Luc Jacquet
Luc Jacquet | |
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| Born | 5 December 1967 Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work | March of the Penguins |
| Website | https://www.icebreaker-studios.com/en/ |
Luc Jacquet (born 5 December 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film March of the Penguins, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2005 and received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay.[1][2] He also directed The Fox and the Child. It was released in Britain and Ireland in slightly re-edited dubbed English-language version with narration by Kate Winslet, and was released in the United States on 29 February 2008.
His 2015 film Ice and the Sky was selected to close the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Filmography
[edit]- Une plage et trop de manchots (2001) TV featurette
- Sous le signe du serpent (2004) TV featurette
- Des manchots et des hommes (2004) featurette Directed with Jérôme Maison
- March of the Penguins (2005)
- The Fox and the Child (2007)
- Il était une forêt (2013)
- Ice and the Sky (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ McNary, Dave (1 February 2006). "WGA docu nods to 'Enron'". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (2023-04-18). "'March of the Penguins' Director Wins 2023 Locarno Kids Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "A hymn to save the planet as the Closing Film of the Cannes Film Festival: Ice and the Sky by Luc Jacquet". Cannes Film Festival. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- Luc Jacquet at IMDb
- (in English) Luc Jacquet's Production Company Official Web Site
- (in French) Official Web Site
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