Emmanuel-Alain Raynal

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Emmanuel-Alain Raynal is a French animation producer, author and gallery owner. He is mostly known for producing the Palme d'Or-winning short film 27 (2023),^[1] the feature film Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022), winner of the Grand Prix at Anima Brussels,^[2] and the feature film Chicken for Linda! (2023), winner of the Cristal Award at the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.^[3]

Career

Born in Nice, Raynal lived in Paris from the age of 11. He later decided to study cinema at the University of Paris (La Sorbonne).^[4] He holds a Master's degree in Film Studies.^[5]

After his studies, Raynal became a filmmaker and film producer for live actions films. In 2009, he founded the French production company Miyu Productions, specialised in animation.^[6] The company, based in Paris, Angoulême, Valence and Bruxelles,^[7] has produced a number of short films, feature films and TV specials and series.^[4]^[8] Since 2015, Raynal runs Miyu Productions alongside French producer Pierre Baussaron.^[9] He has also co-founded Miyu Distributions, Studio Miyu and Galerie Miyu, a contemporary art gallery showcasing artwork by animators.^[3]^[10]

Between 2018 and 2023, Raynal was the vice-president of the French Syndicate of Independent Producers (SPI).^[11]

In 2018, Raynal became a member of the Césars Academy.^[4] As of 2023, Raynal is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Short Films and Feature Animation branch.^[12]

Raynal is also the author of Domenica, a novel co-written with his father, French author and editor Patrick Raynal.^[13]^[14]

Filmography

Short Films

2013: Maman - producer
2016: Dix puissance moins quarante-trois seconde - producer
2017: Nothing Happens - producer^[15]
2018: The Afternoon of Clemence - producer^[16]
2018: I'm Going Out for Cigarettes - producer
2018: Egg - producer^[17]
2019: Symbiosis - producer^[18]
2020: Blue Fear - producer^[19]
2020: Easter Eggs - producer^[20]
2021: The Hangman at Home - producer^[21]
2021: Anxious Body - producer
2021: Steakhouse - co-producer^[22]
2022: Bird in the Peninsula - producer^[23]
2022: Histoire pour 2 Trompettes - producer^[24]
2022: Backflip - producer^[25]
2022: I'm late - producer^[26]
2022: Christopher at Sea - executive producer, producer^[27]
2022: Letter to a Pig - producer^[28]
2023: La Grande Arche - producer^[29]
2023: 27 - producer^[30]
2023: Aaaah! - producer^[31]
2023: Via Dolorosa - producer^[32]
2023: Nezumikozo Jirokichi - producer^[33]
2023: La Valise - producer
2023: Misérable Miracle - producer^[34]

Feature Films

2021: Ikuta no kita - producer^[35]
2023: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - producer^[36]
2023: Linda veut du poulet! - producer^[37]
2024: Ghost Cat Anzu - producer^[38]

Television

2019: La vie de château - producer^[39]
2021: Elliott from Earth (2021) (15 episodes) - executive producer^[11]
2021: Moules-Frites (TV special) - producer^[40]

Documentaries

2014: Le Soldat méconnu - producer^[41]
2015: Lune - producer

Bibliography

2023: Domenica co-written with Patrick Raynal, Albin Michel^[13]

Recognition

Raynal's films have received several international accolades, such as the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival for the short film 27 (2023),^[42] and the Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival for 27 (2023)^[43] and the feature film Chicken for Linda! (original title: Linda veut du poulet!) (2023).^[44]

In 2019, Raynal was awarded with the 'Trophée de l'Animation du Film Français', a prize awarded to French animation professionals at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.^[45]

In 2022, he received the 'Prix du Producteur français d'animation' (French Animation Producer Award), awarded by Procirep (Civil Society of French Producers).^[46]

In 2023 Raynal was awarded with the Prix de la Personnalité de l'année (Person of the year Award) awarded by the magazine Écran Total.^[47]

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