Michel Ocelot was born in 1943 in Villefranche-su-Mer on the Cote d Azur, and grown up and spend must of his childhood in Guinea in Africa and his teenage years in Anjou currently he lives in Paris.

He is a French writer, storyboard artist, director of animated films, animator, narrator, background artist, editor, cinematographer, now also worked in 3D computer animation. Character designer and former president of the Association international du film d’animation from 1994 to 2000. Michel Ocelot’s qualities are recognized throughout the world and in Japan his works are being released by none other than Studio Ghibi

Winning numerous award like a BAFTA film Award plus more than 60 wins and other nominations.

His films mostly fairy tales some of them are little known or his own imagination, and characterised by a rigid use of only side on, straight on and three quarters viewpoints, influenced by silhouette films like Lotte Reiniger.

Some example for stage productions

Princes et princesses (Princes and princesses, Jan 2005

Kirikou et karaba (Kirikou and Karaba, Sep 2007

Some example for his filmography

Le Tabac (The Three Inventors, 1979, short film proximity one min)

Les Trois Inventeures (The Three Inventors 1979, short film, 13 min)