Thierry Robert

Born on August 3 1967 Thierry Robert is a French documentary filmmaker specializing in adventure expeditions around the world He works with leading French documentary production companies It all began at the Magnetic North Pole in 1997 with Arnaud Tortel together they created La Grande Traversée Gédéon Programmes in 2000 which won seven international awards He directed Voyage au Tibet Interdit Bonne Pioche winner of the Grand Prix at the Montreal Festival in 2004 This was followed by LOdyssée Climatique du Southern Stara multiawardwinning field investigation comprising four 52minute films made with sailor Olivier Pitras He has also directed socially conscious films such as Tibet le mensonge chinois Cinétévé featuring the Dalai Lama as well as works like Cayar a film about sustainable development in West Africa In a different vein Thierry Robert directed KO Debout with the band Têtes Raides and Quitter la route Universal a featurelength film about the rock band Matmatahs tour in India and the culture shock the musicians experienced In 2009 he directed Ouaga Paradiso a documentary about the film industry in Burkina Fasoa film capturing the spirit driving four filmmakers to pursue their dreams to the very end He returned to the polar regions with On a marché sous le pôle Docside France TV National Geographic which garnered 13 awards including seven Grand Prix and La Voie du pôle Le Cinquième Rêve MFP Planète France TV in 2011 with Sébastien Roubinet winner of the Grand Prix at the 2012 Nuits Polaires Festival In 2013 Le Piège Blanc achieved the highest ratings of the year for the program Thalassa on France 3 Subsequently Babouchka lenfer du pôle aired in prime time on Thalassa France 3 The series Seuls En Mer PlanèteMFP was a success and 2015the year of COP21saw the release of Climat Pour Quelques Degrés de Moins Bonne PiocheArte followed by Bébés Sur Mesure ScientifilmsArte a dizzying dive into the world of genetics In 2017 Thierry Robert directed LHomme Qui Voulait Plonger sur Mars followed in 2018 by Fort Comme Un Ours Le Cinquième RêvePôles dimagesARTE France In 2022 he created Un Monde Nouveau a major threepart documentary series cowritten with environmental activist Cyril Dion and broadcast on ARTE highlighting global initiatives to regenerate the planet In 2025 came Des Fraises Pour Le Renard a project focused on biodiversity and wildlife