"Paul Comiti died in Paris of cardiac arrest," said the agency, which produces documentaries and investigations around the world.
"He has traveled the world and produced dozens of reports and documentaries for the press agency created by his father in 1993", adds Comiti Productions.
Devoting a particular attachment to Afghanistan, "Paul Comiti had been one of the rare Western journalists to film the country, in the heart of the Afghan chaos, just before the takeover of the Taliban", says his agency.
He has also toured many countries in the Middle East, from Iran to Iraq, from Lebanon to Israel.
His latest film shot this fall, "Return to Kabul under the Taliban emirate", which follows a previous documentary broadcast this summer on Canal+ ("Kabul, in the heart of the Taliban"), can be viewed from February 1 on the channel encrypted.
During his career, which began at the age of 23, this father of two has won numerous prizes, including the Grand Prix du Scoop d'Angers for his film "The Devil's Miners" in 1999 and the Bayeux Prize (for war correspondents) in 2009 for "Afghan Ambush".
His documentaries have notably been broadcast by Envoyé Spécial on France 2, Enquête Exclusive on M6, Les Routes de l'impossible on France 5, TF1, Arte, Canal+ and on foreign channels.
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