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Igor Barrère
Igor Barrère (17 December 1931 – 24 June 2001) was a French doctor and television presenter. Biography Igor Barrère began his career as the assistant of Orson Welles whilst studying to be a doctor. In the 1950s and 1960s Barrère is widely considered a pioneer of French television producing medical shows explaining medical procedures to the French public. The most well known shows that Barrere produced were such as '' La Caméra invisible'' and '' Cinq colonnes à la une'', Faire face. In 1989, Barrère headed the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel. Honours *Prix Italia * Lion d'Or Publications *Igor Barrère et Étienne Lalou, ''À quoi rêvent les enfants du monde'', Delpire, 1963 *Igor Barrère et Jean-Marie Manus, ''Les Guetteurs du futur'', Lattès *Igor Barrère, ''En direct de la médecine''. *Igor Barrère et Étienne Lalou, ''Le Dossier confidentiel de l'euthanasie'', Éditions du Seuil, 1975. *Igor Barrère, ''Les pharmaciens parlent'', Stock Stocks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopædia Universalis
The ''Encyclopædia Universalis'' is a French-language general encyclopedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately held company. The articles of the ''Encyclopædia Universalis'' are aimed at educated adult readers, and written by a staff of full-time editors and expert contributors. History The Encyclopædia Universalis was originally published by the publishing company Encyclopædia Universalis SA. This company was created in 1966 by a specialist in publishing and selling books and collections by mail order, the French Book Club (CFL), owned by the Aubry family, as well as Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. (publisher of the Encyclopædia Britannica), the most famous English-language encyclopedia, owned at the time by the Foundation of the University of Chicago. This joint ventureà 50/50 was intended to combine the skills of the two shareholders in each of the two forms of distribution then essential for encyclopedias: mail order on the one hand and door- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion D'Or
The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion award was introduced, an honorary prize for people who have made an important contribution to cinema. The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (which was one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). In 1954, the prize was permanently named the Golden Lion. History The first Golden Lion was awarded in 1949. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. No Golden Lions were awarded between 1969 and 1979. According to the Biennale's official website, the hiatus was a result of the 1968 Lion being given to the radically experimental '' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
