Jean-François Laguionie

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-10-04 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Besançon, France

Jean-François Laguionie

Biography

Jean-François Laguionie (born October 10, 1939 in Besançon) is a French animator, film director and producer of animation. Laguionie was originally interested in theatre 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 a...

Acting

2016

Louise by the Shore

as Pèpère (Voice)

2011

The Painting

as Self-portrait / The Painter (voice)

Production

2004

1994

1999

A Monkey's Tale

as Director

2011

The Painting

as Director

1976

1969

A Random Bomb

as Director

1974

The Actor

as Director

2016

2016

1970

Private Beach

as Director

1991

Santa and the Tooth Fairies

as Production Design

1991

Santa and the Tooth Fairies

as Production Designer

1970

Private Beach

as Dialogue

1967

Noah's Ark

as Director

2019

2025

1999

2019

2019

The Prince’s Voyage

as Art Direction

1995

1995

Santa's Christmas Snooze

as Delegated Producer

1969

Calaveras

as Animation

1991

Santa and the Tooth Fairies

as Director of Photography

1991

Santa and the Tooth Fairies

as Delegated Producer

2000

Pirouette Puppet

as Delegated Producer

2000

2004

Black Mor's Island

as Animation

2000

Pirouette Puppet

as Story Artist

2004

1967

Noah's Ark

as Writer

1969

A Random Bomb

as Writer

1970

Private Beach

as Writer

1974

The Actor

as Writer

2001

Beauty of the Golden Wood

as Delegated Producer

2016

Louise by the Shore

as Screenplay

2011

The Painting

as Screenplay

2011

The Painting

as Writer

1999

A Monkey's Tale

as Screenplay

1985

1967

Noah's Ark

as Screenplay

1999

A Monkey's Tale

as Storyboard

2004

2004

Black Mor's Island

as Draughtsman

2004

1999

A Monkey's Tale

as Character Technical Supervisor

2011

The Painting

as Storyboard

1969

A Random Bomb

as Screenplay

2011

The Painting

as Dialogue

2019

2019

2019

The Prince’s Voyage

as Original Film Writer

2025

1991

2000

1978

Rowing Across the Atlantic

as Director of Photography

1984

De l'autre côté de l'image

as Delegated Producer

1967

Noah's Ark

as Animation

1967

Noah's Ark

as Decorator

1967

Noah's Ark

as Director of Photography

1994

1973

Oh, Sun

as Animation

1965

The Young Lady and the Cellist

as Director of Photography

1991

1978

1970

Private Beach

as Screenplay

1969

A Random Bomb

as Animation

1969

A Random Bomb

as Decorator

1969

A Random Bomb

as Director of Photography

1974

The Actor

as Screenplay

1974

The Actor

as Animation

1974

The Actor

as Director of Photography

1974

The Actor

as Decorator

1974

Potr' and the Girl of Water

as Director of Photography

1976

1976

1976

The Mask of the Devil

as Director of Photography

2016

Louise by the Shore

as Graphic Designer

2016

Louise by the Shore

as Storyboard

2016

2004

Black Mor's Island

as Screenplay

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