Stephan Martinière (born May 3, 1962) is a French

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and

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as well as

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, concept illustrator and art director.

Biography

Stephan Martinière was born May 3, 1962 in Paris, France. He attended high school at ''Chambre De Commerce Les Gobelins'',Gobelins.fr
. Accessed October 5, 2010. one of the most renowned art schools in Paris. After art school he attended animation school, but halfway through he was hired by

DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...

and moved to Japan to work on '' Inspector Gadget''. After settling in California, Stephan continued as Animation Director for

, and directed hundreds of episodes of ''

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'' and '' Dennis the Menace''. His 5 half-hour musical specials for the show '' Madeline'' were nominated for an Emmy, and went on to win the Children's Hall of Fame '' Humanitas'', A.C.T., and the

Parents' Choice Award The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It was considered a "prest ...

. Stephan also drew the ''

'' Sunday syndicated strip for 1994-1997.Se
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. Accessed October 5, 2010. His animation work lead him to Hollywood, where he designed for feature films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Red Planet'', and ''

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''. Stephan has also contributed concept designs for theme park rides. His clients have included

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(Jurassic Park ride),

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( Star Trek ride),

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and

Rhythm & Hues Rhythm & Hues Studios was an American visual effects and animation company, that received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1995 for '' Babe'', in 2008 for '' The Golden Compass'', and in 2013 for ''Life of Pi''. It also received fou ...

. He moved from Los Angeles, CA to Spokane, WA to work for

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on Uru: Ages Beyond Myst from 2001–2004, and then moved to Chicago to work for

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on Stranglehold from 2004-2007. He is currently employed by Cyan Worlds once again, assisting in the development of the upcoming video game, ''

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''. Martinière has illustrated cards for the '' Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game. As of 2008, Stephan Martinière resides in

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and works at

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Works

Book covers

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'', by

L. Neil Smith Lester Neil Smith III (May 12, 1946 – August 27, 2021), better known as L. Neil Smith, was an American libertarian science fiction author and political activist. His works include the trilogy of Lando Calrissian novels, all published in 1983: ...

(2001) *'' Crossover: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel'', by Joel Shepherd (2001) *''

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'', by

Hal Clement Harry Clement Stubbs (May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. He also painted astronomically oriented artworks und ...

(2002) *'' Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown: The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology, Volume 2'' (published by Phobos, edited by

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) (2003) *'' Newton's Wake: A Space Opera'', by

Ken MacLeod Kenneth Macrae MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels ''The Sky Road'' and ''The Night Sessions'' won the BSFA Award. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, ...

(2004) *''

Building Harlequin's Moon ''Building Harlequin's Moon'' is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper. The novel is set in the distant future as a group of space travellers, marooned in an inhospitable planetary system, attempt to terraform a moon and crea ...

'', by

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are '' Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, '' The Mote in God's ...

(2005) *'' Elantris'', by

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the '' Mistborn'' series and '' Th ...

(2005) * Fleet of Worlds by

and Edward M. Lerner (2007) * Juggler of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (2008) * Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (2009) * Betrayer of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (2010) *'' Out of the Dark'' by

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(2010) * Fate of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (2012)

Concept designs (live action)

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'' *'' Battlefield Earth'' *'' Dragonheart 2'' *''

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'' *'' Flubber'' *''

'' *''

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'' (a revival of the ''Captain Power'' television series currently under development)

Honors

British Science Fiction Association Award The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members. More recently, ...

** Winner, Best Cover of 2004 ** Nominated, Best Cover of 2005 ** Winner, Best Cover of 2009 * Chesley Award ** Winner, Best Cover Illustration, Hardcover (2006) ** Winner, Best Cover Illustration, Hardcover (2007) *

Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist The Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. The award has been given annually under several names since 1955, with the except ...

** Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2006) ** Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2007) ** Winner, Best Professional Artist (2008)Willet, Ed (13 August 2008). "Selling science through fiction", ''

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'', p. B1. ** Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2010) *

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...

** Nominated, Artist (2006) ** Nominated, Artist (2007) ** Nominated, Artist (2008) ** Nominated, Artist (2009) ** Nominated, Artist (2010) *

Spectrum Award The Spectrum Awards were established in 1994 by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner to recognize the best in fantasy, science fiction, and horror artwork created each year. Spectrum Award categories * Grand Master * Advertising * Book * Comics * Concept ...

** Winner, Advertising Category, Silver Award (1997) ** Winner, Comics Category, Gold Award (2004) ** Winner, Book Category, Silver Award (2008), * A Thea Award for his work on the Paramount theme park Super Saturator in 2001. *

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...

** Nominated, Artist 2008 ** Nominated, Artist 2009 * The Grand Master Award from Ballistic Media's Expose 4 * Four Master Awards and nine Excellence Expose Awards from Ballistic Media, As a director for the animated special "Madeline," he won the Humanitas Award, the A.C.T Award and the Parent's Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.

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