Frédéric Back is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Art Department Manager and Animation French born on 8 april 1924 at Saarbrücken (German)
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Nationality FranceBirth 8 april 1924 at Saarbrücken (
German)
Death 24 december 2013 (at 89 years) at Montreal (
Canada)
Awards Officier des Arts et des Lettres, Prix Albert-Tessier, Officer of the Order of Canada
Frédéric Back, OC CQ (born April 8, 1924) is a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films.
Biography
Born in Saarbrücken, The Territory of the Saar Basin, he emigrated to Canada in 1948. He began teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal. In 1952, he joined the graphics department of Radio-Canada and has remained there since.
He created a massive stained glass mural entitled L’histoire de la musique à Montréal ("history of music in Montreal") at the Place-des-Arts Metro station in Montreal. Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Montreal metro system.
He was nominated for a 1989 Governor General's Awards in the Children's Literature - Illustration category for L'Homme qui plantait des arbres. In 1989, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2004, he was awarded the Eco-Hero Media Award from the Planet in Focus film festival.
Frédéric Back is a vegetarian and animal rights activist. He often says : "Animals are my friends and I do not eat my friends". He gave conferences on the subject and participated in demonstrations to support animal rights. He founded : "Société Québécoise pour la Défense des Animaux" a Society to protect animals.
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