Jean-Loup Felicioli

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Jean-Loup Felicioli (born 1960) is a French film maker. In January 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie A Cat in Paris . [1] He also directed Phantom Boy .

Born in 1960 in Albertville, Felicioli studied at Schools of Fine Arts in Annecy, Strasbourg, Perpignan and Valence .

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References

  1. "Academy Award Nominations". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-19.