Born in 1954 in Montpon- Ménestérol (Dordogne). In 1980, he graduated with a diploma from the Institute des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (Institute for Advanced Film Studies) in the production and editing department. From 1981- 1989, he was assistant editor to Agnès Guillemot on the films of Alfredo Arias, Jean-Claude Brisseau, Francesca Comencini, Richard Dembo, Peter del Monte, Michel Sout...