MOVIES

"NE TE RETOURNE PAS" directed by Marina DE VAN
Creation make up DIOR to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"LE DEUXIEME SOUFFLE" directed by Alain CORNEAU
Make up Artist to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"PRET A PORTER" directed by Robert ALTMAN
Make up assistant to M. Jacques CLEMENTE

"THE DA VINCI CODE" directed by Ron HOWARD
Make up Artist to Ms. Audrey TAUTOU

"COMBIEN TU GAGNES" directed by Bertrand BLIER
Make up Artist to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"MON ANGE" directed by Serge FRYDMAN
Make up Artist to Ms. Vanessa PARADIS

"ATOMIK CIRCUS" directed by POIRAUD's brothers
Make up Artist to Ms. Vanessa PARADIS

"ASTERIX ET OBELIX : MISSION CLEOPATRE"
directed by Alain CHABAT
Creation and make up of Cleopatra : Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"LA FILLE SUR LE PONT" directed by Patrice LECONTE
Creation and make up to Ms. Vanessa PARADIS

"DISPARUS" directed by Gilles BOURDOS
Make up Artist to Ms. Anouk GRINBERG

"PRET A PORTER" directed by Robert ALTMAN
Make up assistant to M. Jacques CLEMENTE

TV MOVIES

"BALZAC" directed by Josée DAYAN
Make up Artist to Ms. Jeanne MOREAU

COMMERCIALS

CHANEL Coco Mademoiselle perfume with Keira KNIGHTLEY

HUGO BOSS perfume for men with Jonathan RHYS MEYER
GIVENCHY perfume
DIOR perfume
AXE perfume
ROC
MERCEDES cars
AIRBUS
BOUNTY chocolate

ART DIRECTION

DIOR Cannes festival 2007

WORLD ROADSHOW

"LA MÔME" ("LA VIE EN ROSE") directed by Olivier DAHAN
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Marion COTILLARD

"A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT" directed by Jean-Pierre JEUNET
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Audrey TAUTOU

"DIRTY PRETTY THINGS" directed by Stephen FREARS
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Audrey TAUTOU

"MALENA" directed by Giuseppe TORNATORE
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"THE DA VINCI CODE" directed by Ron HOWARD
Make up Artist to Ms. Audrey TAUTOU

EUROPEAN ROADSHOW

"MATRIX" (II and III) directed by the WACHOWSKI's brothers
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"UNDER SUSPICION" directed by Bob HOPSKINS
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"TEARS OF THE SUN" directed by Antoine FUQUA
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Monica BELLUCCI

"LA FILLE SUR LE PONT" directed by Patrice LECONTE
Make up for press and TV to Ms. Vanessa PARADIS

Ever since he can remember, Christophe DANCHAUD has true passion for Art, in all its forms. He always knew he would be somewhere between light and shadow.

Christophe first expressed himself through dance, fully embracing this aesthetic of movement through time and space in every medium, including musicals (Jacques DEMY's "Trois Places pour le 26," and "Cabaret"), television, videos, and dance companies (Les Ballets de Jazz de Paris). He backed huge stars such as Mylène FARMER, the #1 female singer in France, later choreographing and collaborating on the artistic direction of her concert tours. Thanks to all his experience in performance art, Christophe discovered the magic of the lights, the artist, and the illusion created by make-up.

Then came a crucial, life-changing encounter. Renowned make-up artist Jacques CLEMENTE asked Christophe to assist him on Robert ALTMAN’s motion picture "Prêt-à-Porter" with Julia ROBERTS, Sofia LOREN, Kim BASINGER, Lyle LOVETT, Marcello MASTROIANNI, etc... This was Christophe's first step into the world of feature films, and it was a revelation. He understood right away that this was a new way to express himself, and his enthusiasm was contagious. He combined his artistic sensibility with cinematic filters to transform or enhance the actors who always made him dream. He created the make-up of Anouk GRINBERG in "Disparus," Vanessa PARADIS in "The Girl on the Bridge" ("La Fille sur le Pont"), Monica BELLUCCI's Egyptian period design in "Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra," and most recently, Audrey TAUTOU in "The Da Vinci Code."

Christophe came to realize that the 'seventh art' was but one medium for his incredible need to create, so he segued into fashion and advertising where his work was quickly noted and appreciated.

In the world of make-up and cosmetics, Christophe is respected for his remarkable technique, his great creativity, and his openess and natural ability to blend into the universe of whichever artist he works. Within only a few years, he has collaborated with top designers and photographers and their subjects, including Karl LAGERFELD, Jean-Baptiste MONDINO, Peter LINDBERGH or Ellen VON UNWERTH, Monica BELLUCCI, Juliette BINOCHE, Mylène FARMER, Vanessa PARADIS, Audrey TAUTOU, Sharon STONE, Catherine DENEUVE, Keira KNIGHTLEY, Marion COTILLARD….

Cinema, Fashion, Advertising: these are the elements of Christophe Danchaud’s atypical trilogy. Three media in which he has developed true savoir faire, three media in which he expresses true artistic sensibility, always with one goal: to create images of beauty.