Yves DARONDEAU

Born in Dunkerque. After his baccaulauréat, he studied at the École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle (ESRA) in Paris from 1984 to 1986. It was here, in his first year, that he met Christophe Lioud and Émmanuel Priou, his future associates. From 1986 to the end of 1993, he was a contract worker in the entertainment business, both as assistant director and production director. At the end of 1993, he and his two friends from film school created the Bonne Pioche production company which they still manage today.