Marco Nguyen Explained

Marco Nguyen
Nationality:French
Occupation:Animator
Years Active:2004-present

Marco Nguyen is a French animator, known for his work on French feature films, as well as for his short film Lisa, which served as the pilot for an unproduced television series, and for his award-winning student film Le Building. He directed the music video for Tryo's song "Greenwashing", served as an animation director on the 2011 French film The Rabbi's Cat, and served as an assistant director on the 2019 French film The Swallows of Kabul. In 2017, he received an Annie Award nomination in the Character Animation category for The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales. Nguyen also developed cutscenes for the 2018 video game Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.

Early life and education

Nguyen attended Gobelins, l'École de l'image.[1] In 2004, he created two short student films - Burp and Hector, the latter of which was co-directed with Antoine Birot, Lisa Pacalet, and Bertrand Piocelle.[2] [3] [4] The following year, he created his group thesis film, Le Building, with Pierre Perifel, Xavier Ramonède, Olivier Staphylas, and Rémi Zaarour. Le Building uses a combination of 2D and 3D animation.[5] On the film's official website, Nguyen is the only one of the filmmakers credited with having contributed animation in both mediums.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

All three of Nguyen's student films have received screenings in international film festivals,[1] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] and Le Building has won several awards,[17] including Best Undergraduate Animation at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.[18]

Career

Nguyen reteamed with Piocelle to create a two-and-a-half minute pilot for an animated series called Lisa, which was written by Rémy Collignon - the finished work was released in 2009.[1] [19] [20] Lisa was produced by La Station Animation and uses Flash animation.[21] It has been screened in multiple film festivals[22] [23] [24] and was released in issue #54 of Stash DVD magazine.[25] In 2014, Lisa was selected as one of a few shorts to be aired during the special 100th episode of the French animation group 's television series. Nguyen, Piocelle, and Collignon were interviewed as part of the program.[26] [27] [28] The following year, in honor of Catsuka's fifteenth anniversary, Lisa was shown as part of a special screening held at the Studio des Ursulines.[29] [30]

Nguyen worked as an animation director on The Rabbi's Cat, as a character animator on The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales, and as an assistant director on The Swallows of Kabul.[31] [32] [33] He reteamed with Zaarour for The Rabbi's Cat and further collaborated with Zaarour in 2012 to create a music video for the song "Greenwashing" by Tryo - this music video was directed by Nguyen and also featured animation by Patrick Imbert.[31] [34] For The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales, Nguyen earned a 2017 Annie Award nomination.[32]

Nguyen and Piocelle then worked together on cutscenes for the 2018 video game Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.[35] Nguyen is credited as the game's FMV animation director, while Piocelle is credited as the FMV art director.[36]

