Claude Barras

Directing·Jan 19, 1973·Sierre, Valais, Switzerland

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Claude 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 (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva. Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette (2016), 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 oficial entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Film	Credit
Savages2024 · Mâle orange-outang (voice), Writer, Director	Mâle orange-outang (voice), Writer, Director
My Life as a Zucchini2016 · Director	Director
Impostor2014 · Producer	Producer
Monsieur l'assassin X2013 · Producer	Producer
Room 692012 · Director	Director
The Girl and the Hunter2010 · Producer	Producer
Land of the Heads2009 · Director	Director
MMaking of the Genie in a Ravioli Can2007 · Self	Self
Animatou2007 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Sainte Barbe2007 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Spud2006 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Genie in a Tin of Ravioli2005 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Banquise2005 · Director	Director
YYou're Not the One I ExpectedDirector, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLa Vie en roseDirector	Director