Michel Duran(II)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Michel Duran is a Franco-Canadian actor, film director, producer and
screenwriter. Born in Saint-Etienne, France he lived his childhood
between the southeast part of France and La Rochelle, on the west
coast. From the age of four, through doors opened initially by his
mother who was a physical education teacher, he was involved in
sports--first as a pole-vault athlete at the national championship
level, then as a coach of the national backcountry ski team and
finally, as a technical marketing agent for high performance sports
equipment. At one point, he crossed the Atlantic ocean on the Whitbread
racing sailboat, Pen Duick VI.
During high school and university he acquired significant stage
experience in regional theatre companies, performing in modern and
classical French plays. In addition, he earned a Master of Science in
sport physiology and an MBA. In 1997, he moved his young family to
Vancouver, Canada and has successfully established his career there. In
2001, through his consulting activities in personal training and
business development, he began to build a network of contacts related
to the movie industry focusing his energy on cinema and theatre. By
2004, he began to develop formal business concepts in film making by
tapping into unique opportunities that synergistically combined his
French origins with his North American environment.
The Launch of CMHL Enterprises At the end of 2004, he launched CMHL
Enterprises, a company with the mandate to develop and produce motion
pictures. His repertoire includes the short films: "The Window" 2006
and "California Balloons" 2009; as well as DVDs from the French
Classical repertoire Theatre titled, "Sganarelle, or the imaginary
cuckold" In 2010, he co-directed and played the lead role as "Marc" in
his first feature film, "Soufflé au Chocolat." In 2011, he co-produced
the film, "Truth," playing Jasper, a painter from the '50s. Michel
spent the next two years focusing on the commercial side of movies,
promoting Soufflé au Chocolat to various markets and film festivals. In
2013, his effort were recompensed, the movie was screened at the
Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone, at the Sonoma
International Film Festival and gathered 5 nominations at the 2013 Leo
Awards for Best pictures, Direction, Screenwriting, Cinematography and
Musical Score.
screenwriter. Born in Saint-Etienne, France he lived his childhood
between the southeast part of France and La Rochelle, on the west
coast. From the age of four, through doors opened initially by his
mother who was a physical education teacher, he was involved in
sports--first as a pole-vault athlete at the national championship
level, then as a coach of the national backcountry ski team and
finally, as a technical marketing agent for high performance sports
equipment. At one point, he crossed the Atlantic ocean on the Whitbread
racing sailboat, Pen Duick VI.
During high school and university he acquired significant stage
experience in regional theatre companies, performing in modern and
classical French plays. In addition, he earned a Master of Science in
sport physiology and an MBA. In 1997, he moved his young family to
Vancouver, Canada and has successfully established his career there. In
2001, through his consulting activities in personal training and
business development, he began to build a network of contacts related
to the movie industry focusing his energy on cinema and theatre. By
2004, he began to develop formal business concepts in film making by
tapping into unique opportunities that synergistically combined his
French origins with his North American environment.
The Launch of CMHL Enterprises At the end of 2004, he launched CMHL
Enterprises, a company with the mandate to develop and produce motion
pictures. His repertoire includes the short films: "The Window" 2006
and "California Balloons" 2009; as well as DVDs from the French
Classical repertoire Theatre titled, "Sganarelle, or the imaginary
cuckold" In 2010, he co-directed and played the lead role as "Marc" in
his first feature film, "Soufflé au Chocolat." In 2011, he co-produced
the film, "Truth," playing Jasper, a painter from the '50s. Michel
spent the next two years focusing on the commercial side of movies,
promoting Soufflé au Chocolat to various markets and film festivals. In
2013, his effort were recompensed, the movie was screened at the
Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone, at the Sonoma
International Film Festival and gathered 5 nominations at the 2013 Leo
Awards for Best pictures, Direction, Screenwriting, Cinematography and
Musical Score.