(2005) He co-created with Frédéric Dieudonné the American version of the rules Verne Adventures non profit organization, based in Los Angeles. The inaugural event in November 2006 Awarded George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Jane Goodall, James Cameron, and Buzz Aldrin before 6,300 attendees at the Shrine Auditorium. The Festival celebrated its 20th Anniversary in Paris at the grand Rex Theater, in 2012.