Benjamin Renner (born 14 November 1983) is a French cartoonist, animator and

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. Renner and his fellow producers received a 2014 Academy Awards nomination in the category of

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for the film ''

Ernest & Celestine ''Ernest & Celestine'' (french: Ernest et Célestine) is a 2012 animated comedy drama film directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner. The film is based on a series of children's books of the same name published by the Bel ...

''. He previously directed a short, ''La queue de la souris'' (The Mouse's Tail) in 2008. In 2015 he published a comic, ''Le grand mechant renard'' (The Big Bad Fox), which he then adapted as a feature film released in 2017 - '' The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...''. Renner is currently directing an original animated film for

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and Illumination, titled ''Migration'', which is set to release on December 22, 2023.

Filmography

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'' (2015) - director *'' The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...'' (2017) - director and writer *''Migration'' (2023) - director

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* Living people French animators French comics artists French animated film directors French animated film producers 1983 births {{France-film-bio-stub