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Frédéric Back

Animator / Film Director / Screenwriter / Illustrator | * 04/08/1924 († 89, 12/24/2013) | Sankt Arnual (Germany)
Frédéric Back (April 8, 1924 – December 24, 2013) was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees. ()

Frédéric Back, OC CQ was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Documentaries | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

An illustration of beings in a world where countless plant and animal species rapidly become extinct, and resources run dry due to greed. However, it is possible to avoid disaster by conserving and sh ...

All Nothing

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.1/5 | 11min
Animation
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This film illustrates the history of the St. Lawrence river. From prehistoric times on, it has been a magnificent source of life. The film covers the impact of humanity beginning with the careful rela ...

The Mighty River

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1994 | 3.5/5 | 24min
Animation, Documentary
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The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century. ...

The Man Who Planted Trees

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1987 | 4.1/5 | 30min
Animation, Drama
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This short animation takes as its protagonist a wooden rocking chair that serves as a tool to delve in no more than 15 minutes on a journey through the history of Quebec in the last century. ...

Crac

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1980 | 3.7/5 | 15min
Animation, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Frédéric Back

Officer of Arts and Letters Officer of The Order of Canada Governor General's Performing Arts Award Prix Albert-Tessier 2x Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Knight of The National Order of Quebec Winsor McCay Award Honorary Doctorate At The Laval University 4x Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Movies with Frédéric Back as Crew(24)

Directing/Director2022 The 22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows
Directing/Director1994 The Mighty River
Art/Art Department Manager1987 The Man Who Planted Trees
Directing/Director1987 The Man Who Planted Trees
Production/Producer1987 The Man Who Planted Trees
Visual Effects/Animation1987 The Man Who Planted Trees
Directing/Director1980 Crac
Production/Producer1980 Crac
Writing/Writer1980 Crac
Directing/Director1978 All Nothing
Production/Producer1978 All Nothing
Visual Effects/Animation1978 All Nothing
Writing/Scenario Writer1978 All Nothing
Writing/Screenplay1978 All Nothing
Directing/Director1976 Taratata
Writing/Writer1976 Taratata
Directing/Director1975 Illusion
Writing/Screenplay1975 Illusion
Directing/Director1972 Inon or the Conquest of Fire
Directing/Director1972 The Creation of Birds
Directing/Director1970 Abracadabra
Visual Effects/Animation1970 Abracadabra
Writing/Writer1970 Abracadabra
Art/Art Direction1964 Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

Full Name: Frédéric Back
Citizenships: France, Canada
Born: Tuesday, 04/08 1924 (April) in Sankt Arnual (Germany)
Died: Tuesday, 12/24 2013 (December) in Montreal (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: French (FR)
Employer: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Other names for Frédéric Back (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"フレデリック・バック"
Frédéric Back frequently works together with these people:
Michel Descombes (3x, Crew)
Normand Roger (3x, Crew)
Graeme Ross (2x, Crew)
Gilles Gascon (2x, Crew)
Denys Arcand (2x, Crew)
Donald Sutherland (1x, Actor)
Jo Meuris (1x, Crew)
Bernard Gosselin (1x, Crew)
Dina Velikovskaya (1x, Crew)
Pierre F. Brault (1x, Crew)
Réjane Charpentier (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:186875, Added: 07/14/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024