Luc Jacquet (born 5 December 1967) is a French

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and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film ''

March of the Penguins ''March of the Penguins'' ( French ''La Marche de l'empereur''; ) is a 2005 French feature-length nature documentary directed and co-written by Luc Jacquet, and co-produced by Bonne Pioche and the National Geographic Society. The documentary d ...

'', which won an

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for Best Documentary Feature in 2006 and received a nomination for the

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. He also directed ''

The Fox and the Child ''The Fox and the Child'' ( French: ''Le renard et l'enfant'') is a 2007 French adventure drama film directed by Luc Jacquet. Starring Bertille Noël-Bruneau, Isabelle Carré and Thomas Laliberté. The English version of the film is narrated by ...

''. It was released in Britain and Ireland in slightly re-edited dubbed English-language version with narration by

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, and was released in the United States on 29 February 2008. His 2015 film '' Ice and the Sky'' was selected to close the

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Filmography

*'' Une plage et trop de manchots'' (2001) TV featurette *'' Sous le signe du serpent'' (2004) TV featurette *'' Des manchots et des hommes'' (2004) featurette Directed with Jérôme Maison *''

'' (2005) *''

'' (2007) *'' Il était une forêt'' (2013) *'' Ice and the Sky'' (2015)

References

External links

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Luc Jacquet's Production Company Official Web Site
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Official Web Site
1967 births Living people French film directors Directors of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Writers from Bourg-en-Bresse French documentary filmmakers French male screenwriters French screenwriters French cinematographers French-language film directors French film production company founders {{France-film-director-stub