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.
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/ |
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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