Photo by Eloise Legay.

I am a French cinematographer specializing in narrative fiction — TV series, feature films.

My work focuses on building visual worlds that serve the story: every lighting choice, every frame, every shadow exists for a reason.

Recent credits include Treasure Island (Paramount + UK/ MGM+), High Target Value (Warner Bros. / TNT drama), Escort Boys Season 2 (Amazon Prime), Mrs. Davis (Warner Bros. / Peacock), Marinette (Tribeca Film Festival 2023), and Germinal — selected at Camérimge 2021.

AFC member · Television Academy member.

Based in Paris, available worldwide.

Xavier Dolleans on IMDB

 
 

Since childhood, I have been passionate about science and technology, tinkering in my garage with all kinds of electronic assemblies; I was first attracted by the world of animatronics, special effects, and pyrotechnics.

At 16, after getting in touch with SFX specialists and completing an internship in short film production, I started my journey on shooting sets.

From internship to internship, I discover a real passion for image and light.

With my high school diploma in hand (2003), I went to Paris to study cinema at the University of Paris 7. In parallel, I participated in many shootings as 3rd assistant director. After two years on sets, and a 35mm training at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumiere (2005), I did my first projects as a director of photography: music videos, short films, and commercials.

At the same time, I have integrated camera crews and worked as 2nd assistant camera and lighting balloon technician on numerous feature films and TV series.

I kept training myself through workshops: 3D cinematography (2010), electrical accreditation (2012), high-speed shooting (2015), lighting design software (2017), lighting workshops, and CGI technologies at the Global Cinematography Institute in Los Angeles (2016). 

 

CV

TV SERIES

TREASURE ISLAND - 6x52’ (ep 01 & ep 04) - DIR. J.LOVERING - PROD: PLAYGROUND / WARNER - (2026)

HIGH VALUE TARGET - 8x52’ - DIR: L.GREIF - PROD: WARNER BROS. TV/BIG DREAMS - (2025)

ESCORT BOYS - SEASON 2 - AMAZON PRIME - 6x40’ - DIR: R.ALVES - PROD: STORYNATION - (2024)

JOSEPH - SEASON 1 - TF1 - 6x52’ - DIR: LUCIEN JEAN-BAPTISTE - PROD: NOLITA TV - (2024)

RIVAGES - LIMITED SERIES - FRANCE TV - 6x52’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: THALIE IMAGES (2024)

MRS. DAVIS - EP 3&4 - PEACOCK - 8x52’ - DIR: A.ALETHEA JONES PROD: WARNER BROS (2022)

GERMINAL - FRANCE TV INT - RAI - RTS - 6x52’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY STUDIOS - (2021)

SKAM - SEASON 6 - FRANCE TV - 10x26’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2019)

SKAM - SEASON 5 - FRANCE TV - 10x26’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2019)

MENTAL - SEASON 1 - FRANCE TV - 10x26’ - DIR: S.B.BERHOUN - PROD: BLACKSHEEP - (2019)

RED SHADOWS - C8 - 6x52’ - DIR: C.DOUCHAND - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2018)

SKAM - SEASON 4 - FRANCE TV - 10x22’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2018)

SKAM - SEASON 3 - FRANCE TV - 10x22’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2018)

SKAM - SEASON 2 - FRANCE TV - 10x22’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2017)

SKAM - SEASON 1 - FRANCE TV - 10x22’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: BANIJAY/GTV - (2017)

CUT - SEASON 5 - FRANCE TV - 30x22’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: TERENCE FILMS - (2017)

CUT - SEASON 4 - FRANCE TV - 30x26’ - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: TERENCE FILMS - (2016)

ZAK 3 (cam op) - OCS -  10x26’ - DIR: A.BENZAKEN- PROD: 74 FILMS - (2015)

H MAN - ARTE - 10x10’- DIR: J.CAHILL - PROD: STEAMBOAT - (2014)




FEATURES

COWGIRLS - 120’ - DIR: L.GREIF - PROD: POLYSCOPE/BIG DREAMS (2026)

MARINETTE - 96’ - DIR: V.VERRIER - PROD: VIGO FILMS - (2023)

A 2 HEURES DE PARIS (additional seq) - 80’ - DIR: V.VERRIER - PROD: VIGO FILMS - (2016)

FORCENE (CO DP) - 40’ - DIR: V.MONCORGE - PROD: L’EQUIPAGE - (2010)

THE ISLAND - 94’- DIR: O.BOILLOT - PROD: ILEPROD - (2007)




