Frederic Back

Frederic Back (April 8th 1924, Saarbrucken, Germany -) is a painter, Illustrateur, Muraliste and Réalisateur of Canadian Cartoon film of international repute. It is especially known for its film the Man who planted trees .

Biography

Born Alsatian parents , it studies with Strasbourg, the École Estienne of Paris, and in the Art schools of Rennes before being established with Montreal in 1948.

In the Art schools of Rennes, Mathurin Méheut, painter and illustrator, teaches to him. This meeting, will mark Frederic for the life, at the human and artistic level. It is at that time qu" it begins its career from painter and exposes in particular his works to the Living room of the Navy, with Paris in 1946 and 1947.

On its arrival with Montreal, in 1948, he teaches with the École of the Piece of furniture, where he replaces Paul-Emile Borduas, and with École of the fine arts of Montreal where he will meet Alfred Pellan.

He enters to the service of Radio-Canada in 1952 as illustrator, creator of visual effects, decorations and models for many cultural, educational and scientific emissions.

In 1967, it paints the canopy of the subway station Place-of-Arts with Montreal.

In 1968, it joined the team of the studio of animation of Radio-Canada, created by Hubert Tison. From 1968 to 1993 Frederic will carry out 10 court-measurings, like various special presentations for the programs of the Société Radio-Canada. The films of Frederic are acclaimed on all the continents, the recognitions and the many prices recognize the talent and the work put at contribution for each film. Frederic Back will be nominated four times at the Academy Awards and will gain two Oscars for the Oscar of best cartoon film: the first for Crac! (1982) and the second for the Man who planted trees (1987). With him only, the film the Man who planted trees gained more than 40 prices in film festivals a little everywhere in the world.

The cinema of animation is also a means of transmitting its message ecologist and of sensitizing the public of the whole world to the environmental causes which are due to him in heart. Everywhere where they are presented, its films collect the admiration of the medium of the cinema but especially that of the general public which finds there reasons to hope and motivations to be acted. the Man who planted trees will cause everywhere on planet of the spontaneous movements citizens who will start to also plant trees them, or will be inspired some for suitable local initiatives.

Today, Frederic continuous to draw and implies himself more than ever in projects reflecting the values to which it always adhered: the defense of the animals and nature. Founding member of the " Company To overcome Pollution" and of the " Québécois company for the Defense of Animaux" , he answers the relative questions with the cinema of animation and with the environment, intervenes in the schools, famous of the books, creates posters and continuous to plant trees.

Since 2005, he is artistic director of the Internet site which is devoted to him: Drawings of a life.

Catalog of films

Abracadabra (1970)
Inon or the conquest of fire (1971)
the Creation of the birds (1973)
Illusion (1974)
Taratata the parade (1977)
All nothing (1978)
the Bird fire (1979)
Crac! (1981)
the Man who planted trees (1987, according to the news of Jean Giono)
the River with large water (1993)

The integrality of these films is available to the Editions the Films of the Paradox.

Distinctions and Price

Knight of the Order of Quebec

Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
Officer of the Order of Canada

2005 Physis of honor at the time of TERRASCOPE 2005 for its role of pioneer, since nearly 40 years, in sensitizing with the environmental problems and, before the hour, with the stakes of sustainable development, on May 28th.

Frederic Back is invited for the 9th Marc Davis Lecture one Animation with the Academy off Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Los Angeles, with the the United States, March 23rd.

2003 Three films of Frederic Back are selected in Best 150 World and Japanese animation films produced in the 20th century selected by professionnals, by Fusion Product Co, in Tokyo, in Japan: " the Man who planted trees " (4th rank), " Crac! " (12th rank), " the River with large water " (127e row).

2000 Price Jutra, of the Academy of the Cinema

1995 Outstanding commendation awards with the Festival of television of Banff, Canada - June.

1994 Price of the General governor of Canada for the performing arts.

1992 Prices of " The excellence" granted by the Ministry for the Cultural communities and the Immigration of Quebec. This price is granted to him for its exceptional contribution with the integration of the cultural activities in the Québécois company.

