Biography
Michel Ocelot is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs (formerly also animator, background artist, narrator and other roles in earlier works) and a former president of the International Animated Film Association. Though best known for his 1998 début feature Kirikou and the Sorceress, his earlier films and television work had already won Césars and British Academy Film Awards among others and he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 23 October 2009, presented to him by Agnès Varda who had been promoted to commandeur earlier the same year. In 2015 he got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Ocelot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 30
2020s
- 2026
The Three-Eared Rabbits
Director
- 2022
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
Director
- 2020
Pablo–Paris–Satie
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
Director
- 2013
Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume
Director
- 2012
- 2011
Tales of the Night
Director
- 2010
Dragons and Princesses
Director
2000s
- 2008
The Wedding Guest
Director
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
Director
- 2006
- 2005
- 2000
Princes and Princesses
Director
The Princess of Diamonds
Director
1990s
- 1998
- 1994
The Little Circus and Other Tales
Director
- 1992
The Maid and the Magician
Director
The Dancing Shepherdess
Director
The Prince of Jewels
Director
Tales of the Night
Director
1980s
- 1989
Ciné si
Director
- 1987
The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
Director
- 1983
The Insensitive Princess
Director
- 1982
The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
Director
- 1981
Daughters of Equality
Director
Beyond Oil
Director
- 1980
The Three Inventors
Director
1970s
- 1976
Wrote 28
2020s
- 2026
The Three-Eared Rabbits
Writer
- 2022
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
Screenplay, Story Artist
- 2020
Pablo–Paris–Satie
Writer, Screenplay
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
Writer, Screenplay
- 2013
Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume
Storyboard, Screenplay
- 2012
- 2011
Tales of the Night
Writer, Screenplay
2000s
- 2008
The Wedding Guest
Screenplay
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
Screenplay, Writer
- 2006
- 2005
- 2000
Princes and Princesses
Writer, Screenplay
The Princess of Diamonds
Screenplay
1990s
- 1998
- 1994
The Little Circus and Other Tales
Screenplay
- 1992
The Maid and the Magician
Writer
The Dancing Shepherdess
Writer
The Prince of Jewels
Writer, Storyboard, Story
Tales of the Night
Writer, Screenplay
1980s
- 1989
Ciné si
Screenplay, Writer
- 1987
The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
Screenplay, Writer
- 1983
The Insensitive Princess
Screenplay, Writer
- 1982
The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
Screenplay, Writer
- 1981
Daughters of Equality
Screenplay, Writer
Beyond Oil
Screenplay, Writer
- 1980
The Three Inventors
Screenplay, Writer
1970s
- 1976
Art department 10
2020s
- 2026
The Three-Eared Rabbits
Art Direction
- 2022
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
Production Design, Art Direction
2000s
- 2000
Princes and Princesses
Decorator
1980s
- 1989
Ciné si
Art Direction, Decorator, Graphic Designer
- 1987
The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
Art Direction
- 1983
The Insensitive Princess
Graphic Designer
- 1982
The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
Graphic Designer
- 1981
Daughters of Equality
Graphic Designer
1970s
- 1976
Acted in 7
2010s
- 2016
Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
Matelot 2 / Le médecin (voice) (archive footage)
- 2013
Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume
Various Characters (voice) (archive footage)
- 2011
Tales of the Night
Mélonghé (voice)
2000s
- 2008
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
Movie
1980s
- 1987
The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
The Villein (Voice)
- 1983
After Midnight
(voice)
- 1982
The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
(Voice)
Visual effects 4
2000s
- 2000
Princes and Princesses
Animation
1980s
- 1989
Ciné si
Animation
- 1987
The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
Animation
- 1981
Daughters of Equality
Animation
Created 4
2010s
- 2010
Dragons and Princesses
Creator
1980s
- 1989
Ciné si
Creator
- 1983
The Insensitive Princess
Creator
1970s
- 1976
Edited 1
1980s
- 1981
Daughters of Equality
Editor
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2000
The Princess of Diamonds
Creator
Appearances5
2020s
- 2021
Lele - Il magico mondo di Emanuele Luzzati
Self
La Belle Époque de Michel Ocelot
Self (voice)
2000s
- 2005
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
1980s
- 1983
The Insensitive Princess
Narrator (Voice) · 13 episodes
- 1980
The Three Inventors
Narrator (voice)