DOCUMENTARIES

TOUT POUR ÊTRE HEUREUX - 90’- DIR: OLIVIER FELY-BIOLET - PROD: JCPMY - (2020)

AN OPERA FOR AN EMPIRE - ARTE - 90’ - DIR: P.CABOUAT - PROD: FULLDAWA - (2020)

NEKFEU - NETFLIX - (CO-DP - Greece part) - 90’ DIR: S.BOULAOUNAR/NEKFEU - PROD: FULLDAWA/MARS

CES TRACES QUI RESTENT - FRANCE TV - 52’ - DIR: OLIVIER FELY-BIOLET - PROD: VIGOFILMS

LA CINÉMATHÈQUE D’ALGER - 52’ - DIR: J.GOZLAND - PROD: FILMS DE LA PASSION

GILLIARD (CO-DP Mahdi Lepart) - 52’ - DIR: P.CABOUAT - PROD: FULLDAWA

INVIBLES BOUNDS - 52’ - DIR: M.BILLET - PROD: SENSITO FILM

SOUS UN AUTRE JOUR - 10’ - DIR: S.FERRARI - PROD: GEDEON

ÉTRANGÈRES PARMI NOUS - 52’ - DIR: J.GOZLAND - PROD: FILMS DE LA PASSION

RETOUR À BLIGNY - 63’ - DIR: B.JALBERT - PROD: FILMS DE LA PASSION




LIVE CONCERTS

BLACK M - OLYMPIA - OLYMPIA 2015 - DIR: F.LAFFONT - PROD: SHOTGUN

PASCAL OBISPO - FORET 2014 - DIR: F.LAFFONT - PROD: SHOTGUN

JULIEN DORE - BIKINI 2014 - DIR: F.LAFFONT - PROD: SHOTGUN

PATRICIA KAAS « PIAF » - OLYMPIA 2013 - DIR: F.LAFFONT - PROD: SHOTGUN




COMMERCIALS

VIVO (India)- DIR: VINIL MATHEWS - PROD: PROTEAM

CARREFOUR - DIR: PHILIPPE JOUBERT - PROD: HERCULES

KYMCO - DIR: K.RADOSAVLJEVIC - PROD: MULTIPLY

SLIP FRANCAIS - DIR: SILK - PROD: RITA

SAMSUNG - LONNBERG (VR) - DIR: SILK - PROD: IMPRODUCTIBLES

PIAGET - DIR: J.BORT - PROD: FULLDAWA

FONDATION DE FRANCE - DIR: F.ROBIN - PROD: SATTELITE MY LOVE

AIRBNB - EXPERIENCE - DIR: X.DOLLEANS - PROD: AIRBNB

INTERETS PRIVES - DIR: H.GANDER -PROD: SLEAK

L’OREAL - BIOPRINT - DIR: M.VOLLAIRE - PROD: MARCELLUS

NOVOTEL - N ROOM - DIR: V.KHERROUBI - PROD: ASM

DIOR - DIORSNOW - DIR: A.CHARPENTIER -PROD: EVEN

HOTEL BALLADINS - DIR: H.GANDER - PROD: SLEAK

CLUB MED ALBION - DIR: F.PEYRANNE - PROD: FULLSIZE

AXA BANNERS - DIR: L.ENGLE - PROD: BREAKFAST/LUNCH

RIVIERA ET BAR  - DIR: JAN BELLETTI -PROD: SIXTINE 

CLUB MED MALDIVES - DIR: F/PEYRANNE - PROD: FULLSIZE

CLUB MED VALMOREL - DIR: F.PEYRANNE - PROD: FULLSIZE

TRAVEL BOOK VUITON « FLOC’H » - DIR: M.VAYER - PROD: DES QUATRE

HARRIBO PIK N PARTY - DIR: H.GANDER - PROD: SLEAK

CITROËN C4 ACCESSOIRE - DIR: B.SOUCHELEAU -PROD: ILOMBA 

HAVANA CLUB - COHIBA  - DIR: V.DESOUCHES - PROD: LE PASSAGE

INPES - DIR: R.VAUDAUX - PROD: PIKEL

