François Audouy
François Audouy | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Production Designer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse | Véronique Audouy (1998–present) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
François Audouy (French: [odwi]; born June 17, 1974) is a French-American movie production designer. He is a frequent collaborator with director James Mangold, having designed The Wolverine (2013) its sequel Logan (2016), and Ford v Ferrari (2019) which was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture.[1] He also designed the Mangold film A Complete Unknown, which is currently in production.
In addition to his film career, Audouy has designed award-winning commercials and music videos;[2] including music videos for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, P!nk, Harry Styles, Camila Cabello and Dua Lipa.[3]
Early life
[edit]Audouy was born in Toulouse, France, to a French father and an English mother.[4] He is a bilingual speaker of French and English.
He moved to Southern California at the age of six after his parents divorced and his mother remarried.[5]
Career
[edit]At the age of 21, Audouy was discovered by production designer Bo Welch who recruited him as a graphic designer and illustrator for the film Men in Black. At the time, he was one of the first all-digital concept artists working in the field.[6] He continued to work behind the scenes in art departments of many notable films including Spider-Man, Zodiac, Minority Report and Avatar, until becoming an art director, and eventually a production designer.[7]
Filmography
[edit]As production designer
[edit]Feature Films
[edit]Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Timur Bekmambetov | |
2013 | The Wolverine | James Mangold | |
2014 | Dracula Untold | Gary Shore | |
2017 | Logan | James Mangold | |
2019 | Ford v Ferrari | James Mangold | |
2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Jason Reitman | |
2023 | Air | Ben Affleck | |
2024 | A Complete Unknown | James Mangold |
Television
[edit]2025 | The Residence | Liza Johnson, Jaffar Mahmood |
As art director
[edit]Feature Films
[edit]Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2002 | Spider-Man | Sam Raimi | assistant art director |
Men in Black II | Barry Sonnenfeld | assistant art director | |
2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Bo Welch | assistant art director |
2004 | The Terminal | Steven Spielberg | supervising graphic designer |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tim Burton | art director |
2007 | Transformers | Michael Bay | art director |
Lions for Lambs | Robert Redford | supervising art director | |
2009 | Watchmen | Zack Snyder | supervising art director |
2011 | Green Lantern | Martin Campbell | supervising art director |
Awards
[edit]As a production designer, Audouy has won four Art Directors Guild production design awards including the ADG's first-ever award bestowed to a music video, at their 26th Annual awards show.
Year | Project | Type | Category | Result | Notes |
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2024 | Apple MacBook Pro: Scary Fast | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | Won | |
2023 | Just Eat: Did Somebody Say | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | Nominated | |
Bud Lite Seltzer: Land of Loud Flavors | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | Nominated | ||
2022 | Apple Music: Happier Than Ever | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | Won | |
Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Feature Film | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Nominated | ||
Ed Sheeran: Shivers | Music Video | Excellence in Music Videos | Nominated | ||
Pink: All I Know So Far | Music Video | Excellence in Music Videos | Nominated | ||
Coldplay + BTS: My Universe | Music Video | Excellence in Music Videos | Nominated | ||
Neom: Made to Change | Commercial | Excellence in Commercials | Nominated | ||
2021 | Harry Styles: Falling | Music Video | Excellence in Short Format | Won | |
Camila Cabello: My Oh My | Music Video | Excellence in Short Format | Nominated | ||
2020 | Ford v. Ferrari | Feature Film | Excellence in Period Film | Nominated | |
2018 | Logan | Feature Film | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Won | |
2006 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Feature Film | Period or Fantasy Film | Nominated | As Art Director |
Year | Project | Category | Result |
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2020 | Ford v Ferrari | Best Art Direction & Production Design | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Cieply, Michael (May 9, 2011). "Aside from the vampires, Abraham Lincoln film seeks accuracy". New York Times.
- ^ "NEOM - Made to Change". Clios. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "François Audouy". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Francois Audouy". geni_family_tree. 17 June 1974. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Francois Audouy | World Building Institute". worldbuilding.institute. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Admin (2013-07-22). "Interview – Production Designer François Audouy talks about The Wolverine". flickeringmyth.com.
- ^ "Production design of "The Wolverine" – interview with François Audouy". pushing-pixels.org. 2013-12-06.