BORIS LABBÉ
Born in 1987 in France, Boris Labbé is a filmmaker and artist renowned for blending digital and traditional animation techniques. His work questions representation, featuring narratives open to the viewer’s interpretation, using repetitions, collages, metamorphoses, and perpetual movements, with frequent references to art history, literature, and philosophy.
He studied Contemporary Art and Animation in France and participated in several artistic residencies in places like Casa Velázquez in Madrid and the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal. His works have been showcased at international festivals such as Cannes, Annecy, and Clermont-Ferrand, earning him more than 50 awards and distinctions, including the Grand Prize at the Taichung Animation Festival and the Animafest Zagreb. Since 2014, he has collaborated with Sacrebleu Productions and is represented by re.riddle (San Francisco) and Miyu (Paris). In 2020, he worked with choreographer Angelin Preljocaj on the scenography for Swan Lake. His short film The Fall, internationally acclaimed, was selected for the 57th Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI award at the Annecy Festival.
Currently, his work continues to push the boundaries of traditional cinema, incorporating audiovisual installations and concerts.
He studied Contemporary Art and Animation in France and participated in several artistic residencies in places like Casa Velázquez in Madrid and the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal. His works have been showcased at international festivals such as Cannes, Annecy, and Clermont-Ferrand, earning him more than 50 awards and distinctions, including the Grand Prize at the Taichung Animation Festival and the Animafest Zagreb. Since 2014, he has collaborated with Sacrebleu Productions and is represented by re.riddle (San Francisco) and Miyu (Paris). In 2020, he worked with choreographer Angelin Preljocaj on the scenography for Swan Lake. His short film The Fall, internationally acclaimed, was selected for the 57th Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI award at the Annecy Festival.
Currently, his work continues to push the boundaries of traditional cinema, incorporating audiovisual installations and concerts.