François-Xavier Goby (born 27 September 1983,

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) is a French

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and

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based in London.

Biography

Fx Goby studied animation at

Supinfocom Supinfocom (école SUPérieure d'INFOrmatique de COMmunication, roughly University of Communication Science) is a computer graphics university with campuses in Valenciennes, Arles (France) and Pune (India). History Founded in 1988 in Valencienne ...

, a pioneer school in

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in Valenciennes. He graduated in 2006 with a short animated film '' En Tus Brazos'', co directed with Edouard Jouret and Matthieu Landour, that toured festivals around the world and won awards, including a

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2007 Award of Excellence. After living in Paris for three years, he moved to London joining

Nexus Productions Nexus Studios is an animation, film and interactive studio based in London and LA. It was founded in 2000 by Charlotte Bavasso and Christopher O'Reilly. Creating a range of both handcrafted and high-tech work, Nexus Studios has a team of product ...

. He formed the directing duo Fx and Mat with university friend Matthieu Landour and directed several commercials and music videos including a

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Super Bowl commercial in 2011. The duo split in 2012 to follow a solo career. His second short and first live action film, ''The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb'', co directed with Clement Bolla and Matthieu Landour, won the

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award at

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in 2012 and was subsequently purchased by the network. He directed many commercials since then, a short live action film Chiante (Pest) broadcast by

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and a feature documentary for

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about Prince Philip: ''Le Mari de la Reine, L’inconnu de Buckingham'' and also published a few books as an illustrator. In June 2016, he released ''

To Build a Fire "To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack London. There are two versions of this story. The first one was published in 1902, and the other was published in 1908. The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic, ...

'', a cinematic adaptation in 2D animation of

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’s short novel. The film is touring festivals at the moment and won many awards including the

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qualifying Best Animation Grand Prize at the 2016

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. In 2018, he created, alongside co-director Hélène Leroux, the first ever

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in VR / 360 storytelling, a tribute to cinema pioneer

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, in a film that encompassed his famous work such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. The film has subsequently been nominated for an

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in the 2018

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category.

Filmography

Short films

* '' En Tus Brazos'' (''In Your Arms'') (2006),

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

, 4 min * ''La Mystérieuse Disparition de Robert Ebb'' (''The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb'') (2011), 12:30 minutes * ''Chiante'' (''Pest'') (2015), 2:30 minutes * '' Construire un Feu'' (''To Build a Fire'') (2016), animation, 13 minutes

Music Videos

* "Cassidy" by Erevan Tusk (2012), produced by Chez Eddy * "Skies Turn Gold" by The Ramona Flowers (2016), produced by

* "Cracker Island" by

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...

Feat. Thundercat (2022), produced by

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Commercials

* "

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" (2008) * "

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film for Vancouver" (2010) * "Super Bowl

Siege" (2011) * "

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mornings" (2011) * "

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surprise" (2012) * "

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" (2014) * " Samsung WatchON" (2014)

Documentaries

*''Le Mari de la Reine, L'inconnu de Buckingham'' (''The Queen's Husband, Buckingham's Stranger'') (2016), produced by AB Productions and

Illustrations in books

* "Méduses", written by

Valentine Goby Valentine Goby (born 1974 in Grasse) is a French writer. Biography After studying at Sciences Po, Valentine Goby lived three years in Asia, in Hanoi and in Manila, where she worked for humanitarian associations with street children. She starte ...

(Jérome Millon, 2003), * "Le livre qui rend heureux", written by Arthur Dreyfus (Flammarion, 2011), (translated in Korean) * "Le Mystère de Hawa'a", written by Valentine Goby (

Éditions Albin Michel Éditions Albin Michel is a French publisher. In January 2022, the new director is Anna Pavlowitch, the daughter of Paul Pavlowitch, Romain Gary and Jean Seberg's nephew. History It was founded in 1900 by Albin Michel. They published, first, Ro ...

, 2013),

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goby, Fx 1983 births Living people French animators French expatriates in the United Kingdom Computer animation people French film directors French animated film directors French illustrators Supinfocom alumni People from Grasse Gay artists LGBT film directors French gay writers