Lamar
HAWKINS
14,
rue des Lombards Dual Citizenship: American/French
75004
PARIS
Tel:
+ 33 6 07 40 72 01
E-mail:
lamar@noos.fr
Professional
Experience
DIRECTION,
PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION
1999
- Present: Freelance Direction
Director
and Co-producer – La Méprise (working title) 2004
Short
film co-produced with Katsina Production, Levallois-Perret, France.
Starring
Olivier Sabin, Louis Salvatore Bellanti and Marie Talon.
Screenplay
by Isabelle Bottier, Director of Photography: Gilles Henry.
Director
and Co-producer – Le Syndrome de St. Barth (St. Bart’s
Syndrome) 2004
Official
Selection, Festival International du Cinéma au Féminin
de Bordeaux, 2003
Gold
Remi Award, WorldFest International Film Festival, Houston, TX, 2004
Short
film co-produced with Katsina Production, Levallois-Perret, France.
Starring
Shirley Bousquet and Patricia Malvoisin. Story by Lamar Hawkins,
Screenplay
by Nathalie Lenoir, Director of Photography: Gilles Henry.
Director –
KD2A - «New Waves and Halloween Specials» 2004
Two
twenty-six minute episodes of the French comedy series KD2A.
Aired
in July 2003 and October 2003 on the French National Channel, France
2
Director –
KD2A 2001 - Present
Director
for the comedy series KD2A produced by the French company,
Les
Télécréateurs. The hit series, composed of
comedy sketches, is part of the French National channel’s
(France 2) youth programming. On air since September 2001, KD2A
enters its fourth year of production. In addition to the two
twenty-six minute specials, more than 300 segments directed over the
last 3 years.
Creator
/Co-Producer / Director – Les Râleuses (Pilots) 2002
Pilot
for a series co-produced with Ze Prod, Paris. Currently in
negotiation for airing in France.
Commercials
Director 2000 - Present
2000
– 2002 Commercials Director with the Parisian production house,
Joe&Bob. Commercials for
clients
such as OneTel, FranceTélécom. Since November 2002,
director with Katsina Productions, Levallois-Perret. Clients include,
Taillefine de Danone and Danette.
Director
- DaBox
Comedy
series aired on the French cable channel, MCM. The series was aired
for three
seasons
from 1999 to 2001 .
1991
- 2000: Commercials Production and Post-production
December
99 / Mars 2000: Freelance Producer
Producer
for the international advertising campaign for the perfume Rochas –
Lumière.
Photo
and film shoot, Dead Sea Resort, Israel.
Sept. 97 / Nov.
99: Executive Producer TSF Production
Responsible
for the creation of a new production/directing team. Produced more
than 35 commercials in France, England, Belgium, Canada and South
Africa. Clients included Timotei, Oil of Olaz, Nivea Creme Beauté,
Peugeot 806, AcuVue, Air Liberté. The campaign for Air
Liberté was awarded a Silver Lion at the Cannes International
Advertising Festival in 1999.
Jan.
97/Sept. 97: Executive Producer Wanda
Productions
Responsible
for the creation of the International Production Dept. Executive
production for clients such as Head&Shoulders, Oil of Olaz,
Nissan.
1993/1997: Agency
Producer - BDDP Conseil, Paris
Creation
and coordination, internal/external production teams for television
and
cinema
commercials. Production radio spots and multimedia advertising
support.
1991/92 Commercials
Post Producer – PAC Productions, Paris
Education
1990/91 French
Language and Civilization Studies
Interuniversity
Center for Critical Studies, Paris
April
- July 90 Spanish Language, Mexican Culture - University of
Guadalajara, Mexico
Sept.
89/March 90 MFA Directing Program - UCLA
1988/89 French
Language/Culture - University of Aix-en-Provence, France
1986/88 MFA
Directing Program - UCLA
1986 BA
Communication (Radio/TV/Film – University of Texas, Austin
LANGUAGES
Bilingual
French/English
Spanish
(working level)
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