Nicolas Brault was born in 1975. During his BA studies in graphic design at Université du Québec à Montréal, he made two short films drawn directly on a graphics tablet: L’œil(1999) et Vermino(2000).
He won the NFB Cinéaste recherché(e) contest in 2000, allowing him to make Antagonia, which screened at the prestigious Festival de Clermont-Ferrand and won an award at Portugal’s CINANIMA. During his expedition on Sedna IV he explored Inuit culture while directing l'Îlot(2003).Hungu (2008) explores the African traditions that led to the creation of the berimbau, a Brazilian musical instrument. Brault has an ethnologist’s fascination with the world and he tries to understand the cultural diversity around him.
FILMOGRAPHY
Hungu (2008)
Direction, script, animation
Trailer Hungu (2008)
Direction, animation
30 s. Télé. Le jour de la terre (2006)
Direction, animation
Documentary : Le petit Jean-Pierre, le grand Perreault (2004)
Animation
Documentary : Life Times 538 (2004)
Animation
Islet (2003)
Direction, script, animation
Trailer Génération extrême (2003)
Direction, animation
Une journée à l'école dans les bottines de Benoît (2003)
Co-direction, editing
Antagonia (2002)
Direction, script, animation
Vermino (2001)
Direction, script, animation
La clef est au sommet du dragon (2000)
Direction, animation
Eye (1999)
Direction, script, animation
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Îlot
1st prize in the animation category, VIDFEST, Vancouver (2004)
2nd FedEx prize. Most popular Canadian short film, WFF (2003)
Antagonia
Honourable mention, CINANIMA, Portugal (2002)
Vermino
Special mention, Vidéaste recherché, Quebec (2002)