Michel Ocelot
Michel Ocelot

Michel Ocelot

Born: October 27, 1943 (82 years)
Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera, France

Michel Ocelot is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs (formerly also animator, background artist, narrator and other roles in earlier works) and a former president of the International Animated Film Association. Though best known for his 1998 début feature Kirikou and the Sorceress, his earlier films and television work had already won Césars and British Academy Film Awards among others and he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 23 October 2009, presented to him by Agnès Varda who had been promoted to commandeur earlier the same year. In 2015 he got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Ocelot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows Directed (4)
Movies as Crew (26)
The Three-Eared Rabbits

The Three-Eared Rabbits

Writer, Art Direction

Jan 18, 2026

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess

Screenplay, Production Design, Art Direction, Story Artist

Oct 19, 2022

Pablo–Paris–Satie

Pablo–Paris–Satie

Writer, Screenplay

Oct 21, 2020

Dilili in Paris

Dilili in Paris

Screenplay

Oct 10, 2018

Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess

Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess

Writer, Screenplay

Sep 28, 2016

Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume

Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume

Storyboard, Screenplay

Jan 19, 2013

Kirikou and the Men and Women

Kirikou and the Men and Women

Writer, Screenplay

Oct 2, 2012

Tales of the Night

Tales of the Night

Writer, Screenplay

Jul 20, 2011

The Wedding Guest

The Wedding Guest

Screenplay

Oct 14, 2008

The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

Screenplay, Writer

Jan 1, 2008

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Screenplay, Writer

Oct 25, 2006

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

Screenplay

Dec 7, 2005

Princes and Princesses

Princes and Princesses

Writer, Decorator, Animation, Screenplay

Jan 26, 2000

The Princess of Diamonds

The Princess of Diamonds

Screenplay, Creator

Jan 26, 2000

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Writer, Screenplay

Dec 9, 1998

The Little Circus and Other Tales

The Little Circus and Other Tales

Screenplay

Jan 31, 1994

The Maid and the Magician

The Maid and the Magician

Writer

Jan 1, 1992

The Dancing Shepherdess

The Dancing Shepherdess

Writer

Jan 1, 1992

The Prince of Jewels

The Prince of Jewels

Writer, Storyboard, Story

Jan 1, 1992

Tales of the Night

Tales of the Night

Writer, Screenplay

Jan 1, 1992

Icare

Icare

Decorator

Jan 1, 1989

The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife

The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife

Screenplay, Art Direction, Animation, Writer

Jan 1, 1987

The Legend of the Poor Hunchback

The Legend of the Poor Hunchback

Screenplay, Graphic Designer, Writer

Jan 1, 1982

Daughters of Equality

Daughters of Equality

Screenplay, Writer, Editor, Animation, Graphic Designer

Jan 1, 1981

Beyond Oil

Beyond Oil

Screenplay, Writer

Jan 1, 1981

The Three Inventors

The Three Inventors

Screenplay, Writer

Jun 6, 1980