birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
soisy-sous-montmorency , france french 20 june 1963 olivier cotte
 olivier cotte animation historian , graphic novelist and director
olivier cotte

olivier cotte -lrb- born june 20 , 1963 -rrb- is a french film director , writer , graphic novel author , and animation historian .
after studying music , ballet , fine arts and films , and directing his first film at the age of 14 , he worked 15 years in the industry as director , flame artist and director of special effects , with such people as wim wenders -lrb- `` until the end of the world '' -rrb- , roman polanski -lrb- `` death and the maiden '' -rrb- , costa-gavras -lrb- `` mad city '' -rrb- , bob swaim -lrb- `` the climb '' -rrb- , josiane balasko -lrb- `` un grand cri d'amour '' -rrb- , jaco van dormael -lrb- `` the eighth day '' -rrb- , leos carax -lrb- `` pola x '' -rrb- , and matthieu kassovitz -lrb- `` assassin -lrb- s -rrb- '' -rrb- .
as critic and historian olivier cotte is the author of several works about animated films , including a technical and historical encyclopedia about animation worldwide , monographs on film directors , and a book on oscar-winning animated short films .
he also has translated into french ` the animator 's survival kit ' by richard williams , written several technical works and over a hundred articles for magazines .
he collaborates with numerous international animation festivals and cinematheques , and lectures at gobelins , ecole supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle , l'eesa , film academy baden-wuerttemberg , waide somme , european animation master class , taiwan film center , communication university of china , and others .
olivier cotte has directed many short films , mainly in animation , or mixing animation and live action .
he is also a writer and author of graphic novels .
