Frédéric Back
Canadian animator (1924-2013) · Canada · On the map · Directors · Died at 89
Frédéric Back was a French-Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees.
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The Nature of Frédéric BackFilm2010
The Classics of Frederic BackFilm, Producer1999
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao TakahataFilm1994
The World's Greatest AnimationFilm, Director1993
The Mighty RiverFilm, Director1991Prix Albert-TessierAward1988Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmAward
Les Œuvres de Frédéric BackFilm, 1988Director1987
The Man Who Planted TreesFilm, Director, Producer1986Winsor McCay AwardAward1982Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmAward1980
Crac!Film, Director, Writer1978
All NothingFilm, Director, Writer1976TaratataFilm, Director, Writer1975
IllusionFilm, Director, Writer1972Inon or the Conquest of FireFilm, Director1970AbracadabraFilm, Director, Writer1924Born8 April 1924
The Nature of Frédéric BackFilm2010The Classics of Frederic BackFilm, Producer1999The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao TakahataFilm1994The World's Greatest AnimationFilm, Director1993The Mighty RiverFilm, Director1991Prix Albert-TessierAward1988Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmAwardLes Œuvres de Frédéric BackFilm, 1988Director1987The Man Who Planted TreesFilm, Director, Producer1986Winsor McCay AwardAward1982Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmAward1980Crac!Film, Director, Writer1978All NothingFilm, Director, Writer1976TaratataFilm, Director, Writer1975IllusionFilm, Director, Writer1972Inon or the Conquest of FireFilm, Director1970AbracadabraFilm, Director, Writer1924Born8 April 1924Also in Deutsch
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Awards
About this person
Country
Canada
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2013 · aged 89
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Frédéric
Will VintonAlso in The World's Greatest Animation (1994)
Paul HébertAlso in The Mighty River (1993)
Zbigniew RybczyńskiAlso in The World's Greatest Animation (1994)
Børge RingAlso in The World's Greatest Animation (1994)
Philippe NoiretAlso in The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
Bill KroyerAlso in The World's Greatest Animation (1994)