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Michel Ocelot

Directing
82 years oldVillefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera, France

Biography

Michel Ocelot is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs (formerly also animator, background artist, narrator and other roles in earlier works) and a former president of the International Animated Film Association. Though best known for his 1998 début feature Kirikou and the Sorceress, his earlier films and television work had already won Césars and British Academy Film Awards among others and he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 23 October 2009, presented to him by Agnès Varda who had been promoted to commandeur earlier the same year. In 2015 he got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Ocelot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
October 27, 1943
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera, France
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

ミッシェル・オスロ
Missheru Osuro
Мише́ль Осело́
Myshélʹ Oseló
ميشيل أوسيلوت

Movies (30)

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
6.1

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess

Director (Directing)

2022

Lele - Il magico mondo di Emanuele Luzzati

Lele - Il magico mondo di Emanuele Luzzati

as Self

2021

La Belle Époque de Michel Ocelot
7.0

La Belle Époque de Michel Ocelot

as Self (voice)

2021

Pablo–Paris–Satie
7.0

Pablo–Paris–Satie

Director (Directing)

2020

Dilili in Paris
6.6

Dilili in Paris

Screenplay (Writing)

2018

Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
7.3

Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess

as Matelot 2 / Le médecin (voice) (archive footage)

2016

Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume
7.0

Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume

as Various Characters (voice) (archive footage)

2013

Kirikou and the Men and Women
6.3

Kirikou and the Men and Women

Director (Directing)

2012

Tales of the Night
7.3

Tales of the Night

Director (Directing)

2011

The Wedding Guest
8.0

The Wedding Guest

Screenplay (Writing)

2008

The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
6.7

The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

2008

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
7.7

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Director (Directing)

2006

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
6.4

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

Director (Directing)

2005

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
6.6

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

as Self - Interviewee

2005

Princes and Princesses
7.7

Princes and Princesses

Writer (Writing)

2000

The Princess of Diamonds
6.5

The Princess of Diamonds

Director (Directing)

2000

Kirikou and the Sorceress
7.3

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Writer (Writing)

1998

The Little Circus and Other Tales
7.0

The Little Circus and Other Tales

Director (Directing)

1994

The Dancing Shepherdess
7.0

The Dancing Shepherdess

Writer (Writing)

1992

The Prince of Jewels
7.2

The Prince of Jewels

Writer (Writing)

1992

The Maid and the Magician
6.7

The Maid and the Magician

Director (Directing)

1992

Tales of the Night
5.6

Tales of the Night

Screenplay (Writing)

1992

Icare

Icare

Director (Directing)

1989

The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
7.0

The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife

as The Villein (Voice)

1987

After Midnight
10.0

After Midnight

as (voice)

1983

The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
7.7

The Legend of the Poor Hunchback

as (Voice)

1982

Daughters of Equality
7.0

Daughters of Equality

Screenplay (Writing)

1981

Beyond Oil
7.0

Beyond Oil

Writer (Writing)

1981

The Three Inventors
7.8

The Three Inventors

as Narrator (voice)

1980

The Tobacconist
7.0

The Tobacconist

Writer (Writing)

1974

TV Shows (4)