Born in 1957, Olivier Mille is producer and film director. He obtained a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Paris - Sorbonne, and taught cinema studies and literature at the University of Basel (Switzerland) for 7 years. In 1986, he founded the production company Artline Films. Since then, he leads both the career of film director and of film producer. He directed over twenty documentaries and produced about a hundred films in collaboration with major French and foreign broadcasters. He has been a member of several film commissions (CNC, Procirep) and president of the International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes.