Jean-Christophe Jeauffre is an award-winning film director, a screenwriter and a producer, born in Paris, France. After completing French Conservatoire du Cinema in Paris, he made his first documentaries when enrolled in the Navy, before writing, producing and directing "Devil's Island", his first exploration/adventure film for television, in 2000. Known for his spectacular award-winning True-Life Adventures feature documentaries for television "Amazon Trek", "Whales of Atlantis", "100 Years Under the Sea " and for the creation, in 1991 of Jules Verne Adventures organization, the Jules Verne Festival and the Jules Verne Awards. Career: After graduating in French literature, he joined the French Navy in 1990 for two years on aircraft-carrier Foch during the Lebanon war and joined the ship's news and documentary television production unit where he made his first reportages and documentaries for the Navy. In 1991, Jeauffre founded the nonprofit Jules Verne Adventures along with Frederic Dieudonne, in Paris, France. Dedicated to exploration, filmmaking and education, the organization is now based both in Paris and in Los Angeles. In 1992, Jeauffre launched the annual Jules Verne Festival, inaugurated by Jacques Cousteau. The Jules Verne Festival has welcome to the stage and celebrated the work of many distinguished personalities, including: George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Dr. Jane Goodall and James Cameron. In 1999 he developed a film production unit, the Jules Verne Films and Expeditions, to create a new concept of feature documentaries, involving action story-telling and real exploration, for television and theaters. Jeauffre's passion for exploration and for the sea took him to lead adventurous expeditions around the world. From 1999 to 2016, Jeauffre wrote, directed and co-produced several films that have included "Devil's Islands", "Red and White" and a five-month expedition on the Atlantic and the Amazon aboard the tall ship Belem leading to the acclaimed and award-winnings films: "100 Years Under the Sea", "Amazon Trek", "Whales of Atlantis", "Five Months On The Sea" - narrated by Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine, Charlotte Rampling and Christopher Lee. Two fully illustrated books were also published after the expedition: L'expedition Jules Verne à; bord du Trois-Mats Belem, by Jean-Christophe Jeauffre, (Equinoxe Publishings In 2006). He co-wrote and produced the TV documentary "Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon", starring producer/director James Cameron and veteran Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The latest expedition he produced and directed with the Mars Institute and NASA is " Passage to Mars", starring Zachary Quinto, Buzz Aldrin and Charlotte Rampling, to be released in 2015/2016. Jeauffre is developing "Mars Eternity" a Science Fiction feature and a series of expeditions around the world. He is a member of the Explorer's Club and of the Mars Institute. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Laurent Parisot