary
2012	La disparition	Director, Writer & Producer	TV movie
2013	The Staircase II: The Last Chance	Director, Writer & Executive producer	Documentary
2014	3xManon	Director & Writer	TV mini-series Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels - Fiction French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best Television Series
2014	Infrarouge	Director	TV series (1 episode)
2015	Malaterra	Director	TV mini-series
2016	Infrarouge	Producer	TV series (1 episode)

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