DISCOVERY CHANNEL - DIR: D.HOURRÈGUE - PROD: ASM 

CITROËN - DIGITALISATION - DIR: B.SOUCHELEAU - PROD: ILOMBA

ORANGE RSE - DIR: DEMOISELLES - PROD: LES DEMOISELLES

GINKOR - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: INSPIRATION

CITROËN CACTUS - DIR: B.SOUCHELEAU - PROD: ILOMBA

HARRIBO - DIR: H.GANDER - PROD: SLEAK

CARREFOUR - DIR: T.BRAUT/P.FOLLIOT - PROD: ILOMBA

AEROPORT DE LYON - DIR: B.BELLIER - PROD: PIXEL COMMANDO

MASTERKOO - DIR: V.DESOUCHES - PROD: STRANGE DAYS

MICROSOFT - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: BRAINSONIC

MONETTE/SIEMENS - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: ILOMBA

CALIPAGE - DIR: A.BASANTA - PROD: REDKENN

INSTITUT PASTEUR - DIR: O.PICOLET - PROD: GLOBULO

CITROEN - DIR: S.DECAY/E.DUFAUD - PROD: ILOMBA

MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 - DIR: T.FARNOUX - PROD: BRAINSONIC

AXA IM - DIR: T.FARNOUX - PROD: BRAINSONIC

RENAULT TRUCKS - MAGNUM - DIR: B.BELLIER - PROD: EVIMAGE

SANOFI - DIR: A.BARTHOLOMEO - PROD: WEDOVIDEO

MICHEL ET AUGUSTIN - DIR: A.LEMOINE - PROD: 2A PROD

KELLOGG’S  - DIR: R.VAUDAUX - PROD: BLUE MARLYN

LEXMARK - DIR: M.GENEST - PROD: IN EXTREMIS

JASMIN  - DIR: R.VAUDAUX - PROD: BLUE MARLYN

PLAYSTATION - DIR: R.VAUDAUX - PROD: BLUE MARLYN




FASHION SHOWS LIGHTING DESIGN

LEMAIRE MEN F/W 2018 - PROD: OBO

LEMAIRE WOMEN S/S 2017 - PROD: OBO

LEMAIRE WOMEN S/S 2016 - PROD: MODE IMAGES

LEMAIRE MEN S/S 2016 - PROD: MODE IMAGES

LEMAIRE MEN F/W 2015 - PROD: LOGIFILMS

LEMAIRE MEN F/W 2015 - PROD: LOGIFILMS




MUSIC VIDEOS

MOI&MOI - DIR: M.ZONNENBERG - PROD: CAMENOR

L.O.A.S - DIR: N.CAPU - PROD: ASM

JOYCE JONATHAN/VIANNEY - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: HKCORP

COLT SILVERS - DIR: H.GANDER - PROD: SLEAK

SOVIET SUPREM - PARTY - DIR: BRUNET/DOUSTE - PROD: ASM

LISA SPADA - FAMILY TREE - DIR: N. HUMBERT - PROD: ILOMBA

JULIEN DORE - CHOU WASABI - DIR: LAFFONT/DORE - PROD: SHOTGUN

PASCAL OBISPO - UN HOMME - DIR: LAFFONT/OBISPO - PROD: SHOTGUN

MAGIC SYSTEM - TU ES FOU - DIR: D.DANG- PROD: HK CORP

ZAYRA PREMIERS REGARDS - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: HK CORP

DAVID CARRIERA - BOOM - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: HK CORP

