Stéphane Aubier (born October 8, 1964) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. In 2009, he wrote and directed the animated film ''
A Town Called Panic'' along with
Vincent Patar
Vincent Patar (born 2 September 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 ...
. It premiered at the
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. Twenty films from thirteen countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 23 M ...
and was the first stop-motion film to be screened at the festival. In 2013, he co-directed with Patar and
Benjamin Renner
Benjamin Renner (born 14 November 1983) is a French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker.
Renner and his fellow producers received a 2014 Academy Awards nomination in the category of Best Animated Feature for the film ''Ernest & Celestine''. He p ...
the film ''
Ernest & Celestine
''Ernest & Celestine'' (french: Ernest et Célestine) is a 2012 animated comedy drama film directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner. The film is based on a series of children's books of the same name published by the Bel ...
'', which received widespread critical acclaim. The film received three
Magritte Award
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s, including
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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and
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* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
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for Aubier and Patar. It also received a nomination at the
86th Academy Awards
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2013 and took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. ...
, in the category of
Best Animated Feature
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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.
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
Belgian film directors
Belgian screenwriters
Magritte Award winners
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