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Brault Nicolas
Nicolas Brault is a graphic artist who works in a wide range of styles and techniques. He earned a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Université du Québec à Montréal in 1999, and works as a computer graphic artist, graphic designer, scriptwriter, director and animator. Among other works, he has made four animated shorts that have attracted attention on the international festival circuit.
Antagonia picked up an Honourable Mention award at the 2002 CINEMANIMA festival in Portugal. Islet won the top prize in the Animation category at Vancouver's VIDFEST in 2004. Hungu, his most successful film, took home two international awards in the U.S.: Best Animated Short Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival in 2009, and the Jury Award for Best Animated Short at the International Festival of Short Films in Palm Springs in 2008, where Brault also received the Honourable Mention for the Future Filmmaker Award. The Circus is his fourth film with the NFB.
