Richard Copans
Producteur, Acteur, Directeur, Scénariste
25 novembre 1947 (78 ans)
Richard Copans, born November 25, 1947, is a French film producer, cinematographer, and director.
After studying cinematography at IDHEC from 1966 to 1968, he worked as an assistant cameraman for Andréas Winding, Philippe Rousselot, Pierre Lhomme, and Yann Le Masson from 1969 to 1976. From 1973 to 1978, he was a cameraman and director with the far-left militant film collective Cinélutte, notably on Bonne chance la France!
In 1978, he founded Les Films d’ici (GIE) and produced, among other films, Journal de campagne and Ananas by Amos Gitaï. In 1982, he founded Les Films du passage with Paulo Branco, and subsequently produced around fifteen feature films. In 1984, he founded Les Films d’ici (SARL) with Yves Jeanneau. They produced numerous documentaries, mainly with La Sept Arte, including Route One/USA and Point de départ by Robert Kramer, Mémoires d’Ex by Mosco and Check The Changes by Marc Huraux, Arthur Rimbaud, a biography by Richard Dindo, La vie est immense et pleine de danger and Et la vie by Denis Gheerbrant, Les Moissons de fer by Jean-Claude Lubtchansky and Gérard Rougeron, Les Enfants illégitimes d’Anton Webern by Lilia Ollivier.
After studying cinematography at IDHEC from 1966 to 1968, he worked as an assistant cameraman for Andréas Winding, Philippe Rousselot, Pierre Lhomme, and Yann Le Masson from 1969 to 1976. From 1973 to 1978, he was a cameraman and director with the far-left militant film collective Cinélutte, notably on Bonne chance la France!
In 1978, he founded Les Films d’ici (GIE) and produced, among other films, Journal de campagne and Ananas by Amos Gitaï. In 1982, he founded Les Films du passage with Paulo Branco, and subsequently produced around fifteen feature films. In 1984, he founded Les Films d’ici (SARL) with Yves Jeanneau. They produced numerous documentaries, mainly with La Sept Arte, including Route One/USA and Point de départ by Robert Kramer, Mémoires d’Ex by Mosco and Check The Changes by Marc Huraux, Arthur Rimbaud, a biography by Richard Dindo, La vie est immense et pleine de danger and Et la vie by Denis Gheerbrant, Les Moissons de fer by Jean-Claude Lubtchansky and Gérard Rougeron, Les Enfants illégitimes d’Anton Webern by Lilia Ollivier.
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| 2025 | Chana Orloff, sculpter sa vie · as Co-Producer |
| 2024 | Fire of Wind · as Co-Producer |
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| 2023 | The Trial · as Co-Producer |
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| 2017 | Mallé en son exil · as Co-Producer |
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| 2014 | Cathedrals of Culture · as Co-Producer |
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| 2010 | The Chilean Building · as Co-Producer |
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| 2001 | Le système Zsygmondy · as Executive Producer |
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| 1993 | Coitado do Jorge · as Associate Producer |
| 1992 | Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann · as Executive Producer |
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| 1989 | Les Sièges de l'Alcazar · as Executive Producer |
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| 1992 | La cabale des oursins · as Self - Director Of Photography |
| 1981 | Ma première brasse · as Self |
| 2024 | Looking for Robert · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Death's Glamour · as Le Producteur |
| 2003 | Mister V. · as Scientifique 3 |
| 2025 | Chana Orloff, sculpter sa vie · as Cinematographer |
| 2024 | Looking for Robert · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | Bloodhound · as Collaboration |
| 2021 | Retourner à Sölöz · as Cinematographer |
| 2017 | Quand Jean devint Renoir · as Artistic Producer |
| 2014 | Cinéma documentaire, Fragments d'une histoire · as Cinematographer |
| 2013 | Gare du Nord · as Director Of Photography |
| 2012 | Lullaby to My Father · as Cinematographer |
| 2011 | Docs interdits · as Cinematographer |
| 2001 | Architectures · as Cinematographer |
| 1996 | Walk the Walk · as Cinematographer |
| 1992 | La cabale des oursins · as Director Of Photography |
| 1991 | Paris, 19th Century, the Invention of the Modern City · as Cinematographer |
| 1990 | Louvre City · as Cinematographer |
| 1989 | Route One/USA · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Les Sièges de l'Alcazar · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | The Comedy of Work · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | A Better Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | The Terrible Lovers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | La bête noire · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | À toute allure · as Art Director |
| 1982 | À toute allure · as Cinematographer |
| 1982 | Field Diary · as Production Manager |
| 1981 | Ma première brasse · as Cinematographer |
| 1980 | Le dos au mur · as Sound |
| 1980 | Guns · as Cinematographer |
| 1979 | Origins of a Meal · as Cinematographer |
| 1976 | Ce gamin, là · as Cinematographer |