1987Winner
Best Director
The Man Who Planted Trees
Frédéric Back
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Sankt Arnual, Germany
April 8, 1924
Biography
Frédéric Back, OC CQ was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1975Nominee
Best Director
Illusion
1978Nominee
Best Director
All Nothing
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
The Nature of Frédéric Back
1980Highlight
Best Director
Crac!
Video
All Nothing