Xavier Quérel

Grenoble based filmmaker, Xavier Quérel is active in different fields of experimental cinema, focusing on performance with light and film. Quérel considers the cinema projector as an instrument. Applying his experience in improvisation, he has developed specific techniques and ingenious manipulations allowing him to play with the spontaneity of a musician. He plays with "La Cellule d'intervention METAMKINE", improvised film/music performance, with Jérome Noetinger and Christophe Auger. He co-founded "L'Atelier MTK", a collective ‘handcraft’ cinema laboratory. Among others, he has played with Michel Doneda, Le Quan Ninh, Jerome Noetinger, David Chiesa, Thomas Lehn, Xavier Charles, Filmmakers, Greg Pope, Christophe Auger, Gaelle Rouard, Rio Jim … Dancers, Celine Perroud, Nathalie Chazeau, Laure Terrier …