Luc Jacquet

Luc Jacquet

Known for

Directing

Born

December 5, 1967 (age 58)

Birthplace

Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France

Biography

Luc Jacquet (5 December 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French film director from Paris. He wrote and directed the movie March of the Penguins, which won an Oscar for best documentary feature in 2005. His current film is called The Fox And the Child. It has been released in Britain and Ireland in slightly re-edited dubbed English-language version with narration by Kate Winslet, and was released in the United States on 29 February 2008.

Before his film directing career, Jacquet was a biologist.

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Best known work

March of the Penguins
March of the Penguins
2005
The Fox and the Child
The Fox and the Child
2007
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
2017
Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest
2013
Antarctica: Ice & Sky
Antarctica: Ice & Sky
2015
Antarctica Calling
Antarctica Calling
2023
Of Penguins and Men
Of Penguins and Men
2004
The Congress of Penguins
The Congress of Penguins
1993
Rush Hour in Antarctica
Rush Hour in Antarctica
2004
Botanist Francis Hallé Explains...
Botanist Francis Hallé Explains...
2013

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Antarctica Calling

    as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer

  2. 2017

  3. 2015

  4. 2013

    Once Upon a Forest

    Director, Writer

  5. 2013

  6. 2007

    The Fox and the Child

    Director, Screenplay

  7. 2005

    March of the Penguins

    Director, Story, Screenplay

  8. 2004

    Of Penguins and Men

    as Himself, Director

  9. 2004

    Rush Hour in Antarctica

    Director, Writer

  10. 1993

    The Congress of Penguins

    Director of Photography

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