Anne Gourdet-Marès

Biography

After studying history, Anne Gourdet-Marès worked as a projectionist and camera assistant. With a passion for the history of cinematographic techniques, she is in charge of the cinematographic equipment collection at the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation. Her research on the history of cameras, and their support, has been the subject of several papers and publications. As a court-appointed expert in her field, she is often consulted on technical issues. She also creates magic lantern shows and educational workshops exploring the technical inventions of cinema. In 2018, she published Si on allait au cinéma! for young audiences, published by À dos d'âne. To mark the centenary of Pathé-Baby, she curated the exhibition “Pathé-Baby: le cinéma chez soi”, held at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in 2022.