From Olympic Courts to Filmmaking: Frédéric Weis’ Transition from Sports to Directing

You would think that an Olympic semi-final played in Sydney in 2000 against Australia (77-53) and 15,000 spectators would make you immune to stress. For Frédéric Weis, it was before finding himself in the field of another type of camera. That of a director. “When I hear ‘We’re waiting for you to be ready to shoot’ or ‘Really concentrate, we want a good take’ and the whole film crew is looking at you, performing in front of 20,000 people is pure laughter on the side. I was scared to death,” smiles the former center of the France team (48 years old).

2023-11-04 17:39:30
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