Jean-François Laguionie
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Jean-François Laguionie is a French
animator
, film director
and producer
of animation born 1939 in Besançon
.
but his encounter with Paul Grimault
gave him the opportunity to learn the techniques of animated film. Though they were very close to each other, Paul Grimault
and Jean-François Laguionie rarely worked together (though Grimault produced Laguionie's first three shorts).
Jean-François Laguionie then directed several short films, climaxing with the now famous La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame (Rowing across the Atlantic) (1978), which won the César Award
for best short animated film in 1979.
He has also been a friend of Michel Ocelot
, whose short film Les Trois inventeurs was shot in Laguionie's home and used the magnet-aided method of cutout animation
invented by him.
While working on his first feature-length animated film, Gwen, or the Book of Sand (Gwen, le livre de sable) in 1985, "Jef" founded the animation studio "La Fabrique". Though appreciated by critics, Gwen only received rather limited popular acclaim.
Only in 1999 did his second feature film, Le Château des singes (The Castle of the Apes) premier, then in 2003 his third feature L'Île de Black Mór (The Island of Black Mór).
Jean-François Laguionie is now working on Le Tableau (The Picture), a feature-length film using both animation and live-action.
1969 : Une Bombe par hasard (A Random Bomb) (short)
1971 : Plage privée (Private Beach) (short)
1978 : La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame (Rowing Across the Atlantic) (short)
1985 : Gwen, or the Book of Sand (Gwen, le livre de sable) (feature film)
1999 : Le Château des singes (The Castle of Monkeys, aka A Monkey's Tale) (feature film)
2003 : L'Île de Black Mór (The Island of Black Mór) (feature film)
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, 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:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
of animation born 1939 in Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
.
Biography
Laguionie was originally interested in theatreTheatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
but his encounter with Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature....
gave him the opportunity to learn the techniques of animated film. Though they were very close to each other, Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature....
and Jean-François Laguionie rarely worked together (though Grimault produced Laguionie's first three shorts).
Jean-François Laguionie then directed several short films, climaxing with the now famous La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame (Rowing across the Atlantic) (1978), which won the César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
for best short animated film in 1979.
He has also been a friend of Michel Ocelot
Michel Ocelot
Michel Ocelot is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs and a former president of the International Animated Film Association...
, whose short film Les Trois inventeurs was shot in Laguionie's home and used the magnet-aided method of cutout animation
Cutout animation
Cutout animation is a technique for producing animations using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or even photographs...
invented by him.
While working on his first feature-length animated film, Gwen, or the Book of Sand (Gwen, le livre de sable) in 1985, "Jef" founded the animation studio "La Fabrique". Though appreciated by critics, Gwen only received rather limited popular acclaim.
Only in 1999 did his second feature film, Le Château des singes (The Castle of the Apes) premier, then in 2003 his third feature L'Île de Black Mór (The Island of Black Mór).
Jean-François Laguionie is now working on Le Tableau (The Picture), a feature-length film using both animation and live-action.
Filmography
1965 : La Demoiselle et le violoncelliste (The Maid and the Cellist) (short)1969 : Une Bombe par hasard (A Random Bomb) (short)
1971 : Plage privée (Private Beach) (short)
1978 : La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame (Rowing Across the Atlantic) (short)
1985 : Gwen, or the Book of Sand (Gwen, le livre de sable) (feature film)
1999 : Le Château des singes (The Castle of Monkeys, aka A Monkey's Tale) (feature film)
2003 : L'Île de Black Mór (The Island of Black Mór) (feature film)
External links
- Jean-François Laguionie at La Fabrique
- Jean-François Laguionie at AFCA
- Un art appliqué (interview)