Frédéric Back
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Frédéric Back, OC
, CQ
(born April 8, 1924) is a Canadian
artist
and film director
of short animated films
.
, The Territory of the Saar Basin
, he emigrated to Canada in 1948. He began teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
, then in 1952, he joined the graphics department of Radio-Canada and has remained there since.
He created a massive stained glass mural entitled ("history of music in Montreal") at the Place-des-Arts
Metro station
in Montreal
. Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Montreal metro system.
He was nominated for a 1989 Governor General's Awards
in the Children's Literature - Illustration
category for L'Homme qui plantait des arbres. In 1989, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
. In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
. In 2004, he was awarded the Eco-Hero Media Award from the Planet in Focus
film festival.
Frédéric Back is a vegetarian and animal rights activist. He often says : "Animal are my friends and I do not eat my friends". He gave conferences on the subject and participated in demonstrations to support animal rights. He founded : "Société Québécoise pour la Défense des Animaux" a Society to protect animals.
for his film Tout rien (All Nothing in English
). In 1982, he won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for his film Crac
. In 1987, he won his second Academy Award for Animated Short Film for L'homme qui plantait des arbres
(The Man Who Planted Trees in English
). In 1994, he was nominated again for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, for his film Le fleuve aux grandes eaux (Mighty River in English
).
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, CQ
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
(born April 8, 1924) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of short animated films
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
.
Biography
Born in SaarbrückenSaarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
, The Territory of the Saar Basin
Saar (League of Nations)
The Territory of the Saar Basin , also referred as the Saar or Saargebiet, was a region of Germany that was occupied and governed by Britain and France from 1920 to 1935 under a League of Nations mandate, with the occupation originally being under the auspices of the Treaty of Versailles...
, he emigrated to Canada in 1948. He began teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal was an educational institution founded in Quebec in 1922. The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society was instrumental in its creation....
, then in 1952, he joined the graphics department of Radio-Canada and has remained there since.
He created a massive stained glass mural entitled ("history of music in Montreal") at the Place-des-Arts
Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)
Place-des-Arts is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
Metro station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Montreal metro system.
1989 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
in the Children's Literature - Illustration
Governor General's Award for French language children's illustration
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for illustration in an French-language children's book. The award was created in 1987 alongside the award for French-language children's literature.-1980s:*1987: Darcia Labrosse, ...
category for L'Homme qui plantait des arbres. In 1989, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
. In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
. In 2004, he was awarded the Eco-Hero Media Award from the Planet in Focus
Planet in Focus
Planet in Focus is an International Environmental Film and Video festival based in Toronto, Canada.- History :Planet in Focus is an incorporated not-for-profit organization founded in 1999 by Festival Director Mark Haslam. They are affiliated with the Planet in Focus Foundation, a registered...
film festival.
Frédéric Back is a vegetarian and animal rights activist. He often says : "Animal are my friends and I do not eat my friends". He gave conferences on the subject and participated in demonstrations to support animal rights. He founded : "Société Québécoise pour la Défense des Animaux" a Society to protect animals.
Film Work
In 1980, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short FilmAcademy Award for Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present....
for his film Tout rien (All Nothing in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
). In 1982, he won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for his film Crac
Crac
Crac is a 1981 animated short film produced, written and directed by Frédéric Back. The story follows the experiences of a rocking chair, from its creation from a tree through its time as a member of a Canadian farming family....
. In 1987, he won his second Academy Award for Animated Short Film for L'homme qui plantait des arbres
The Man Who Planted Trees (film)
The Man Who Planted Trees is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frédéric Back. It is based on the story of the same name by Jean Giono...
(The Man Who Planted Trees in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
). In 1994, he was nominated again for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, for his film Le fleuve aux grandes eaux (Mighty River in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
).
External links
- Frédéric Back, agir ensemble | caring together
- Frédéric Back at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...