About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1944-01-19
Place of birth:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Pierre Hébert

Overview

Formerly an employee of the National film board of Canada where between 1965 and 1999 he directed over twenty animation shorts and a feature (La Plante humaine, best Quebec feature award 1996), Pierre Hébert is now an independent artist and filmmaker. Since 2001, he traveled the world with his musician colleague Bob Ostertag presenting the Living Cinema live animation performance over 80 times. He also worked with many other musicians. He equally collaborated with dance companies in New York, Montreal and France and published two books and many articles on cinema and animation. He also pursue a carreer as a visual artist (drawings, installations, web projects). Currently, his main project is a new series of films Places and Monuments for which he received, in 2012, from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec the prestigious "career grant" for cinema. In 2005, he was the recipient of the “Albert Tessier” cinema award from the Quebec government for lifetime achievement, in 2017, he received a special carreer award from the Tehran International Animation Festival, and in 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

Known for

Acting
2011 The Reach of Resonance Actor Himself N/A
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2005 Trying to Describe Oneself Actor Himself 59
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2004 Between Science and Garbage Actor Himself 59
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Directing
2021 Palimpseste sur « Prison » de Robert Lapoujade Directing Director N/A
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2021 Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train Directing Director N/A
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2021 Palimpsest on “Prison” by Robert Lapoujade Directing Director N/A
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2018 La statue de Robert E. Lee à Charlottesville Directing Director N/A
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2018 But One Bird Sang Not Directing Director N/A
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2017 Bazin's Film Directing Director 59
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2016 Scratch (Triptych 3) Directing Director N/A
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2015 Cycling Utrecht Directing Director N/A
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2014 You Look Like Me Directing Director N/A
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2013 Triptych - 2 Directing Director 59
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2011 Thunder river (Places and Monuments 4) Directing Director N/A
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2005 Variations on Two Photographs of Tina Modotti Directing Director N/A
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2005 The Statue of Giordano Bruno Directing Director N/A
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2004 Between Science and Garbage Directing Director 59
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1996 La Plante Humaine Directing Director 58
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1989 La Lettre d'amour Directing Director N/A
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1987 Adieu bipède Directing Director 58
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1984 Etienne et Sara Directing Director N/A
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1984 Songs and Dances of the Inanimate World: The Subway Directing Director 59
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1983 Memories of War Directing Director 58
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1978 Entre chiens et loup Directing Director N/A
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1974 Santa Claus is Coming Tonight Directing Director N/A
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1974 A Piece of Cake Directing Director N/A
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1973 Du coq à l'âne Directing Director N/A
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1971 Fundamental Principles in Genetics Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Fox and the Crow Directing Director 58
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1968 Population Explosion Directing Director N/A
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1968 Around Perception Directing Director 59
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1967 Opus 3 Directing Director 59
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1966 Op Hop/Hop Op Directing Director 58
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1964 Opus 1 Directing Director 59
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1963 Histoire Verte Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train Writing Screenplay N/A
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2017 Bazin's Film Writing Writer 59
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1996 La Plante Humaine Writing Writer 58
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1973 Du coq à l'âne Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2005 Variations on Two Photographs of Tina Modotti Production Producer N/A
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2002 La Pirouette Production Producer N/A
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1997 Under the Weather Production Producer N/A
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1971 Catuor Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1968 Around Perception Sound Music 59
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Camera
2005 Variations on Two Photographs of Tina Modotti Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
2021 Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train Editing Editor N/A
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Visual Effects
2013 Triptych - 2 Visual Effects Animation 59
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2005 The Statue of Giordano Bruno Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2004 Between Science and Garbage Visual Effects Animation 59
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1973 Du coq à l'âne Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1967 Opus 3 Visual Effects Animation 59
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1966 Knowing to Learn Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1966 Op Hop/Hop Op Visual Effects Animation 58
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