Benjamin Renner (born 14 November 1983) is a French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker.
Benjamin Renner | |
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.jpg) Renner at the Prix BD Fnac in 2016 | |
| Born | 14 November 1983 (age 40) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, animator, and filmmaker |
| Nationality | French |
Renner and his fellow producers received a 2014 Academy Awards nomination in the category of Best Animated Feature for the film Ernest & Celestine.[1] He previously directed a short, La queue de la souris (The Mouse's Tail) in 2008.
In 2015 he published a comic, Le grand mechant renard (The Big Bad Fox), which he then adapted into a feature film released in 2017, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales....[2]
He also directed an original animated film for Universal Pictures and Illumination, titled Migration, which released on 22 December 2023.[3][4]
Filmography
- Le Corbeau voulant imiter l'aigle (2006) (short film)
- Le Plus Gros Président du monde (2006) (short film)
- La Queue de la souris (2007) (short film)
- Ernest & Celestine (2012) - director
- Yellowbird (2015) - visual development
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... (2017) - director and writer
- Migration (2023) - director and story writer
Comics
- Un bébé à livrer (2011) ISBN 978-2915920550
- The Big Bad Fox (2015) ISBN 978-2-7560-5124-6