1991 Price of Quebec Albert-Tessier 1991, Category: Cultural, decreed by the ministry for the cultural Affairs of Quebec to the Québécois scenario writer who took part in an exceptional way to make known the Québécois cinema on the international plan.

1988 " the Man who planted trees " gain off the Oscar better short film decreed by the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Los Angeles, in the United States, on April 11th.

1988 Prices International ASIFA with the Festival of Zagreb, paying homage to the whole of its work

1987 The American Film Institute presents a homage to the whole of its work within the framework of " The Walter Lantz Conference one Animation" in Los Angeles

Special price decreed by the Institute of radiotelevision for children paying homage to the whole of its work.

1986 Annie Award, decreed with the whole of the work of Frederic Back for his exceptional contribution to the art of animation. The price was decreed by ASIFA with Hollywood.

1984 " Crac! " is selected with the sixth rank among 50 best cartoon films the 80 last years with Olympiad off Animation of Los Angeles, at the time of the Olympic Games.

1982 " Crac! " the Oscar off better cartoon film receives decreed by the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Los Angeles, in the United States.

Formation

1963-1964 Stock-broker of the the Council of Arts of Canada. Stay of improvement in Europe in the field of the film decoration and the cinema of animation.

1941-1948 Raises Mathurin Méheut, illustrator and painter of the navy.

1939-1944 School of the Art schools of Rennes (1st price of studies).

1938-1939 School Estienne in Paris. Lithographic drawing.

1937-1938 School of the Street Madam in Paris. Drawing and binding.

Teaching

1948-1952 Professor of drawing and color to the School of the piece of furniture, integrated since into the Cégep of the Old man Montreal.

1948-1952 Professor of illustration with School of the fine arts of Montreal, become the department of the visual arts of the University from Quebec in Montreal.

Television

1979 Realization of sequences animated for the ballet " The Bird of feu" of Stravinsky, realization of Jean-Yves Landry and diffusion within the framework of the " Beautiful Dimanches" , on television of the Company Radio-Canada, the January 13rd and September 7th, 1980. This emission gains gold 1980 Prague and Emmy Award 1980, in New York.

1972 Illustrator of the emission Forging mills of Saint-Maurice, realized by Louis Bédard and Richard Martin.
Realization of cartoon film Our dear old men television serials, within the framework of the emission beautiful Sundays. The film presents 47 television serials of 1952 to 1972.

1970 Presented to the Workshop of the emissions youth with the U.E.R. (European Union of Broadcasting) in Copenhagen, Abracadabra was sold at nine foreign organizations: televisions of Holland, of Sweden, of France, of Switzerland, of Belgium, of Monte Carlo, of Finland, of Scotland and the National Education Television of the United States. 7 films of Frederic Back took part in these exchanges during 14 years.
Realization of the decorations and the costumes for the series Oraliens, diffused by Radio-Quebec.

1968 Frederic Back integrates the team of the studio of animation of the Radio-Canada Company, directed by Hubert Tison.

1967 D' Iberville. Televised series carried out by Pierre Gauvreau and Roland Guay. Frederic Back produces nine models for this series. They are given to the military and maritime Museum of the Town of Montreal, in the Island Grey waxbill.

1965-1969 Quebec School Telecast. Educational emission carried out by Leonard Weinstein and diffused with the English network of the Radio-Canada Company. Frederic Back carries out cartoon films.
Jeunesse obliges. Magazine for youth realized by Jean Trip hammer and Jean-Guy Benjamin.

1961-1963 Illustrator with the educational emissions of the Radio-Canada Company.
the Secrecy of the things. Educational emission animated by Simone Bédard

