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Antonin Baudry, born May 6, 1975, also known by the writing pseudonym Abel Lanzac, is a French diplomat specializing in cultural affairs, comic book author, screenwriter, and film director.
Biography
After finishing his studies at
lycée Louis-le-Grand
The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (), also referred to simply as Louis-le-Grand or by its acronym LLG, is a public Lycée (French secondary school, also known as sixth form college) located on rue Saint-Jacques in central Paris. It was founded in the ...
, Antonin Baudry began at the
École polytechnique
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
in 1994, graduating as an engineer of bridges, water and forest. He graduated second in literature from
École normale supérieure
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
in Paris in 1998. and obtained a
Diplôme d'études approfondies
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(DEA) en cinematography.
In April 2004, he became a conseiller of Minister
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (; born 14 November 1953) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.
In his career working at the Minist ...
at the
Ministry of the Interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
.
From 2010 to 2014, he was the cultural counsellor at the
French Embassy in Washington D.C., United States and counsellor for cooperation and cultural action at the French Embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Under the pseudonym Abel Lanzac, he used his diplomatic experience to help him write the comic book ''
Quai d'Orsay
The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of th ...
'' (2010-2011), in collaboration with
Christophe Blain
Christophe Blain (born 10 August 1970) is a French comic book author.
Life and career
Blain was born in Gennevilliers. He studied visual arts in Cherbourg and began drawing comics during his military service, first published by Albin Michel ...
. After the second comic book in this series won the
prix du meilleur album at the
festival d'Angoulême 2013, he revealed his true identity.
In 2014, he founded
Albertine, the only French-language bookstore in New York. Named for the mysterious beloved in Marcel Proust's novel ''
In Search of Lost Time
''In Search of Lost Time'' (french: À la recherche du temps perdu), first translated into English as ''Remembrance of Things Past'', and sometimes referred to in French as ''La Recherche'' (''The Search''), is a novel in seven volumes by French ...
'', the bookstore shares the
Payne Whitney House
The Payne Whitney House is a historic building at 972 Fifth Avenue, south of 79th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed in the High Italian Renaissance style by architect Stanford White of the firm McKi ...
with the Cultural Services arm of the French embassy.
On January 28, 2015, Baudry was appointed as Ambassador for French Culture at the
Institut français
The Institut Français (French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as ...
. He resigned after a few months to work on personal projects.
Denis Pietton, futur Président de l'Institut français
10 juin 2015
He was president of the jury for the 43rd festival international de la bande dessinée
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in January 2016.
In 2019, he directed his first film, '' Le Chant du loup'', a submarine thriller.
Work
Comic books
* ''Quai d'Orsay
The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of th ...
'', with Christophe Blain, Dargaud
Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943.
...
, 2 vol., 2010-2011.
Filmography
* 2013
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: ''Quai d'Orsay
The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of th ...
'', script with Christophe Blain and Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer.
Life and career
Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...
* 2019
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: '' Le Chant du loup'', script and director
Games
* ''La Course à l’Élysée'', drawn by Christophe Blain, Letheia, 2012.
Prizes
* 2010:
** Grand Prix RTL de la bande dessinée for ''Quai d'Orsay
The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of th ...
: Chroniques diplomatiques'' (with Christophe Blain
Christophe Blain (born 10 August 1970) is a French comic book author.
Life and career
Blain was born in Gennevilliers. He studied visual arts in Cherbourg and began drawing comics during his military service, first published by Albin Michel ...
)
**Prix Saint-Michel
The Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and although often said to be the oldest European comics awards, they are actually the sec ...
for ''Quai d'Orsay : Chroniques diplomatiques'' (with Christophe Blain)
* 2013 :
** Prix Micheluzzi for ''Quai d'Orsay'' t. 2 (with Christophe Blain)
References
External links
Antonin Baudry
from ''Savoirs en multimédia'' at École normale supérieure
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
.
Antonin Baudry
at Université Columbia.
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French diplomats
French film directors
1975 births
Living people