Rémy Ourdan is a French journalist, war correspondent for the newspaper Le Monde, and documentary filmmaker.
Biography edit
Journalism edit
Rémy Ourdan began as a reporter in 1992 in besieged Sarajevo. He covers for three decades the main conflicts in the world, as well as post-war, human rights and international justice issues. He also continues his long-term work on Sarajevo.
Film edit
Rémy Ourdan is the director of the documentary film The Siege[1][2] (co-directed with Patrick Chauvel, Agat Films & Cie, 2016).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Various Publications edit
- "Après-guerre(s)" (foreword & "Sarajevo, après le siège"), edited by Rémy Ourdan, Autrement, Paris, 2001[10]
- "A War, and Ricochets" ("WAR", VII, "WAR", de.MO, New York, 2003)[11][12]
- "America vs Al Qaeda : A Foe's Best Friend" (Dispatches, "Beyond Iraq", 2008)[13][14]
- "Le Monde, les grands reportages 1944-2009" (Les Arènes, Paris, 2009)[15]
- "Sarajevo, a love story"[16] (foreword & "Soldier's Words", "Bosnia 1992-1995", edited by Jon Jones, Sarajevo, 2012)[17]
- "Le Monde, les grands reportages 1944-2012" (Pocket, Paris, 2012)[18]
- "Première nuit à Sarajevo" ("Robert Capa - 100 photos pour la liberté de la presse", Reporters Sans Frontières, Paris, 2015)[19]
- "Partez ou vous allez tous mourir" (introduction, Bruno Philip, "Aung San Suu Khi, l’icône fracassée", Les Equateurs, Paris, 2017)[20]
Other edit
Rémy Ourdan organized on April 6, 2012, for the 20th anniversary of the war in Bosnia, a reunion called "Sarajevo 2012",[21][22] for which hundreds of war reporters came back to Sarajevo.[23] He published, with Jon Jones and Gary Knight, the photo book Bosnia 1992-1995 (edited by Jon Jones, 2012),[24] for which he wrote the foreword Sarajevo, a love story.[25]
Rémy Ourdan is a co-founder and was the first director of the WARM Foundation on contemporary conflicts[26] (2012-2019),[27] based in Sarajevo.[28][29][30]
Awards edit
- Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents 2000[31] for a story on the war in Sierra Leone (Le Monde, 1999).
- Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents 2012, Ouest-France/Jean-Marin Prize[32] for a story on the Mexican drug war in Ciudad Juarez (Le Monde, 2012).[33]
- Gold FIPA for Best Documentary 2016[34][35] for The Siege (Agat Films & Cie, 2016).
References edit
- ^ "The Siege – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ The Siege, Agat Films & Cie: http://www.agatfilmsetcie.com/fiche-film_en.php?id=682
- ^ "Press – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Sarajevo à huis clos", Arte Magazine http://download.arte-magazine.arte.tv/webmag/magazine/12-2016.pdf?1457598286834
- ^ Adrien Jaulmes, "Sous le feu, c'était la vie à Sarajevo", Le Figaro http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/91824/arte-la-vie-a-sarajevo-pendant-la-guerre.html
- ^ Yves-Michel Riols, "Sarajevo, quatre ans de bombes et de résistance", Le Monde https://www.lemonde.fr/televisions-radio/article/2016/03/22/sarajevo-quatre-ans-de-bombes-et-de-resistance_4887493_1655027.html
- ^ "Sarajevo, retour sur le siège le plus long de l'histoire moderne", Le Monde https://www.lemonde.fr/europe/video/2016/03/22/sarajevo-20-ans-apres-retour-sur-le-siege-le-plus-long-de-l-histoire-moderne_4887398_3214.html
- ^ Aurélie Charon, "Sarajevo mon amour (ljubavi moja) avec Rémy Ourdan", France Culture, Backstage http://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/backstage/numero-34-sarajevo-mon-amour-ljubavi-moja-avec-remy-ourdan
- ^ Pierre Hazan, "Sarajevo Documentary Shows Culture as an Act of Resistance", Justice Info http://www.justiceinfo.net/en/justice-reconciliation/27086-sarajevo-documentary-shows-culture-as-an-act-of-resistance.html
- ^ "Après-guerre(s)", Autrement, 2001 : http://www.remyourdan.com/otherworks/2001-01-remy-ourdan-apres-guerres/
- ^ VII, "WAR", de.MO, 2003 : http://viiphoto.com/viistore/shop/war-vii
- ^ "VII "War" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ dispatches, "Beyond Iraq", 2008 : http://viiphoto.com/viistore/shop/dispatches-beyond-iraq
- ^ "Dispatches "Beyond Iraq" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ ""Le Monde – Les grands reportages 1944-2009" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Jon Jones, Rémy Ourdan & Gary Knight "Bosnia 1992-1995" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Bosnia 1992-1995 | Warm Foundation". www.warmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ ""Le Monde – Les grands reportages 1944-2012" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Reporters sans frontières, “Robert Capa”, 2015 : http://www.remyourdan.com/otherworks/2015-reporters-sans-frontieres-robert-capa/
- ^ "Bruno Philip "Aung San Suu Kyi, l'icône fracassée" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Sarajevo 2012 | Warm Foundation". www.warmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ ""Sarajevo 2012" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "The Cutting Edge News". www.thecuttingedgenews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Bosnia 1992-1995 | Warm Foundation". www.warmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Jon Jones, Rémy Ourdan & Gary Knight "Bosnia 1992-1995" – Remy Ourdan". Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Warm Foundation". www.warmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Damir Šagolj new director of the WARM Foundation | Warm Foundation". www.warmfoundation.org. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Dzidic, Denis (2013-04-09). "War Reporters' Network Launches in Sarajevo". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "The WARM Foundation: Telling the Story of Modern War". HuffPost. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Telling Their Story: Reflections on War". Balkan Diskurs. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Bayeux Award for War Correspondents 2000: http://www.remyourdan.com/news/2000-10-21-la-guerre-oubliee-de-sierra-leone-prix-bayeux-des-correspondants-de-guerre-2000/
- ^ Bayeux Award for War Correspondents 2012: http://www.remyourdan.com/news/2012-10-13-les-damnes-de-juarez-prix-bayeux-calvados-des-correspondants-de-guerre-2012/
- ^ Mexique, Les damnés de Juarez, Le Monde, 2012: http://www.lemonde.fr/ameriques/article_archive/2012/02/23/les-damnes-de-juarez_1778248_3222.html
- ^ FIPA: http://www.fipa.tv/fipa/uploads/Fipa_palmares-2016_def_ENG_site.pdf
- ^ The Siege Gold FIPA 2016: http://www.remyourdan.com/news/2016-01-23-le-siege-fipa-d-or-2016/