1962 Frederic Back receives the Price of the Congress of the Spectacle and Art Director' S Club, for the best graph.

1953 -1961 Illustrations, animations, drawings " on line " , visual effects, fakings, drawing animated, decorations for the television programs educational, musical and scientists of the Radio-Canada Company.
Nose of Cléopâtre. Weekly series, carried out by Jean Boivert.
Mysteries of planet. Weekly series, realization of cartoons.
the Hour in the concert. Realized by Pierre Mercury, Françoys Bernier and Guy Relative.
Science in slippers. Weekly series, carried out by Fernand Séguin. Realization of cartoons.
Joy of knowing. Weekly series, carried out by Fernand Séguin. Realization of cartoons.
Concerts for youth. Under the musical direction of Wilfrid Furrier.
the Box with surprises. Emissions for children. Illustrated tales.
lyric Trio. Series.
the Novel of science. Decorations for 99 emissions. Presented by Fernand Seguin.
Accounts of the Father Ambroise, emission for children. Realized by Louis-Philippe Beaudoin.
Signs of life. Religious emission for children realized by Pierre Monette and animated by Father Ambroise Lafortune.
Alive Stones. Sunday emissions with the Father Ambroise, carried out by Pierre Monette.
the Life which bldg. Series of discovered on nature, carried out by Pierre Monette.
Jazz for God. Realization of animations.
Fonfon. Series for children, realized by Hubert Blais.
the Human body.

1952 - 1953 Illustration and creation of decorations to the service of Graphic arts of the television from the Radio-Canada Company in Montreal.
Songs and dances of the world. Weekly series, carried out by Roger Root.
Introductions for several ballets. Téléthéâtre, carried out by Jean Boisvert.
the Attic with the images. Weekly series, with Andre Cailloux.
Pépinot and Capucine. Emissions for children. Illustrations.
14, rue de Galais. Achievements of models.

The Edition

1996 White whales, or the good-bye with the whales/Pierre Béland. Montreal: Editions Free expression.

1995 the River with large water/Claude Villeneuve. Montreal: The editions Quebec/America Inc. : SRC.

1996 Alsace. Collection: Encyclopedias of the voyage. Paris: Gallimard.

1995 Inuit : people of the cold/German Georges-Hébert; under the scientific department of David Morrisson. Montreal: Editions free expression; Ottawa: Canadian museum of civilizations.

1995 Quebec. Collection: Encyclopedias of the voyage. Paris: Gallimard.

1990 the animal, its wellbeing and the law at Quebec/Québécois Company for the Defense of Animals (SQDA). Montreal: Wilson and Lafleur Ltée: Québécor.

1989 the man who planted trees/Jean Giono. Montreal: SRC; Paris: Gallimard; The St. Lawrence: Lacombe

1986 Crac ! /Ghylaine Paquin, Frederic Back. Montreal: Companies Radio operator Canada; Paris: Centurion Youth.

1968 Ulysses and Oscar/Andre Cailloux. Montreal: Radio-Canada: Heritage.

Ulysses meets Oscar

a gift of Egypt

Noises Chinese

Corrida of crowned cows

Hortense aviatrice

Oscar made of the cinema.

the 1959-61 Uncle `' 5 hour thirty `'/Guy Maufette. Collection of P' tits ends of cabbage. Montreal: Fides.

a Small foam (1959)

Ildège of famous apple (1959)

the Small ass (1961)

a Poem (1961).

1958 Fredon and verses/Andre Cailloux. Montreal: Beauchemin.

1954 the Navigator/Jules Roy. Ottawa: The Circle of the Book of France; Paris: Gallimard.

1948 the Caravan of Easter/Roger Vercel. Ottawa: The Circle of the Book of France; Paris: Albin Michel.

1947 the Friend Fritz/Erckmann; Chatrian. Paris: Company of French and international editions: Bookstore Hatchet.

1944 Of Guesclin/Roger Vercel. Paris: Editions Rainbow.

See too

Exposure:

Work and gestures

From April 12th to August 5th, 2007 with Espace Creation Lotto-Quebec street Western Sherbrooke in Montreal. FREE

For the first time, the luggage and the visual culture of this man of conviction are illustrated by a course of representations which reveals with the public the versatility and the impressive content of this started work 60 years ago. A selection of vidéos, photographs, correspondences, notebooks of voyages, drawings, drafts and gouaches indeed make discover the marvellous world of Frederic Back.

External bonds

/Official site: www.fredericback.com
/Frederic Back on awn.com
ONF - Word citizen - interview with Frederic Back
the text of '' the man which planted trees '' of Jean Giono, on Wikisource (left free by its author)

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