Emmanuel-Alain Raynal
French film producer
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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)[disambiguation needed].[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]
- 2024: Society of Clothes (Les gens dans l'armoire) - producer
Feature films
- 2021: Ikuta no kita - producer[35]
- 2023: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Saules aveugles, femme endormie) - producer[36]
- 2023: Chicken for Linda! (Linda veut du poulet!) - producer[37]
- 2024: Ghost Cat Anzu - producer[38]
- 2025: Death Does Not Exist (La mort n'existe pas) - producer
- 2026: A New Dawn - producer
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]