Thierry Marchand
Thierry Marchand (* 1978 or 1979) is a French animator .
Life
Marchand studied telecommunications and multimedia at the École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Caen from 1999 to 2002 and then worked as a computer scientist in France and Germany. Since he developed a great interest in 3D animation, he enrolled in 2004 to study at the Gobelins, l'École de l'Image . His graduation film was Oktapodi in 2007 , which he realized in seven months with Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Quentin Marmier and Emud Mokhberi . The story of two octopuses in love was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film in 2009.
From 2007 to 2008 Marchand worked as a 3D animator at Framestone in London and then worked for a year at Dreamworks in India as a character designer . Marchand has been a freelance animator since 2010, including in the advertising sector. Marchand lives and works in Paris .
Filmography
- 2006: Monstres en boîte
- 2007: Oktapodi
- 2009: Merry Madagascar (Merry Madagascar)
Awards
- 2008: Prix Canal +, Festival d'Animation Annecy , for Oktapodi
- 2008: Special Jury Prize and Grand Prix nomination, Hiroshima Kokusai Animation Festival , for Oktapodi
- 2008: Special prize of the children's jury, Animafest Zagreb, for Oktapodi
- 2009: Oscar nomination, Best Animated Short Film, for Oktapodi
Web links
- Thierry Marchand in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Thierry Marchand on cargocollective.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Les anciens des Gobelins veulent réaliser leur film . leparisien.fr, March 19, 2010.
- ↑ See Oktapodi - About on oktapodi.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marchand, Thierry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French animator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 or 1979 |