Frederic Colier
| Frederic Colier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frederic Colier August 2, 1963 Audresselles, France |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, novelist, and musician |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Spouse | Nancy Colier (2001-present) |
Frederic Colier (born August 2, 1963) is a filmmaker, playwright, novelist and musician.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Born in Audresselles, France, Frederic Colier currently lives in New York City.[2] Until 1990, he was the bass guitarist of the London-based pop rock band "Purple" which later charted success under the name of Dodgy.[2] After an accident suspended his music career for several years, he segued into theater. It is during this time while working at Her Majesty's Theatre, in the West End of London, that he completed his first plays and novel. All his writings from this period were in French. He moved to Barcelona in 1992, where he taught music and continued writing. It was during his Barcelona sejourn that he began to write screenplays in English. The switch of language became more and more prominent, and in 1995 he decided to move to the States. While working at the New York based bilingual theatre group Ubu Repertory Theater, he completed a Masters in Film Studies at Montclair State University, NJ. After the closing of Ubu in 2002, he transitioned into films and graduated from the Digital Film Academy, NY.[2] He continues to compose music mainly for his own films, under the group name of Hyper Global Intensity. He is a recipient of a 2007 Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Grants.[1][3][4]
[edit] Career
Colier has produced and edited multiple film projects.[2] He wrote and directed the short films, Of Wanderlust (2003), Desert Weeds (2004), which screened nationally and internationally and won awards on the festival circuit (Clermont-Ferrand, France; Izmir, Turkey; WorldFest Houston, Fire Island, NY), Bounce (2005).[1][2] He completed his feature debut with The Hindenburg Omen (2008). His film M & N will follow early next year.[2]
He has also written a number of theatre and literary fiction.[1] He has written, produced, and directed theatrical plays on both sides of the ocean, notably Barbed-Wire Hearts and Heartbreak Tango.[2] He has written two novels, Barabane! Barabane! and Traîte d'Union, and the collection of short stories Témoignages Crépusculaires.[2] He has also authored the play collection, Playground for Talking Heads, the novel, The Rain Crow, as well as the short story collection, A Memoir of Absence.[1][2]
[edit] Filmography[2]
- Of Wanderlust, 2003 (short film)[5]
- Desert Weeds, 2004 (short film)[6]
- Bounce, 2005 (short film)[7]
- Ruminations on You and Me, 2006 (short film) (written by Victoria Clark)[8]
- The Hindenburg Omen, 2008[9]
- Dinosaur Park, 2009, based on his play, The Proposal
- Made in China, 2010 (projected)[4]
[edit] Theater[2]
- Les Bêtes du Bon Dieu, 1990 (in French) (full length)
- Life Support Machine, 1990 (two-act)
- Les Moustiques, 1990 (full length)
- L'Order Alphabêtatique, 1991, (27 tableaux)
- Le Mollusque, 1991, (monologue)
- Les Maîtres de L'oblique, 1992, (full length)
- La Folie Bergère, 1992 (in French) (full length)
- L'ascenseur, 1992, (full-length)
- La Consigne, 1993, (full length)
- Firedamp, 1994 (monologue)[10]
- Heartbreak Tango, 1999 (one-act)[2]
- The Proposal, 2000 (one-act)[2]
- The Undertaking, 2002 (one-act)
- Barbed-Wire Hearts, 2002 (full length)
- Sharing Circle, 2003 (one-act)
[edit] Fiction[2]
- Traître d'Union, 1990 (novel in French)
- Barabane! Barabane! 1993 (novel in French)
- Les Témoignages Crépusculaires, 1997 (short story collection in French)
- Playground for Talking Heads, 2005 (collection of plays)[11]
- A Memoir of Absence, 2007 (short story collection)
- The Rain Crow, 2008 (novel)
[edit] Non-fiction
- Les Recettes de la Famine, 1993
- Estheticization of Violence in Bruce Conner's "A Movie" and "Report" (2002)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e independentfilmweek.com, PDF document: page 40, screenplay "Made in China", an emerging narrative at "Independent Fimweek 30", Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n befilm.net, Frederic Colier biography, Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ postmagazine.com, September 25, 2007, "'PANASONIC DIGITAL FILMMAKER GRANTS' AWARDED IN NYC", Retrieved 10-03-2002
- ^ a b dv.com, "...grant winners, including Frederic Colier for "M&N,"..", Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ reelport.com, details of Of Wanderlust, Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ reelport.com, details of Desert Weeds, Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ actorspages.com, details of Bounce, Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ altered-ego.net, details of Ruminations on You and Me, Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ actorspages.org, details of The Hindenberg [sic] Omen, Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ altered-ego.net, "Firedamp by Frederic Colier", Retrieved 10-03-2008
- ^ xlibris.com, "Playground for Talking Heads", Retrieved 10-03-2006
[edit] External links
- Frederic Colier at the Internet Movie Database
- Frederic Colier at AMG
- Estheticization of Violence in Bruce Conner's film work
- A Memoir Of Absence, Luminous Press
- Playground for Talking Heads, Luminous Press
- in French)
- Frédéric Colier et Audresselles · Audresselles.cod dompaul.unblog.fr/2008/12/06/frederic-colier-et-audresselles/
