Olivier Cotte
Encyclopedia
Olivier Cotte is a French
film director
, writer
, graphic novel
author, and animation historian.
After studying music, ballet, fine arts and films, he worked 15 years in the industry as director, flame artist and director of special effects, with such people as Wim Wenders
(Until the End of the World
), Roman Polanski
(Death and the Maiden
), Costa-Gavras
(Mad City
), Bob Swaim
(The Climb), Josiane Balasko
(Un grand cri d'amour), Jaco van Dormael
(The Eighth Day), Leos Carax
(Pola X
), and Matthieu Kassovitz (Assassin(s)
).
As critic and historian Olivier Cotte is the author of several works about animated films, including a technical and historical encyclopedia about animation worldwide, monographs on film directors, and a book on Oscar-winning animated short films. He also has translated into French ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’ by Richard Williams, written several technical works and over a hundred articles for magazines. He collaborates with numerous international animation festivals and cinematheques, and lectures at Gobelins (school of image)
, Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle
, l'Eesa, Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
, Waide Somme, European Animation Master Class, Taiwan Film Center, Communication University of China, and others.
Olivier Cotte has directed many short films, mainly in animation, or mixing animation and live action.
He is also a writer and author of graphic novels.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
author, and animation historian.
After studying music, ballet, fine arts and films, he worked 15 years in the industry as director, flame artist and director of special effects, with such people as Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
(Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World is a 1991 film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. An initial draft of the screenplay was written by American filmmaker Michael Almereyda...
), Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
(Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden (film)
Death and the Maiden is a 1994 drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play by Ariel Dorfman. It starred Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson.-Plot summary:...
), Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller, Z...
(Mad City
Mad City (film)
Mad City is a 1997 drama film and thriller film written by Tom Matthews and Eric Williams, directed by Costa-Gavras, and starring Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Blythe Danner, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry, and Larry King.-Plot:...
), Bob Swaim
Bob Swaim
Robert F. "Bob" Swaim is an American film director, born in Chicago on November 2, 1943. He grew up in the Reseda area of Los Angeles and graduated from Reseda High School in 1961 and with a degree in anthropology from California State University, Northridge, then called San Fernando Valley State...
(The Climb), Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer and director.She was born Josiane Balašković in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit...
(Un grand cri d'amour), Jaco van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and...
(The Eighth Day), Leos Carax
Leos Carax
Leos Carax is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl , and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge and the controversial Pola X...
(Pola X
Pola X
Pola X is a 1999 French romantic drama film starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Pierre: or, The Ambiguities. It revolves around a successful young novelist who is confronted by a woman who claims to be his...
), and Matthieu Kassovitz (Assassin(s)
Assassin(s)
Assassin is a 1997 French drama film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michel Serrault as Mr. Wagner* Mathieu Kassovitz as Max* Mehdi Benoufa as Mehdi* Robert Gendreu as Mr. Vidal...
).
As critic and historian Olivier Cotte is the author of several works about animated films, including a technical and historical encyclopedia about animation worldwide, monographs on film directors, and a book on Oscar-winning animated short films. He also has translated into French ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’ by Richard Williams, written several technical works and over a hundred articles for magazines. He collaborates with numerous international animation festivals and cinematheques, and lectures at Gobelins (school of image)
Gobelins (school of image)
Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image or Goblins School of the Image is a Parisian school, located near the Latin Quartier, dedicated to the visual arts. A consular school funded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris, it provides training in various formats at a variety of different costs...
, Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle
Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle
Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle is a French educational academy which specialises in the training of cinema, television, photography, sound engineering and digital art through the Desra diploma.ESRA was created in 1972 in Paris by Max Azoulay.In 2007 the school created a fourth year...
, l'Eesa, Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
The Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg is a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film schools and known for its Institute for Animation and Visual Effects...
, Waide Somme, European Animation Master Class, Taiwan Film Center, Communication University of China, and others.
Olivier Cotte has directed many short films, mainly in animation, or mixing animation and live action.
He is also a writer and author of graphic novels.
Filmography
- Concerto pour une image, writer/director short film S8 mm., 1977
- Le justicier, writer/director short film 16 mm., 1984
- Monsieur TiVi script writer (animated TV series), 1984–85
- Documentary about CGI director (made for the Futuroscope), 1997
- Oniric séquence for “L’annonce faite à Marius”, integrated in the feature film directed by Armelle Sbraire, 1997
- Terra Incognita, writer/director short film 35 mm interpreted by Michael LonsdaleMichael LonsdaleMichael Lonsdale , sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale, is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows....
, 1995 - Fukushima ‘The Mermaid‘, director, short film, 2005
- Fukushima ‘The Fox‘, director, short film, 2006
- Fukushima ‘Kohatayama‘, director, short film, 2006
DVD
Contribution to the bonus (interviews or booklets writing)- Grave of the Fireflies (Isao Takahata). 2004, Wild Side Vidéo
- Jan Svankmajer Vol.1 (Jan Svankmajer). 2005, Chalet Films
- Astérix, the Gaumont trilogy (René Goscinny). 2005, Gaumont Vidéo
- Jan Svankmajer Vol.3 (Jan Svankmajer). 2007, Chalet Films
External links
- Olivier Cotte official site
- A talk with Olivier Cotte at AWN website, July 2003