Vincent Paronnaud

Vincent Paronnaud (2019)

Vincent Parannaud at the Comédie du livre in Montpellier in 2009

Vincent Paronnaud , stage name Winshluss (* 1970 in La Rochelle ), is a French comic artist , screenwriter and director . He became known to a wide audience as co-director of the films Persepolis and Chicken with Plums .

Life

Paronnaud began his career with first publications in the fanzine Les Aventures de Miguel in 1995. He published several comics in collaboration with the French comic artist Cizo , with whom he also brought out two short films. His first own album Super Negra was created in 1999.

Together with the Iranian comic artist Marjane Satrapi , he published their graphic novel Persepolis as an animated film in 2007 . Both directed and they also drew most of the film sequences. The film has won several awards, including the jury award at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007, and it was also nominated for an Oscar . In 2011, the duo's second film, Chicken with Plums, was released .

Filmography

As a screenwriter

2002: 7 jours au Groland

As a screenwriter and director

2004: Raging Blues
2007: Persepolis (Persépolis)
2009: Villemolle
2010: Il était une fois l'huile
2011: Chicken with plums (Poulet aux Prunes)

Works (selection)

Super negra . Requins Marteau, 2002, ISBN 978-2-909590-41-7 (French)
Smart monkey . Cornélius Editions, 2004, ISBN 978-2-909990-91-0 (French)
Wizz et Buzz, Tome 1 (with Cizo). Delcourt, 2006, ISBN 978-2-84789-931-3 (French)
Pinocchio . Translation Kai Wilksen, avant-verlag, Berlin, 2009, ISBN 978-3-939080-40-4
Welcome to the Death Club . Cornélius Editions, 2010, ISBN 978-2-915492-87-3 (French)
In God We Trust. Translation by Uli Pröfrock, avant-verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-945034-41-5

Awards

2007: Jury Prize, Cannes International Film Festival for Persepolis
2007: Nomination for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Film for Persepolis
2009: Award for the best comic album, Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême for Pinocchio
2016: Pépite d'Or des Salons du livre et de la presse jeunesse for Dans le forêt sombre er mystérieuse

Web links

Commons : Vincent Paronnaud (Winshluss) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Vincent Paronnaud in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Short biography at evene.fr, accessed on January 9, 2012

personal data
SURNAME	Paronnaud, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Winshluss (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French comic artist, screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH	1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	La Rochelle

[1] Short biography at evene.fr, accessed on January 9, 2012