FILM DIRECTOR
Amélie Ravalec is a London-based Parisian film director and producer. Her films have been released theatrically worldwide with over 1200 screenings in cinemas, festivals and cultural institutions in 50 countries, broadcast by TV networks including ARTE France, Sky Arts UK and ORF Austria, and acquired for theatrical distribution in Japan.
Screenings include The Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK), BFI British Film Institute (London, UK), Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland), Japan Cuts Festival (New York, USA), The Smithsonian (Washington, USA), Bottega Veneta I&D VIA ARTS (Milan, Italy), L’Étrange Festival (Paris, France), Fantasia Festival (Montreal, Canada), M+ Museum (Hong Kong), Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, USA), Fine Arts Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA), La Halle Saint Pierre (Paris, France), Symphony Space (New York, USA), Elephant Space (Seoul, Korea), Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art (USA), Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Israel), Saint André des Arts (Paris, France), Honolulu Museum of Art (Hawaii), Philadelphia Museum of Contemporary Art (USA)…
JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE PIONEERS
2025
Amidst the profound social change and political turmoil of post-war Japan, a bold generation of avant-garde artists and photographers emerged in the 1960s, transforming the global art landscape.
SELECTED SCREENINGS:
Visions du Réel, Nyon, Switzerland
Japan Cuts Festival, New York
Smithsonian Museum, Washington
Bottega Veneta I&D VIA ARTS, Milan
L’Étrange Festival, Paris
Fantasia Festival, Montreal
M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Maryland Institute College of Art, USA
Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy
Everyman Screen on the Green, London
PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, USA
Hollywood Theatre, Portland, USA
De Balie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rich Mix, London, UK
Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
Luna Palace, Perth, WA
SUMARSÓLSTÖÐUR
2025
In a world where art and reality collide, Miho’s vivid dreams reveal the cosmic force of the Architecture, uniting her with artists across the globe in a desperate battle to heal the universe.
SELECTED SCREENINGS:
Best Sci-Fi - London Global Film Awards
Best Sci-Fi - Crown Point IFF
Best Sci-Fi - Swedish IFF
Best Fiction - American Golden Picture IFF
Best Experimental Film -All that Moves IFF
Best Art Film - Heart Of Europe IFF
Best Experimental Film - The French IFF
Best Experimental Film - Momòhill Film
Best Medium-length- Madrid Film Awards
Official Selection - Santa Monica FF
Official Selection - Tokyo IFF
Official Selection-East Village New York FF
Official Selection - Seoul International FF
Official Selection - MetaCannes FF
Official Selection - Tokyo Lift-Off FF
Official Selection, Factory Fest, Hollywood
LABYRINTH OF THE UNSEEN WORLD
2025
Labyrinth of the Unseen World is a new dance-theatre and film work created by filmmaker and artist Amélie Ravalec
and dancer/performance artist
Paul Michael Henry.
Combining live Butoh dance, film, music, sound design, video art, poetry and vocal narrative, the work invites audiences into a labyrinth of fragmented memories and fractured identities.
At its heart lies a reflection of our historical crossroads: a burning planet haunted by a collective amnesia, where identities blur and truth lies fractured. But if we can piece together the shards of the broken mirror, perhaps we can rediscover why we are here, and what must be done
to find a way forward.
Supported by
Creative Scotland
Butohpolis
ART & MIND
2019
Art & Mind is a journey into art, madness and the unconscious, an exploration of visionary artists and the creative impulse over 500 years of art history.
Released theatrically 2019 with over 800 screenings in 40+ countries, acquired by Sky Arts UK and ORF Austria.
SELECTED SCREENINGS:
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Fine Arts Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
Symphony Space, New York, USA
Saint André des Arts, Paris, France
Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii
Elephant Space, Seoul, Korea
Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
Cineplex Cinemas, Germany
Studio Skoop, Ghent, Belgium
Het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sedona International Film Festival, USA
Center for Contemporary Arts, USA
Tartu Elektriteater, Estonia
Art & Mind is a journey into art, madness and the unconscious. An exploration of visionary artists and the creative impulse, from the Flemish Masters of the Renaissance to the avant-garde movement of Surrealism and the unsung geniuses of Art Brut and Outsider Art.
