Claude Barras

Regisseur, Schrijver, Acteur, Redacteur, Producer

19 januari 1973 (53 years)
Claude Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. He received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon, studied computer graphics at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva.

Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette (2016), was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as Switzerland's oficial entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Known For

  • Mijn naam is Courgette
    Mijn naam is Courgette2016
  • Savages
    Savages2024
  • Land of the Heads
    Land of the Heads2009
  • Sainte barbe
    Sainte barbe2007
  • La femme canon
    La femme canon2017
  • Impostor
    Impostor2014
  • The Girl & The Hunter
    The Girl & The Hunter2010
  • Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
    Ever Since, I Have Been Flying2023

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