Depardon is also the author of several documentary shorts and feature films . His approach as a director is influenced by cinéma vérité and direct cinema . In 1969 he made his first film ( about Jan Pallach ) and he has directed 16 films since then . In 1979 he received a George Sadoul Prize for his film '' Numéro Zéro '' . In 1984 Depardon made his first fiction film , '' Empty Quarters '' . Other notable examples include '' 1974 , une partie de campagne '' , on the 1974 presidential campaign of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , '' Reporters '' ( 1981 ) and '' New York , N.Y. '' ( 1986 ) , both winners of the César Award for best short documentary , '' La captive du désert '' ( 1990 ) , nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival , and '' Délits flagrants '' ( 1994 ) , which won awards for best feature documentary at the César Awards , the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam ( Joris Ivens award ) and the Vancouver International Film Festival
1990 Cannes Film Festival
1990 Cannes Film Festival
Raymond Depardon