Featuring hundreds of artworks including Hieronymus Bosch, Francisco Goya, Vincent Van Gogh, William Blake, Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali, Otto Dix, Pieter Bruegel, Henry Fuseli, Unica Zürn, Adolf Wölfli, André Breton, Carl Jung, Richard Dadd, Max Ernst, Henry Darger, Eugène Delacroix, George Widener, William Hogarth, Albrecht Dürer, Augustin Lesage, Théodore Géricault, Odilon Redon, Matthias Grünewald, Lucas Cranach, Leonora Carrington, William Kurelek, Antonin Artaud, Paul Rumsey, Laurie Lipton... as well as interviews with leading art historians, artists, museum curators, psychiatrists and neuroscientists.
Directed by Amélie Ravalec (Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay, Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno)
Release date: 2019
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Industrial Soundtrack traces the origins of Industrial music, taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of Europe to America's avant-garde.
Released theatrically in 2015 in 30+ countries and acquired by ARTE TV.
SELECTED SCREENINGS:
ARTE TV - France / Germany
British Film Institute - London, UK
ICA, London, UK
EYE Film Institute - Amsterdam
L'Étrange Festival - Paris, France
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts -USA
Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum ofContemporary Art
Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art
Tel Aviv Museum of Art - Tel Aviv, Israel
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - USA
Danish Film Institute - Copenhagen
Perth International Film Festival, Australia
INDUSTRIAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE URBAN DECAY
A film by Amélie Ravalec & Travis Collins
http://industrialsoundtrack.com
industrialdocumentary@gmail.com
Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay traces the origins of Industrial music, taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of Europe to America's thriving avant-garde scene.
Featuring Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, NON, SPK, Test Dept, Clock DVA, Re/Search - V Vale, Z'EV, Click Click, Sordide Sentimental, Hula, In The Nursery, Hands Production / Winterkälte, The Klinik / Dive, Ant Zen, Orphx and Prima Linea.
Industrial music is an experimental music genre inspired by a wide spectrum of ideologies and interests. It combines improvisation and performance with avant-garde, provocative, political and taboo themes alongside harsh noise and environmental sound recordings.
Coined in the mid-70s, this music originated in this post industrial era as working class youth of industrial cities like Sheffield and Manchester started experimenting with sound. Unemployment, high-rise living and cultural oppression were all part of the decaying environment in which this music blossomed.
Whether factory workers, students or unemployed, these trailblazers were all educated, artistically minded and politically aware artists who started with little to no musical background. They found inspiration in the avant-garde movements from the early 20th century like the Futurists, Dadaists or Surrealists, as well as contemporary writers William Burroughs and Brion Gysin. They were also influenced by early science fiction movies, Krautrock artists Kraftwerk, Can and Faust, The Velvet Underground and the DIY ethos of punk music.
These artists rejected major labels, mass media and mainstream culture to invent a culture of their own. This film tells their story.
From secret Parisian parties to Berlin's infamous Berghain club, Paris/Berlin documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two cities.
Released in 2012 in 18 countries and won Festival Pick Award at Sydney Festival.
SELECTED SCREENINGS:
In Edit Music Festival - Berlin, Germany
Noordelijk Film Festival - Netherlands
Goethe Institute - Mexico City, Mexico
Fringe Festival - Sydney, Australia
Nuits Sonores Festival - Lyon, France
Alliance Française de Washington - USA
OFF Festival - Rome, Italy
Tomorrow Festival - Shenzhen, China
Melbourne Music Week Festival - Australia
Gaité Lyrique - Paris, France
BO02 - Singapore
Public Works - San Francisco, USA
Flame Drop Festival -South Africa
JAPAN VISIONS
In post-production
A journey through contemporary Japanese artists whose work evokes existence, life and death, Eros and Thanatos, shadow and light, offering a poetic and philosophical reflection on the human condition today.
BUTŌ: THE RECURRING
TORMENTS OF THE PUGILIST
Playing with the shadow and the light, ghostly movements and eerie dance, BUTŌ delves into the feverish dreams of a tormented fighter.
DIRECTOR SHOWREEL - CINEMATIC / FICTION
