Benjamin Renner

Benjamin Renner (born 14 November 1983) is a French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker.

Benjamin Renner
Renner at the Prix BD Fnac in 2016
Born	14 November 1983 (1983-11-14) (age 41)
Occupation	Cartoonist, animator, and filmmaker
Nationality	French

Renner and his fellow producers received a 2014 Academy Awards nomination in the category of Best Animated Feature for the film Ernest & Celestine.^[1] He previously directed a short, La queue de la souris (The Mouse's Tail) in 2008.

In 2015 he published a comic, Le grand mechant renard (The Big Bad Fox), which he then adapted into a feature film released in 2017, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales....^[2]

He also directed an original animated film for Universal Pictures and Illumination, titled Migration, which released on 22 December 2023.^[3][4]

Filmography

• Le Corbeau voulant imiter l'aigle (2006) (short film)
• Le Plus Gros Président du monde (2006) (short film)
• La Queue de la souris (2007) (short film)
• Ernest & Celestine (2012) - director
• Yellowbird (2015) - visual development
• The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... (2017) - director and writer
• Migration (2023) - director and story writer

Comics

• Un bébé à livrer (2011) ISBN 978-2915920550
• The Big Bad Fox (2015) ISBN 978-2-7560-5124-6

References

1. "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
2. ‘Ernest & Celestine’ Director Will Adapt His Own Comic for TV. Cartoonbrew, 6 May 2015
3. Grobar, Matt (February 18, 2022). "Illumination & Universal Set Dates For Animated Films Migration & Despicable Me 4". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
4. Grobar, Matt (June 28, 2022). "Universal Pushes Release Date for Illumination Comedy 'Migration'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

External links

• Benjamin Renner at IMDb