Nguyen also worked as animator on Ernest & Celestine and is now animating on the cinema adaptation of The Summit of the Gods.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa. Buddy Bradley. Collater. December 21, 2011. French. July 21, 2017.
  2. Web site: Burp (2004). . French. September 14, 2017.
  3. Web site: Hector. Antoine Birot. antoinebirot.com. July 21, 2017.
  4. Web site: Hector. Lisa Paclet. lisapaclet.com. July 21, 2017.
  5. "Le Building" - Student Film. December 4, 2005. Stash staff. Stash DVD Magazine. 15. Stash Media. San Antonio, Texas. August 11, 2016.
  6. Web site: Le Building - Team: Marco Nguyen. Marco Nguyen. le-building.com. August 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: Le Building - Team: Pierre Perifel. Pierre Perfiel. le-building.com. August 18, 2016.
  8. Web site: Le Building - Team: Xavier Ramonède. Xavier Ramonède. le-building.com. August 18, 2016.
  9. Web site: Le Building - Team: Rémi Zaarour. Rémi Zaarour. le-building.com. August 18, 2016.
  10. Web site: Le Building - Team: Olivier Staphylas. Olivier Staphylas. le-building.com. August 18, 2016.
  11. Web site: Olivier Staphylas - Bio. Olivier Staphylas. staphylas.com. August 18, 2016.
  12. Festival Genre et Enfance. Lille. Chez Violette. French. March 11, 2013. September 14, 2017.
  13. Animex Student Animation Awards 2005. Middlesbrough. Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games. 20. September 14, 2017.
  14. Anima Mundi 2005. São Paulo. Anima Mundi. 47, 90. Portuguese, English. September 14, 2017.
  15. Chilemonos. Santiago. Chilemonos International Animation Festival. 9. Spanish. July 17, 2017.
  16. Web site: Toons Catch Continental Drift. Leo Barraclough. Variety. July 26, 2006. August 26, 2016.
  17. Web site: Le Building - News, pg. 1. Marco Nguyen, Pierre Perifel, Xavier Ramonède, Olivier Staphylas, and Rémi Zaarour. le-building.com. August 21, 2016.
  18. Web site: Talk to the Snail: OIAF Category E – Student Animation Competition. Eric Homan. Frederator Studios. September 26, 2006. August 23, 2016.
  19. Web site: Stash Sixpack 9. Stash staff. Stash DVD Magazine. July 23, 2017.
  20. Web site: Lisa. La Station Animation. French. July 21, 2017.
  21. Web site: Lisa! Lisa! Lisa!. Stash staff. Stash. January 20, 2009. September 14, 2017.
  22. Web site: Projections Catsuka les 10 et 13 décembre à Bruz (Festival National du Film d'Animation). Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. December 5, 2011. French. September 16, 2017.
  23. Festival national du film d'animation. Bruz. Festival national du film d'animation de Bruz. French. September 14, 2017.
  24. Brussels Animation Film Festival - anima. Brussels. Anima Festival. 48. French, Dutch, English. September 14, 2017.
  25. Web site: Stash 54. Stash staff. Stash Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20110905174558/http://www.stashmedia.tv/archive/stash54.htm. September 5, 2011.
  26. Web site: Soirée spéciale 100ème de Catsuka sur Nolife demain soir (avec Louis Clichy, Jérémie Périn, CRCR, La Cachette, Lisa, Baïdir, Mr Flap ...). Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. November 7, 2011. French. September 17, 2017.
  27. Web site: Soirée spéciale pour la 100ème de Catsuka sur Nolife : en ligne (+ redif dimanche à 19h). Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. November 10, 2014. French. September 17, 2017.
  28. Collignon, Rémy; Nguyen, Marco; Piocelle, Bertrand . November 8, 2014 . Soirée spéciale 100ème . video . French . September 17, 2017 . 56:53 - 1:10:39 . Catsuka.
  29. Web site: Projection ciné pour les 15 ans de Catsuka (le 30 Mai au Studio des Ursulines + lifting). Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. May 18, 2015. French. September 17, 2017.
  30. Web site: Réservations en ligne pour la projection 15 ans de Catsuka (le 30 Mai au Studio des Ursulines). Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. May 20, 2015. French. September 17, 2017.
  31. Web site: Tryo - Greenwashing (clip de Marco Nguyen). Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. July 9, 2012. French. July 22, 2017.
  32. Web site: 'Coco' Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13. Terry Flores. Variety. December 4, 2017. March 5, 2018.
  33. Les Armateurs, Melusine Productions and Close Up Films present The Swallows of Kabul. Celluloid Dreams. Paris. 2018. October 28, 2020.
  34. Web site: Monkey Bizness tome 2, par Pozla et Eldiablo. Marc Aguesse. Catsuka. October 25, 2013. French. July 4, 2017.
  35. Web site: Behind the scenes: FMV cutscenes. FDG Entertainment staff. Monsterboy.com. FDG Entertainment. March 11, 2015. September 14, 2017.
  36. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Fact Sheet. Munich. FDG Entertainment. September 14, 2017.