JOY WILD - J’AI PAS CHOISI - DIR: A.LABARUSSIAT - PROD: ASM 

ALEXANDER LYNN - DIR: A.BASANTA - PROD: REDKENN

KENZA FARAH - YATAYO - DIR: D.DANG - PROD: HK CORP

PORTRAIT OF A MAN - ASVOFF - DIR: A.MASCINA - PROD: ONIRIM

MICHAEL CANITROT - LEAVE ME - DIR: SAGNIER/HANOUN - PROD: LA CAPSULE

JULIEN RIBOT - LOVE - DIR: J.HALLARD - PROD: ASM

SLOVE - FLASH - DIR: F.CHENET/L.ENGLE - PROD: ASM

ALOE BLACC - GREEN LIGHTS - DIR: C.SOLAL CARDO - PROD: BLOGOTHEQUE

MISSIESSY - MR MUSIC - DIR: G.RENAULT - PROD: MISSIESSY

RAOUL PAZ - CARNAVAL - DIR: J.CAHILL - PROD: Boom PROD

MICHAEL CANITROT - YOU & I - DIR: G.HANOUN - PROD: SO HAPPY

RESPECT MUTUEL - RESPECT - DIR: A.COLAS - PROD: SUTHER KANE

PIT BACCARDI - FRERES D’ARMES - DIR: J.BENSIMHON - PROD: SOULCLAP

SCAR LOGAN  - C’EST QUOI - DIR: A.COLAS - PROD: BASIC

JOHN GALI - KING KONG - DIR: A.BASANTA - PROD: BASIC

TRISTE SIRE - RUE DE SES DÉSIRS - DIR: J.COQUET - PROD: LPL

MBEGANE - JAAM - DIR: D.SEC - PROD: OPEN

BOKODJI - TOP OF MY LIST - DIR: P.B - PROD: BARON BLACK

PIT BACCARDI - CA VIENT - DIR: J.BENSIMHON - PROD: SOULCLAP

ITZIAR - SIENTES - DIR: J.NEUVEGLISE - PROD: GUTIÉRREZ

PROCESS - STARA ZAGORA - DIR: B.AMIC - PROD: SHOWPROD

DANNY DAN - DEBROUILLARD - DIR: A.BARTHOLOMEO - PROD: DJINGLE

PROCESS - VICTIM OF YOURSELF - DIR: B.AMIC - PROD: SHOWPROD




SHORTS

ECHARPEE - DIR: P.DUSAGE - PROD: DLIGHTS

THE MADMEN’S DIAGONAL - DIR: D.TILLIER - PROD: FULLDAWA

REHAK - DIR: P.B - PROD: BPROD

AMES SOEURS - DIR: P.DELADONCHAMPS - PROD: FULLDAWA

PARIS COURT DEVANT (teaser) - DIR: R.BERNARD - PROD: PCD

SI TU N’ES PAS LA - DIR: P.FERRIERE - PROD: MOIPROD

ANIMAL - DIR: J.JANAUD/F.LENEZET - PROD: FULLDAWA

L’AIR D’UN OUBLI - DIR: O.FELY BIOLET - PROD: VIGOFILMS

SPEED DATING - DIR: BRUNET/DOUSTE - PROD: ASM

ROCAMBOLESQUE - DIR: L.NICOLOFF - PROD: AVALON

LE GOUT DES CHOUX  - DIR: M.TERRAZ - PROD: FULLDAWA

LAVOMATIC BLUES - DIR: C. DE GIVRY - PROD: RENO FILM

FRERES CHAMPIONS  - DIR: H.GANDER - PROD: SLEAK

FUTUR’S SO BRIGHT - DIR: JULIEN EON - PROD: PETIT REMORQUEUR

LES CADORS - DIR: M.VOLLAIRE - PROD: STRANGE DAYS

PAPILLONS NOIRS (retake) - DIR: A. BLANCHET - PROD: MITIKI

KAMA - DIR: A.BASANTA - PROD: OH LA LA

RNPA (camera operator) - DIR: D.HOURREGUE - PROD: ASM

URBAN - DIR: J.BENSIMHON - PROD: SOULCLAP

MECS/MEUFS - DIR: LIAM ENGLE - PROD: ASM

UNE PLACE - DIR: ARNAUD AUSSIBAL - PROD: ENVIE DE TEMPETE

LOSE ACTUALLY - DIR: ENGLE/BRUNET - PROD: BLACK BIRD

MAUVAISE GRAINE - DIR: N.HABAS - PROD: CLC

UNE AME VOILEE - DIR: S.BRESSON - PROD: SERIAL

COUPLE MAKER - DIR: M.VERDIER - PROD:VERDIER

LE PORTAIL - DIR: L.ENGLE - PROD: ASM

THE MOTH CATCHER - DIR: I.KHOO - PROD: KHOO

EVA VEUT BIEN - DIR: P.LUBAC - PROD: FILMS SAUVAGES

RUE DES ANGES - DIR: J.BENSIMHON - PROD: SOULCLAP

BALCON A PART - DIR: M.KWAK - PROD: KOPAT

WARNING - DIR: J.BENSIMHON - PROD: SOULCLAP

KNOCK KNOCK - DIR: Y. KHOO - PROD: SKILLSET/BBC

FORMATION/TRAINING

2017 - PROFESSIONAL TRAINING - VECTORWORKS - LIGTING DESIGN / OLIVERDY / PARIS

2016 - PROFESSIONAL TRAINING  « CINEMATOGRAPHY/VFX » / GCI / LOS ANGELES

2015 - PROFESSIONAL TRAINING « HIGH SPEED-PHANTOM » / DVS / AIX EN PROVENCE

2012 - ELECTRICAL CLEARANCE BR-B1 / PANALUX / PARIS

2010 - PROFESSIONAL FORMATION « SHOOTING IN 3D »  / PANAVISION - CIFAP / PARIS                      

2005 - PROFESSIONAL FORMATION « SHOOTING IN 35 MM » / LOUIS LUMIERE / PARIS                            

2003 - 1ST YEAR DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ART / PARIS 

2002 - FRENCH SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (A LEVEL)