Jean-Loup Felicioli (born 1960) is a French

film maker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ...

. In January 2012, he was nominated for an

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for the movie ''

A Cat in Paris ''A Cat in Paris'' (french: Une vie de chat, lit=A Cat's Life) is a 2010 animated adventure crime film by the French 2D animation studio Folimage, telling the story of a young Parisian girl whose cat leads her to unravel a thrilling mystery over ...

''. He also directed ''

Phantom Boy ''Phantom Boy'' is a 2015 animated fantasy film directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol and written by Alain Gagnol. The film stars Édouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Audrey Tautou, Jackie Berroyer, Gaspard Gagnol and Noa Bernaoui-Savre ...

''. Born in 1960 in

Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...

, Felicioli studied at Schools of Fine Arts in Annecy, Strasbourg, Perpignan and Valence .

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1960 births Living people French animators French animated film directors People from Albertville Date of birth missing (living people) {{France-film-bio-stub