Vincent Patar

Vincent Patar (born September 2, 1965) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. In 2009, he wrote and directed the animated film A Town Called Panic along with Stéphane Aubier. It premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was the first stop-motion film to be screened at the festival.[1] In 2013, he co-directed with Aubier and Benjamin Renner the film Ernest & Celestine, which received widespread critical acclaim. The film received three Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Patar and Aubier.[2] It also received a nomination at the 86th Academy Awards, in the category of Best Animated Feature, to be held on March 2, 2014.[3]

References

  1. Punter, Jennie (February 19, 2010). "A Town Called Panic". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  2. Lorfèvre, Alain (February 1, 2014). "Trois Magritte pour "Ernest et Célestine"". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  3. "2014 Oscar Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

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