Claude Barras

Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Animator, Production Designer, Character Designer, Editor

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
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