Claude Barras
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Animator, Production Designer, Character Designer, Editor
- klodbarras@gmail.com
Born in 1973 in Sierre, Switzerland. Studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. Received degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon. Studied computer graphics at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne). Works as freelance illustrator in Geneva. 2017 Oscar Nomination in the category Animated Feature Film for his film MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI. 2017 César for Best Animated Feature and César for Best Book Adaption. 2017 Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film for MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI. His latest film SAVAGES (2024) premiered in the Cannes Official Selection.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2024
- Sauvages by Claude Barras
- 2016
- Ma vie de Courgette by Claude Barras
- 2012
- Chambre 69 by Claude Barras
- 2009
- Land Of The Heads by Claude Barras, Cédric Louis
- 2007
- Animatou by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel, Dominique Delachaux-Lambert, Claude Barras, Roméo Andréani, Alexandre Lachavanne
- 2007
- Sainte Barbe by Cédric Louis, Claude Barras
- 2006
- Le génie de la boîte de raviolis by Claude Barras
- 2005
- Banquise by Claude Barras, Cédric Louis
- 2002
- Stigmates by Claude Barras
- 2000
- Les mots d'Antoine by Claude Barras, Cédric Louis
- 1999
- Casting Queen by Claude Barras
- 1999
- Mélanie by Claude Barras
- 1997
- Fantasmagories by Claude Barras
- 1996
- La vache by Claude Barras
- 1996
- Conte alpin by Claude Barras
- 1995
- Un cri dans la ville by Claude Barras
Screenwriter
- 2024
- Sauvages by Claude Barras
- 2016
- Ma vie de Courgette by Claude Barras
- 2005
- Banquise by Claude Barras, Cédric Louis
- 1999
- Mélanie by Claude Barras
- 1999
- Casting Queen by Claude Barras
Editor
- 2024
- Sauvages by Claude Barras
Producer
- 2023
- Canard by Elie Chapuis
- 2017
- La femme canon by David Toutevoix, Albertine Zullo
- 2016
- Birdz by Emilien Davaud
- 2013
- Imposteur by Elie Chapuis
- 2013
- De terre et d'encre by Jonathan Laskar
- 2013
- Un enfant commode by Cédric Louis
- 2012
- Monsieur l'assassin X by Antonio Veiras, Lynn Devillaz
- 2012
- Chambre 69 by Claude Barras
Animator
- 2013
- Un enfant commode by Cédric Louis
- 2012
- La nuit de l'ours by Samuel Guillaume, Frédéric Guillaume
- 2007
- Animatou by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel, Dominique Delachaux-Lambert, Claude Barras, Roméo Andréani, Alexandre Lachavanne
Character Designer
- 2013
- Un enfant commode by Cédric Louis
Production Designer
- 2013
- Un enfant commode by Cédric Louis
- 2007
- Sainte Barbe by Cédric Louis, Claude Barras
Awards
(a selection)
- 2017
- Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2017, Trophée Francophone Meilleure Réalisation (Nomination) in Ma vie de Courgette
- 2017
- Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2017, Trophée Francophone du Scénario (Nomination) in Ma vie de Courgette