PHILIPPE
RIGOT

I have been directing for television for more than twenty years, across worlds as varied as entertainment, documentary, fiction, advertising and music videos. Very different formats that have shaped the way I tell stories, stage scenes and work with the people in front of the camera.

Entertainment has played an important role throughout my career. The Voice Belgique, The Voice Kids, Mon plus beau village, La Famille à remonter le temps and C’est archivé près de chez vous have allowed me to explore very different registers, from large-scale live shows to more intimate local programmes, with particular attention to pace, emotion and staging.

Documentary is equally central to my work, with around ten films and series directed for RTBF, RTL-TVI and ARTE, exploring music, history, portraits and stories rooted in society. These include: Patients, Histoires de vie, Johnny, la blessure d’une vie, Delphine, mon histoire, Dutroux, l’évasion, Bridges and Eurovision 2022 : Tous avec Jérémie.

Fiction completes this range with the third season of Trentenaires, an experience that naturally extends my work on characters, situations and performance direction.

Advertising and music videos are also part of this range, with work such as Solo: A Star Wars Story for Disney, DELA Assurances, as well as the music video ALIVE by Noa Moon.

This diversity informs a single approach: placing storytelling at the heart of every project, finding the right point of view and creating the conditions for emotion to emerge naturally on screen.