Fabrice Ziolkowski
Fabrice Ziolkowski | |
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Born | January 28, 1954 Charleville-Mézières, France | (age 67)
Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer, voice director, writer |
Notable works | The Secret of Kells |
Years active | 1980-present |
Website | |
fabriceziolkowski |
Fabrice Ziolkowski (born January 28, 1954) is a French-American screenwriter, director, producer, and voice director, best known for scripting the Oscar-nominated[1] feature animation film The Secret of Kells, writing the animated television series Gawayn, and directing and producing the avant-garde documentary film L.A.X..
Background[]
Fabrice Ziolkowski was born on January 28, 1954, in Charleville-Mézières, France. His family emigrated, first to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, then to the United States. He studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography, received a BA and MA in film and literature from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and did doctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Career[]
Ziolkowski started his career as a member of the Lumina film group which included experimental filmmaker MM Serra.[2] He is foremost a screenwriter (and book writer), but has also directed and produced films. Since the 2000s, he has emerged as a voice director. He is currently owner of Mozaic Productions and Vox Dub.[3][4] He was development executive of TF1 subsidiary Protecrea from 1999 to 2002.
Personal[]
Ziolkowski resides in France with his partner (daughter of Ben Barzman and Norma Barzman). He met Barzman at UCLA; the two have collaborated on various projects for years, from screenwriting to producing and directing documentaries.
He has a daughter, , now a third-generation filmmaker in the family.
Works[]
Ziolkowski is best known for his screenplay of the internationally acclaimed feature animation film The Secret of Kells. The Hollywood Reporter described it as a "stirring tale" of "universal themes of the transcendent power of imagination and following one's dreams" in an "Irish-legend-and-lore-laced script "[5] The New York Times noted that "A gentle spirit of syncretism suffuses The Secret of Kells."[6] Variety called it a "Gorgeous hand-drawn 2D animation, which is so retro that it looks like a direct descendent of the medieval illuminated manuscript tradition, perfectly complements its tale... A tour-de-force."[7]
His documentary L.A.X. continues to receive notice: film scholar David James has called it "a disabused, skeptical rendering of the city’s grittier underside" which reveals "the noir realities behind the sunshine."[2] It has been described as "an essay" on Los Angeles, an "experimental documentary, and "a fictional structure... a journey through the city."[8]
Filmography[]
Ziolkowski has directed, written, produced, and/or voice-directed feature films, television films and series in live-action and animation.[9][10]
Director and Producer[]
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (2012) documentary
- Mazopo (2004) music video
- Death Letters (2000) documentary
- L.A.X. (1980) documentary[11][12][13][14]
Producer[]
- The 1001 Lives of Lia Rodrigues (2006) documentary
- Back to Kinshasa (2003) documentary
Screenwriter[]
Ziolkowski has written, co-written, or edited scores of films, television series and episodes, particularly animation.
- Sadie Sparks (2019) television series
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2015) television series
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (2012) documentary
- The Bellflower Bunnies (2010) television series
- Gawayn (2012-2009) animated television series [15]
- The Secret of Kells (2009) feature film[11][15][16][17]
- Hairy Scary (2008) television series
- Atout 5 (2007) television series
- Khochkhach (Flower of Oblivion) (2006) feature movie[11]
- Viva Carthago (2005) television series
- (The Mysteries of Providence) (2002) television series
- The Southern Star (2001) animation movie
- Mysterious Island (2001) animation movie
- The Greatest Show on Ice (2001) animation movie
- Death Letters (2000) documentary film
- Baby Monitor (1997) television movie
- L'amerloque (1996) television movie
- Billy the Cat (1996) television series
- Indaba(1996) television series
- Highlander (1993) television series
- Counterstrike (1992) television series
- Tattle Tale (1992) television movie
- The Venture (1992) feature film[11]
- Hot Chocolate (1992) television movie
- Fly by Night (1991) television series
- The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990) television series
- Circles in a Forest (1991) feature film (with Luli Barzman)[11]
- L.A.X. (1980) documentary film
Voice[]
Ziolkowski has served as voice director, actor or dialogue coach on the following:
- My Knight and Me (2017)voice recordist
- Scary Larry (2012) voice direction
- Sherlock Yack: Zoo-Detective (2011) television series - voice direction
- Lulu Vroumette (2010) television series - voice direction
- Tales of Tatonka (2010) television series - voice and voice direction
- Miss Missouri (1990) feature film - dialogue coach[17]
- Nocturne indien (1989) feature film - dialogue coach
- Man on Fire (1987) dialogue coach and uncredited translation[11][17]
Books and articles[]
Ziolkowski has written non-fiction and fiction books and articles, which include:
- Ashes 2 Ashes (2010) novel[18]
- Introduction au scenario (Introduction To The Screenplay) (1999, reprinted 2006)[19][20]
- "Comedies and Proverbs: An Interview with Eric Rohmer" (1981)[21]
References[]
- ^ "The 82nd Academy Awards 2010". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b James, David E. (2005). The Most Typical Avant-Garde. University of California Press. pp. 419, 492. ISBN 9780520938199. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Fabrice Ziolkowski". Mozaic Productions. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Fabrice Ziolkowski". Vox Dub. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (14 October 2010). "The Secret of Kells". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Scott, A.O. (5 March 2010). "Outside the Abbey's Fortified Walls, a World of Fairy Girls and Beasts". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Blair, Iain (5 February 2010). "'Secret' of Oscar animation noms". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "L.A.X." Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Fabrice Ziolkowski". IMDB.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Fabrice Ziolkowski". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Fabrice Ziolkowski". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Film Series / Events". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "L.A.: Erasure and the Modern City". Los Angeles Film Forum. 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Woodward, Richard B. (10 December 2014). "A Tale of Three Cities". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Fabrice Ziolkowski". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (10 March 2010). "The Secret of Kells". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Fabrice Ziolkowski". The Movie Channel. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Ziolkowski, Fabrice (2010). "fabrice+ziolkowski" Ashes 2 Ashes. CreateSpace. ISBN 9781456301866. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Ziolkowski, Fabrice; Luli Barzman (1999). Introduction au scenario. Dixit. ISBN 9780520938199. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Ziolkowski, Fabrice; Luli Barzman (2006). "Ecrire une histoire pour le cinéma et la télévision". Dixit. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Ziolkowski, Fabrice (2013). "Comedies and Proverbs: An Interview with Eric Rohmer". Eric Rohmer: Interviews. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781628468434. | accessdate = 26 September 2015
External sources[]
- Fabrice Ziolkowski at IMDb
- "About Us". Mozaic Productions. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- People from Charleville-Mézières
- American documentary filmmakers
- American film directors
- English-language film directors
- French-language film directors
- French documentary filmmakers
- French film directors
- French male voice actors
- American male voice actors
- Voice directors
- American television writers
- American male screenwriters
- French television writers
- American male television writers
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- French documentary film producers
- French expatriates in the United States