Claude Barras (born 1973) is a Swiss director.
Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. He received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon, studied computer graphics at ECAL (École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne) and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva.
Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette (2016), was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as Switzerland's official entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. It was nominated.
Year | Title | Technique | Producer | Length | Notes |
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2016 | My Life as a Courgette | stop-motion | Rita Productions / Blue Spirit Productions / Gebeka Films / KNM | 66m |
Year | Title | Technique | Producer | Length | Notes |
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2012 | Chambre 69 | stop-motion | Helium Films / RTS | 3m | |
2010 | Zucchini | stop-motion | Helium Films / Rita Productions / RTS | 3m | Pilot for My Life as a Courgette |
2008 | Au Pays Des Tetes | stop-motion | Helium Films / TSR / ONF / Animateka Lubjiana | 5m | Co-directed with Cédric Louis 2010 Audience Award – Slovenia, Australian International Film Festival 2009 |
2007 | Sainte Barbe | stop-motion | Helium Films / TSR / ONF | 8m | Co-directed with Cédric Louis |
2006 | The Genie in a Ravioli Can | stop-motion | Helium Films / TSR | 7m | |
2005 | Ice Floe | 2D animation | Helium Films / TSR | 6m35s | Co-directed with Cédric Louis |
2002 | Stigmates | 2D animation | Atelier Zérodeux | 3m30s | |
1999 | Casting Queen | 3D animation | Ecal / Barrabas | 2m45s | |
1998 | Mélanie | 2D animation | Ecal / Barrabas | 4m22s |
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