Fabrice Ziolkowski (born January 28, 1954) is a French-American screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and voice director. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the Academy Award-nominated animated feature The Secret of Kells, for his work in television animation including Gawayn, and for directing the experimental documentary L.A.X. His work spans feature animation, documentary and experimental cinema, television writing, translation, voice direction, and film criticism.
Fabrice Ziolkowski | |
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| Born | January 28, 1954 Charleville-Mézières, France |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Known for | The Secret of Kells |
| Spouse | Luli Barzman |
| Children | Marina Ziolkowski |
| Website | https://www.fabriceziolkowski.com |
Background
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Fabrice Ziolkowski was born in Charleville-Mézières, France. His family emigrated, first to 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
editZiolkowski started his career as a member of the Lumina film group which included experimental filmmaker MM Serra.[1] He is foremost a screenwriter, but has also directed and produced films. Since 2005, he has worked as a voice actor and director.
Personal life
editZiolkowski resides in France with his spouse Luli Barzman (daughter of screenwriters Ben Barzman and Norma Barzman). The two have collaborated on various projects for years, from screenwriting to producing and directing documentaries. His daughter Marina Ziolkowski is also a filmmaker.
Works
editZiolkowski is best known for his screenplay of the acclaimed animated 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 "[2] The New York Times noted that "A gentle spirit of syncretism suffuses The Secret of Kells."[3] Variety called it a "... tour-de-force."[4]
His experimental 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."[1] It has been described as "an essay" on Los Angeles, an "experimental documentary, and "a fictional structure... a journey through the city."[5]
Director
editProducer
edit- The 1001 Lives of Lia Rodrigues (2006) documentary
- Back to Kinshasa (2003) documentary
Screenwriter
edit- The Secret of Kells (2009) feature film[6][10][11][12]
- Gawayn (2009–2012) animated television series[10]
- The Mysteries of Providence (2002) television series
- Billy the Cat (1996) television series
- The Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990) television series
- Circles in a Forest (1991) feature film (with Luli Barzman)[6]
- Highlander : The Series
Publications and other writings
editZiolkowski has written on screenwriting, cinema, and filmmakers. With Luli Barzman, he co-authored Introduction au scénario. He has contributed essays to Senses of Cinema, and co-edited World Film Locations: Los Angeles, Volume 2.
- Introduction au scénario, with Luli Barzman [13][14]
- World Film Locations: Los Angeles, Volume 2, co-edited with Gabriel Solomons and Jared Cowan, Intellect Books, 2024.
- "Comedies and Proverbs: An Interview with Eric Rohmer" (1981)[15]
- Selected essays in Senses of Cinema.
References
edit- 1 2 James, David E. (2005). The Most Typical Avant-Garde. University of California Press. pp. 419, 492. ISBN 9780520938199. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Rechtshaffen, Michael (14 October 2010). "The Secret of Kells". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Scott, A.O. (5 March 2010). "Outside the Abbey's Fortified Walls, a World of Fairy Girls and Beasts". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Blair, Iain (5 February 2010). "'Secret' of Oscar animation noms". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "L.A.X." Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Fabrice Ziolkowski". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Film Series / Events". Harvard Film Archive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "L.A.: Erasure and the Modern City". Los Angeles Film Forum. 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Woodward, Richard B. (10 December 2014). "A Tale of Three Cities". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Fabrice Ziolkowski". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (10 March 2010). "The Secret of Kells". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Fabrice Ziolkowski". The Movie Channel. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Ziolkowski, Fabrice; Luli Barzman (1999). Introduction au scenario. Dixit. ISBN 9780520938199. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Ziolkowski, Fabrice; Luli Barzman (2006). "Ecrire une histoire pour le cinéma et la télévision". Dixit. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Ziolkowski, Fabrice (2013). "Comedies and Proverbs: An Interview with Eric Rohmer". Eric Rohmer: Interviews. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781628468434.| access-date = 26 September 2015