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 A Master of Advanced Studies or Master of Advanced Study (MAS, M.A.S., or MASt) is a postgraduate degree awarded in various countries. Master of Advanced Studies programs may be non-consecutive programs tailored for "specific groups of working pro ...

(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

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. 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

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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

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in January 2016. In 2019, he directed his first film, '' Le Chant du loup'', a submarine thriller.

Work

Comic books

* ''

'', with Christophe Blain,

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, 2 vol., 2010-2011.

Filmography

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: ''

'', 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 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: '' 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 ''

: Chroniques diplomatiques'' (with

) **

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

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Antonin Baudry
at Université Columbia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Baudry, Antonin French diplomats French film directors 1975 births Living people