At age 17, Raynal Pellicer started his career in the theatre, where he dreamed of directing Arlette Tephany. Two years later, he attended the Cours Flourent acting school in Paris. “I never wanted to be an actor; I simply wanted to get inside an actor’s skin.” He left for Spain, where he enrolled in a translation course, although he rarely attended lessons. “In fact, something extraordinary was happening in Spain, a little like the start of independent radio in France, but in this case it was the explosion of local TV stations. I took my first steps in one of those stations.” It’s clear that he was always going to be someone who learned his profession “on the job.” When he returned to France, Raynal made one documentary after another, including original portraits of champions, such as Christophe Tiozzo in Blood, Sweat and Tears, which received plaudits from the press. Thanks to the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation, Raynal Pellicer moved from documentaries to comedy and drama by embarking on a series of three-minute episodes called Une Femme par Jour. The theme of these short films: seduction. “With Une Femme par Jour (One Woman a Day), I wanted people to have some fun, to see themselves in this fickle-hearted man… It’s almost a comic strip: so full of colour, hovering between dreams and reality!”

Achievements since winning the grant
In 1995, Raynal made a documentary about Théodore Monod, took part in a program called C.Net (Canal Plus) with Phil Ox and Stephane Edelson (1992 award winners) and made Elvire, the first episode of his project Une Femme par Jour, which was selected by the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation.
In 1998-1999, he created Parcours Olympique, 42 mini-films in black and white (selected for the Verona and Monte Carlo festivals) on French sporting champions; Les Voyages d’Olivia for M6; and formats and credits for TV (Union Libre, Vol de Nuit and more).
In 2002, he produced 50 episodes of Caméra Café.
In 2005, he made a series called Suivez l’Artiste (100 90-second episodes) for France 3.
In 2006, the series Champion à Plus d’un Titre (a series of short programs about disabled sports, broadcast on France 2) won the International Olympic Committee prize at the Santander festival.