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Vincent Paronnaud

b. 1970

French comic book author and filmmaker

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Born 1970. Vincent Paronnaud is a French screenwriter, film director, comics artist, director and filmmaker.

Vincent Paronnaud (born 20 February 1970 ), a.k.a. Winshluss, is a French comics artist and filmmaker.

Biography Paronnaud was born in La Rochelle. He is French comic book writer and artist. His works comprise one shots: Super negra (1999), Monsieur Ferraille (2001), Pat Boon (2001), Welcome to the Death Club (2002), Smart monkey (2002), Cornélius ou l'art de la mouscaille et du pinaillage (2007), Pinocchio (2008), Flip et Flopi 1996 1998, In God We Trust (2013) and Les fées – An electric story (2014), as well as comic book series (AUT) Winshluss (2004–2014) and Wizz et Buzz (2006–2007).

Paronnaud is best known for cowriting and codirecting with Marjane Satrapi the highly acclaimed animated film Persepolis (2007), for which they received numerous awards including the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the César Award for Best First Film as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.

Work Comics 1999 : 7 Façons d'en finir avec l'humanité, Le dernier cri, Super negra #1, Les Requins Marteaux Wizz et Buzz, avec Cizo, Delcourt 2000 : Comix 2000, avec Cizo, L'Association (Album collectif noir et blanc) 2001 : Welcome to the death club, 6 pieds sous terre; réédition avec inédits aux éditions Cornélius, 2010 Monsieur Ferraille, avec Cizo, Les Requins Marteaux Pat Boon - "Happy End", L'Association 2004 : Smart Monkey, Cornélius 2006 : Tome 1 : Gras Double 2007 : Wizz et Buzz – Tome 2, Paris, Delcourt, Shampooing, 2007, 31p, , 2008 : Pinocchio, Albi, Les Requins Marteaux, 2008, 187p, , , – (Fauve d'or : prix du meilleur album – Festival d'Angoulême 2009) 2013 : In God We Trust, Bègles, Les Requins Marteaux, , 2016 : Dans la forêt sombre et mystérieuse, Paris, Gallimard, 2016, 153p, , 2017 : Gang Of Four, Bègles, Les Requins Marteaux, 2017, , 2019 : avec Véronique Bergen, L'anarchie – Théories et pratiques libertaires, Le Lombard, Coll. La petite bédéthèque savoirs, , 88 p. 2021 : J'ai tué le soleil, Paris, Gallimard, 2021, 200p

Filmography Long feature 2007 : Persepolis, with Marjane Satrapi 2009 : Villemolle 81 2011 : Poulet aux prunes, d'après et avec Marjane Satrapi 2020 : Hunted 2024 :

Short films Hollywood superstars avec Mr Ferraille - la biographie non autorisée de Monsieur Ferraille, faux documentaire de 23 minutes (avec Cizo) 2003 : Raging Blues, 6 minutes en noir et blanc (avec Cizo), 2003 O’ boy, What nice legs !, 1 minute en noir et blanc (avec Cizo) 2010 : Il était une fois l'huile, Je suis bien content (14 minutes) 2014 : Territoire 2017 : La mort père et fils, (Court métrage d'animation, stop motion) 2018 : Welcome to the Death Club, (Court métrage d'animation) 2018 : The Bride, 20 minutes en noir et blanc.

Exhibitions 2009 : Amour, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France 2013 : Winshluss, un monde merveilleux, Galerie des Jouets du Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris 2013 : Winshluss, un monde merveilleux, Galerie des Jouets du Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris 2016 : Dernière danse 2017 : Winshluss, un monde merveilleux, Villa Bernasconi, Centre d'art grand Lancy, Suisse Slow Future, Rencontre de la Bd et de l'illustration, Centre culturel Una Volta, Bastia, France La belle vie numérique ! Espace foundation EDF, Paris, France BD Factory, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France Contre allées, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France DEATH CLUB, Une exposition de Winshluss, Médiathèque de Bonlieu, Annecy, France 2018 : Gang of Four, Bibliothèque de Haillan, Bordeaux, France 2019 : Jungle Fever, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France Histoire de l'art cherche personnages, Bordeaux, France 2020 : Raconter le cœur, Musée de la Vie romantique Paris, France Retour vers le Futur, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France Interférence rétroactive, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France

Awards The Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year, shared with Marjane Satrapi for Persepolis in 2008. Globe de Cristal for Best Film for Persepolis in 2008 Prize for best album for Winshluss's Pinocchio, 2009 Festival International de la Bande Dessinée, Angoulême. Noor Iranian Film Festival award in 2013 for Best Animation Director, shared with Marjane Satrapi, on Chicken with Plums

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Awards
Sutherland Trophy; Jury Prize; César Award for Best First Film; César Award for Best Adaptation
Also known as
Winshluss

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Who is Vincent Paronnaud?

French comic book author and filmmaker

When was Vincent Paronnaud born?

Vincent Paronnaud was born on 20 February 1970 in La Rochelle.

What is Vincent Paronnaud's occupation?

Vincent Paronnaud is a screenwriter, film director, comics artist, director and filmmaker.

What nationality is Vincent Paronnaud?

Vincent Paronnaud is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vincent Paronnaud

· Wikidata: Q1890346

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