Claude Barras
Claude Barras is a Swiss director.
Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. He received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon, studied computer graphics at ECAL and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva.
Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can. Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette, was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as Switzerland's official entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. It was nominated.Filmography
Feature films
Short films
Accolades
;My Life as a Courgette
;The Genie in a Ravioli Can
- Anvers, European Youth Film Festival of Flanders, Best Short Film 2007
- Bristol, Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, New Talent Award 2006
- Genève, Animatou Festival international du film d'animation – Genève, Prix du public Kodak, Meilleur court métrage 2006
- Genève 11, FROG – Festival du Film Romand à Genève, Mention spéciale 2006
- Melbourne, Australian International Film Festival, The Golden Spotlight Award – Best Short Film 2006
- Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela – Festival Int. de Curta CURTOCIRCUITO, «Kodak 35 mm» Award for the Best Short Film shot on 35 mm 2006
- Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Prix du Public SSA/Suissimage 2006