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Michel Gagné's 200 Words Bio
Michel Gagné was born in Québec, Canada. He studied animation at Sheridan College School of Visual Arts in Ontario, Canada and in 1985, began a highly successful artistic career. Renowned for his unique vision, Michel has lent his talent to several animation companies, such as Don Bluth Studios, Warner Bros., Disney, Pixar, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, etc. His creative work can be seen in over twenty feature films including "The Iron Giant", "Osmosis Jones" and "Ratatouille". His award winning short films have played in festivals throughout the world. One of them, Sensology, was short listed for an Academy Award in 2010. He has been honored by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, with an Annie Award in 2011, as well as being nominated four other times. He continues to create animation, special effects and conceptual designs for companies all over the world. One of his most ambitious project, a downloadable game called, "Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet," has been nominated for a number of awards and was named by numerous critics and fans as one of the best games of 2011. Michel is also active in the publishing world having written and illustrated over a dozen books, as well as several comics. His work has been published by DC Comics, Image Comics, Random House, Fantagraphics, as well as Michel's own imprint, GAGNE International Press Among his other creative endeavors, Michel has experimented in a variety of projects in various media including paintings, sculptures, mixed-media, live multi-media performance, trading card games, etc. Simply put, Michel loves what he does! He lives peacefully with his Family, in the Pacific Northwest, USA. |
