Frédéric Auburtin was born on June 4, 1962, in Marseille, France, where he spent his formative years studying music, specifically piano and drums, as well as literature.
Before pursuing a career in cinema, Auburtin worked as an assistant director in the early 1980s, making his debut on the film Rouge midi, directed by Robert Guédiguian.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he collaborated with numerous directors, including Maurice Pialat, Luigi Comencini, Richard Heffron, Bertrand Blier, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Claude Berri, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, and Randall Wallace, on various films such as Under the Sun of Satan, La Bohème, La Révolution française, Merci la vie, The Lover, Germinal, Lucie Aubrac, and The Horseman on the Roof.
In 1999, Auburtin made his directorial debut, co-directing Un pont entre deux rives with Gérard Depardieu, for which he also composed the soundtrack. During the 2000s, he primarily worked in television, but also directed films like San-Antonio (2004) and Envoyés très spéciaux (2009).
In 2006, Auburtin co-directed the segment "Quartier Latin" in the acclaimed film Paris, je t'aime, alongside Depardieu, starring Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, and Gérard Depardieu.
In 2014, Auburtin directed the film United Passions, which received widespread criticism and is now considered one of the worst movies ever made, grossing only $918 in its opening weekend and receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics worldwide.
Frédéric Auburtin has had a diverse and extensive career, working in various capacities in the film industry, from assistant director to director, writer, actor, and producer.
