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Ange Casta, a French author and television director, was born on September 2, 1927, in Marseille, and passed away on October 13, 2020, in Le Plessis-Robinson.<\/p>\n

Born into a Corsican family, Ange Casta spent his childhood in Aix-en-Provence. During his university studies in literature, he discovered theater and had his first experience in directing. In 1949, he was admitted to the IDHEC (Institut des Hautes \u00c9tudes Cin\u00e9matographiques). Starting his career as an assistant to Jacques Becker<\/a> and Raymond Rouleau<\/a>, he directed a short film, \u201cAutour de Casque d\u2019Or\u201d (INA), during the filming of the movie. He later directed a medium-length cinema film (35mm) titled \u201cOrly le monde.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ange Casta commenced his career at RTF<\/a> (later ORTF<\/a>) in 1952 and became a director in 1955. He belonged to the first generation of directors that included Stellio Lorenzi, Marcel Bluwal, Claude Santelli, Jean Prat, Jean-Pierre Marchand, Hubert Knapp, Jean-Claude Bringuier, Jean-Marie Drot, among others. Ange Casta dedicated his work to public television.<\/p>\n

Over the years, he balanced his activities between fiction, major reports, and creative documentaries, directing over a hundred films. For programs like \u201cCinq Colonnes \u00e0 la Une\u201d and special editions of \u201cInformation Premi\u00e8re\u201d (Pierre Desgraupes), he traveled the world during the decolonization era, covering regions such as Somalia\/Ethiopia, communist Romania, Palestine (Gaza), Vietnam (La guerre \u00e0 25 ans), Algeria (L\u2019Alg\u00e9rie dix ans apr\u00e8s), Laos (Commando, piste Ho Chi Minh, bombardements B52), Cambodia (Si\u00e8ge de Phnom-Penh\/Chronique d\u2019une route coup\u00e9e), Chad (Au-del\u00e0 de la guerre), Latin America (Typhon sur le Honduras\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res).<\/p>\n

Through his creative documentaries, Ange Casta observed, analyzed, and testified about a changing world during the years of growth, the \u201cTrente Glorieuses,\u201d with both the best and the worst, including the upheaval of May 1968, the long strike at ORTF<\/a> for freedom of expression, and subsequent crisis years. His works include \u201cDe m\u00e8re en fille,\u201d \u201cLe temps s\u2019en va Madame,\u201d \u201cLa Rupture,\u201d \u201cLes Chemins de la vie,\u201d \u201cLes Dossiers de l\u2019\u00e9cran,\u201d \u201cDaniel Claude Simone et un million d\u2019autres,\u201d \u201cLa Pub,\u201d \u201cQue vive Mexico,\u201d \u201cBeurs,\u201d \u201cLa Parabole corse.\u201d Pierre Bourdieu and Fran\u00e7oise Dolto collaborated on his projects, and he also portrayed and documented great writers and personalities such as Alain-Fournier (\u201c\u00c0 la recherche du Grand Meaulnes\u201d), Saint-Exup\u00e9ry (\u201cVisages de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u201d), Ampath\u00e9 B\u00e2, Amadou Seydou (Service de la recherche ORTF<\/a>), contributing to \u201cLectures pour tous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ange Casta directed prominent actors in his fiction films, including Suzanne Flon, Patrick Dewaere<\/a>, Martine Carol, Alice Sapritch, Jean Desailly, Philippe Avron, Claude Evrard, Bernard Fresson, Juliette Gr\u00e9co, Jean-Marc Bory, Catherine Rouvel, Gr\u00e9goire Aslan, Henri Virlojeux, etc., in works like \u201cLa Belle \u00c9quipe,\u201d \u201cSi j\u2019\u00e9tais vous,\u201d \u201cMonsieur Il,\u201d \u201cDrame \u00e0 un personnage,\u201d \u201cLa Roulette russe,\u201d \u201cColomba,\u201d \u201cJean Jaur\u00e8s; vie et mort d\u2019un socialiste,\u201d \u201cMademoiselle Clarisse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ange Casta received national and international awards for his films, including the Ren\u00e9-Barth\u00e9lemy Award, Grand Prix de la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision in 1965, Prague Gold in 1981, Sept d\u2019Or in 1985, and the Grand Prix du jury at the Festival de l\u2019Environnement in 1992.<\/p>\n

In 1976, he initiated the communication campaign for M\u00e9decins sans fronti\u00e8res, providing free support from Havas. This campaign, with the slogan \u201cDans leur salle d\u2019attente deux milliards d\u2019hommes,\u201d marked a turning point for MSF, contributing to its international recognition and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, Ange Casta served as an associate professor of Communication Sciences and Film Studies at the Universit\u00e9 Louis-Lumi\u00e8re Lyon II for fifteen years (1977\/1993), establishing the communication and cinema program for the third cycle.<\/p>\n

In January 1987, after the privatization of TF1<\/a> and the creation of several commercial television channels, Ange Casta, as part of a group of experts, proposed a fundamental reform of public television financing as a state service. This proposal aimed to escape the commercialization of its program policy, suggesting the removal of advertising on its channels, compensated equally by a Culture and Communication contribution, modulated and collected from the entire advertising market. This choice would be accompanied by a balanced revision of the television license fee paid by users. Although initially considered by Prime Minister Michel Rocard, the proposal was eventually abandoned under pressure.<\/p>\n

Starting from 1990, Ange Casta led the working group \u201cPour que vive la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision publique,\u201d which included Pierre Bourdieu, Max Gallo, Pierre Moinot, Claude Marti, Jean Martin (lawyer), and Christian Pierret (President of the Caisse des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts).<\/p>\n

Twenty years later, on January 8, 2008, in a different political context, President Nicolas Sarkozy unexpectedly revived this reform proposal, leading to the removal of advertising from public television without equivalent financial compensation, thus reducing its resources (See Claude Soula\u2019s article in Nouvel Observateur on January 17, 2008).<\/p>\n

From 2003 to 2007, Ange Casta served as the president of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile des auteurs multim\u00e9dia.<\/p>\n

In 2005, he initiated the creation of the \u00c9toiles de la Scam, awarded annually to the best documentary films.<\/p>\n

Ange Casta, a Chevalier of the L\u00e9gion d\u2019honneur, passed away on October 13, 2020, in Le Plessis-Robinson at the age of 93.<\/p>\n

Filmography<\/h2>\n