Paul Moreira
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Paul Moreira

French journalist and documentary filmmaker

Paul Moreira is a French journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is based in Paris, France.2

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Born 1961.1

About

He has directed several investigative documentaries in conflict zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma, Palestine, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: war correspondent, screenwriter, film director, journalist.4

Paul Moreira has contributed to the emergence of investigative journalism on French television. In 1999, in created the program "90 minutes" on Canal plus, a European television network. The investigations of his team collected several awards. Like "Escadrons de la mort: l'école française" by Marie Monique Robin. This film got the award of the political documentary of "Audiovisual Club" of French senate in 2003, best investigative film at FIGRA, award of merit from Latin American Studies Association.

The investigation about the suicide of Judge Borrel proved it was actually a murder and contributed to reopen criminal investigations.

Following the success of the show and at the request of the management of Canal Plus, he created a weekly slot dedicated to investigative documentaries: Lundi Investigation.

In 2006, Paul Moreira left Canal+ to create an independent TV production company, Premieres Lignes (First Lines).

Since then, he has been developing a line of investigative and comprehensive films on global issues. He works on assignment for various French channels: Canal Plus, Arte, France Televisions, La Chaine Parlementaire. His films have been broadcast in most European countries as well as Canada, India, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Russia...

In 2007, he published an essay on journalism, public relations, war reporting at the embedment age and perception management.

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Personal life

  • Born1961, Lisbon5
  • CitizenshipFrance6

Awards

  • Date not recordedMonte-Carlo Television Festival7