Fabrice Ziolkowski Explained

Fabrice Ziolkowski
Birth Place:Charleville-Mézières, France
Years Active:1980–present
Known For:The Secret of Kells

Fabrice Ziolkowski (born January 28, 1954) is a French-born screenwriter, best known for scripting the Oscar-nominated[1] feature animation film The Secret of Kells, writing the animated television series Gawayn, and directing and producing the avant-garde documentary film L.A.X..

Background

Fabrice Ziolkowski was born on January 28, 1954, in Charleville-Mézières, France. His family emigrated, first to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, then to the United States. He studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography, received a BA and MA in film and literature from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and did doctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Career

Ziolkowski started his career as a member of the Lumina film group which included experimental filmmaker MM Serra.[2] He is foremost a screenwriter (and book writer), but has also directed and produced films. Since the 2000s, he has emerged as a voice director.He is currently owner of Mozaic Productions and Vox Dub.[3] [4] He was development executive of TF1 subsidiary Protecrea from 1999 to 2002.

Personal

Ziolkowski resides in France with his partner Luli Barzman (daughter of Ben Barzman and Norma Barzman). He met Barzman at UCLA; the two have collaborated on various projects for years, from screenwriting to producing and directing documentaries.

He has a daughter, Marina Ziolkowski, now a third-generation filmmaker in the family.

Works

Ziolkowski is best known for his screenplay of the internationally acclaimed feature animation film The Secret of Kells. The Hollywood Reporter described it as a "stirring tale" of "universal themes of the transcendent power of imagination and following one's dreams" in an "Irish-legend-and-lore-laced script "[5] The New York Times noted that "A gentle spirit of syncretism suffuses The Secret of Kells."[6] Variety called it a "Gorgeous hand-drawn 2D animation, which is so retro that it looks like a direct descendent of the medieval illuminated manuscript tradition, perfectly complements its tale... A tour-de-force."[7]

His documentary L.A.X. continues to receive notice: film scholar David James has called it "a disabused, skeptical rendering of the city's grittier underside" which reveals "the noir realities behind the sunshine." It has been described as "an essay" on Los Angeles, an "experimental documentary, and "a fictional structure... a journey through the city."[8]

Filmography

Ziolkowski has directed, written, produced, and/or voice-directed feature films, television films and series in live-action and animation.[9] [10]

Director and producer

Producer

Screenwriter

Ziolkowski has written, co-written, or edited scores of films, television series and episodes, particularly animation.

Voice

Ziolkowski has served as voice director, actor or dialogue coach on the following:

Books and articles

Ziolkowski has written non-fiction and fiction books and articles, which include:

External sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 82nd Academy Awards 2010. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 29 September 2015.
  2. Book: James , David E. . The Most Typical Avant-Garde. University of California Press. 419, 492. 2005. 9780520938199. 26 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. Mozaic Productions. 26 September 2015. 12 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151212022432/http://mozaicproductions.com/bios/page12/page12.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. Vox Dub. 26 September 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065035/http://www.voxdub.com/page2/page2.html. dead.
  5. News: Michael. Rechtshaffen. The Secret of Kells. The Hollywood Reporter. 14 October 2010. 26 September 2015.
  6. News: A.O.. Scott. Outside the Abbey's Fortified Walls, a World of Fairy Girls and Beasts. New York Times. 5 March 2010. 26 September 2015.
  7. News: Iain. Blair. 'Secret' of Oscar animation noms. Variety. 5 February 2010. 26 September 2015.
  8. Web site: L.A.X.. Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). 2015. 26 September 2015.
  9. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. IMDB.com. 26 September 2015.
  10. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010031325/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1305573/Fabrice-Ziolkowski/biography. dead. 10 October 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 26 September 2015.
  11. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. British Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910211602/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba56e7430. dead. 10 September 2012. 26 September 2015.
  12. Web site: Film Series / Events. Harvard Film Archive. 26 September 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110447/http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2005spring/losangeles.html. dead.
  13. Web site: L.A.: Erasure and the Modern City. Los Angeles Film Forum. 2013. 26 September 2015.
  14. News: Richard B.. Woodward. A Tale of Three Cities. Wall Street Journal. 10 December 2014. 26 September 2015.
  15. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. TV Guide. 26 September 2015.
  16. Web site: Roger. Ebert. The Secret of Kells. RogerEbert.com. 10 March 2010. 26 September 2015.
  17. Web site: Fabrice Ziolkowski. The Movie Channel. 26 September 2015.
  18. Book: Ziolkowski , Fabrice . Ashes 2 Ashes. CreateSpace. 2010. 9781456301866. 26 September 2015.
  19. Book: Ziolkowski , Fabrice . Luli Barzman. Introduction au scenario. Dixit. 1999. 9780520938199. 26 September 2015.
  20. Web site: Fabrice. Ziolkowski. Luli Barzman. Ecrire une histoire pour le cinéma et la télévision. Dixit. 2006. 29 September 2015.
  21. Book: Ziolkowski , Fabrice . Eric Rohmer: Interviews. Jackson, Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. 2013. Comedies and Proverbs: An Interview with Eric Rohmer. 9781628468434. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw4bBwAAQBAJ&q=%22fabrice+ziolkowski%22&pg=PT88. | access-date = 26 September 2015

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