Frederic Colier
Encyclopedia
Frederic Colier is a filmmaker, playwright
, novelist and musician
.
, France
, Frederic Colier currently lives in New York City
. Until 1990, he was the bass guitarist of the London
-based pop rock
band "Purple" which later charted success under the name of Dodgy
. After an accident suspended his music career for several years, he segued into theater. It is during this time while working at Her Majesty's Theatre, in the West End of London, that he completed his first plays and novel. All his writings from this period were in French. He moved to Barcelona
in 1992, where he taught music and continued writing. It was during his Barcelona sejourn that he began to write screenplays in English. The switch of language became more and more prominent, and in 1995 he decided to move to the States. While working at the New York
based bilingual theatre group Ubu Repertory Theater
, he completed a Masters in Film Studies at Montclair State University
, NJ. After the closing of Ubu in 2002, he transitioned into films and graduated from the Digital Film Academy, NY
. He continues to compose music mainly for his own films, under the group name of Hyper Global Intensity. He is a recipient of a 2007 Panasonic
Digital
Filmmaker Grants.
He has also written a number of theatre and literary fiction. He has written, produced, and directed theatrical plays
on both sides of the ocean, notably Barbed-Wire Hearts and Heartbreak Tango. He has written two novels, Barabane! Barabane! and Traîte d'Union, and the collection of short stories Témoignages Crépusculaires. He has also authored the play collection, Playground for Talking Heads, the novel, The Rain Crow, as well as the short story collection, A Memoir of Absence.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, novelist and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Biography
Born in AudressellesAudresselles
Audresselles is a commune south of Cape Gris Nez in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.The commune covers about 2000 acres of cultivated lands, two beaches, and seashore cliffs...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Frederic Colier currently lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Until 1990, he was the bass guitarist of the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band "Purple" which later charted success under the name of Dodgy
Dodgy
Dodgy are an English power pop rock trio, that rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s, who are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough"...
. After an accident suspended his music career for several years, he segued into theater. It is during this time while working at Her Majesty's Theatre, in the West End of London, that he completed his first plays and novel. All his writings from this period were in French. He moved to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1992, where he taught music and continued writing. It was during his Barcelona sejourn that he began to write screenplays in English. The switch of language became more and more prominent, and in 1995 he decided to move to the States. While working at the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based bilingual theatre group Ubu Repertory Theater
Ubu Repertory Theater
The Ubu Repertory Theater is the only US theater dedicated to presenting French-language plays in English translation. The Ubu Repertory Theater provides Americans with a unique perspective into the world of Francophone cultures, including Paris, Brussels, Montreal, Dakar, and...
, he completed a Masters in Film Studies at Montclair State University
Montclair State University
Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...
, NJ. After the closing of Ubu in 2002, he transitioned into films and graduated from the Digital Film Academy, NY
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He continues to compose music mainly for his own films, under the group name of Hyper Global Intensity. He is a recipient of a 2007 Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
Digital
Digital
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Filmmaker Grants.
Career
Colier has produced and edited multiple film projects. He wrote and directed the short films, Of Wanderlust (2003), Desert Weeds (2004), which screened nationally and internationally and won awards on the festival circuit (Clermont-Ferrand, France; Izmir, Turkey; WorldFest Houston, Fire Island, NY), Bounce (2005). He completed his feature debut with The Hindenburg Omen (2008). His film M & N will follow early next year.He has also written a number of theatre and literary fiction. He has written, produced, and directed theatrical plays
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
on both sides of the ocean, notably Barbed-Wire Hearts and Heartbreak Tango. He has written two novels, Barabane! Barabane! and Traîte d'Union, and the collection of short stories Témoignages Crépusculaires. He has also authored the play collection, Playground for Talking Heads, the novel, The Rain Crow, as well as the short story collection, A Memoir of Absence.
Filmography
- Of Wanderlust, 2003 (short film)
- Desert Weeds, 2004 (short film)
- Bounce, 2005 (short film)
- Ruminations on You and Me, 2006 (short film) (written by Victoria Clark)
- The Hindenburg Omen, 2008
- Dinosaur Park, 2009, based on his play, The Proposal
- Made in ChinaMade in ChinaMade in China or Made in PRC is a country of origin label affixed to products manufactured in the mainland China, the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau where all products made in those regions are labeled as "Made in Hong Kong" and "Made in Macau", respectively...
, 2010 (projected)
Theater
- Les Bêtes du Bon Dieu, 1990 (in French) (full length)
- Life Support Machine, 1990 (two-act)
- Les Moustiques, 1990 (full length)
- L'Order Alphabêtatique, 1991, (27 tableaux)
- Le Mollusque, 1991, (monologue)
- Les Maîtres de L'oblique, 1992, (full length)
- La Folie Bergère, 1992 (in French) (full length)
- L'ascenseur, 1992, (full-length)
- La Consigne, 1993, (full length)
- Firedamp, 1994 (monologue)
- Heartbreak Tango, 1999 (one-act)
- The Proposal, 2000 (one-act)
- The Undertaking, 2002 (one-act)
- Barbed-Wire Hearts, 2002 (full length)
- Sharing Circle, 2003 (one-act)
Fiction
- Traître d'Union, 1990 (novel in French)
- Barabane! Barabane! 1993 (novel in French)
- Les Témoignages Crépusculaires, 1997 (short story collection in French)
- Playground for Talking Heads, 2005 (collection of plays)
- A Memoir of Absence, 2007 (short story collection)
- The Rain Crow, 2008 (novel)
Non-fiction
- Les Recettes de la Famine, 1993
- Estheticization of Violence in Bruce ConnerBruce ConnerBruce Conner was an American artist renowned for his work in assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplines.-Early life:...
's "A Movie" and "Report" (2002)
External links
- Frederic Colier at AMG
- Estheticization of Violence in Bruce Conner's film work
- A Memoir Of Absence, Luminous Press
- Playground for Talking Heads, Luminous Press
- in French)
- Frédéric Colier et Audresselles · Audresselles.cod dompaul.unblog.fr/2008/12/06/frederic-colier-et-audresselles/