Frédéric Back
Directing
- Born
- April 8, 1924 in Sankt Arnual, Germany
- Died
- December 24, 2013
- Age
- Died at age 89
Biography
Frédéric Back, OC CQ was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees.
