Claude Barras

Director

Claude Barras

Born January 19, 1973 in Sierre, Valais, Switzerland11 films

Claude Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. He received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon, studied computer graphics at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva.

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Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette (2016), was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as Switzerland's oficial entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

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My Life as a Zucchini posterFirst watchMy Life as a Zucchini20167.8Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age.View film

Filmography

11 films as director
  1. TBAYou're Not the One I ExpectedDirector
  2. TBALa Vie en roseDirector
  3. 2024SavagesDirector
  4. 2016My Life as a ZucchiniDirector
  5. 2012Room 69Director
  6. 2009Land of the HeadsDirector
  7. 2007AnimatouDirector
  8. 2007Sainte BarbeDirector
  9. 2006SpudDirector
  10. 2005The Genie in a Tin of RavioliDirector
  11. 2005BanquiseDirector