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Nicolas Vanier

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Born in Senegal in 1962, ,Nicolas Vanier grew up on the farm belonging to his grandfather in Sologne where he developed his feeling for the ecology of nature and his love for animals.His adventures, in the style of an author he admires, Jack London, have taken him to Alaska, Canada, Lapland, Mongolia and Siberia, the northern lands where he also races dog sled with his own kennel.He has taken photographs from his trips , written novels and graphic novels and also directed shorts, documentaries, and fiction features.
BornMay 5, 1962
BornMay 5, 1962
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination

Known for

Félix Bossuet in Belle & Sebastian (2013)
Belle & Sebastian
6.8
  • Director
  • 2013
Loup (2009)
Loup
6.4
  • Director
  • 2009
Poly (2020)
Poly
5.7
  • Director
  • 2020
L'or sous la neige
  • Director

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    Director

    • Champagne! (2022)
      Champagne!
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Poly (2020)
      Poly
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Jean-Paul Rouve and Louis Vazquez in Spread Your Wings (2019)
      Spread Your Wings
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Precession
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Nicolas Vanier in Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth (2017)
      Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth
      • Director
      • TV Movie
      • 2017
    • School of Life (2017)
      School of Life
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Félix Bossuet in Belle & Sebastian (2013)
      Belle & Sebastian
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Loup (2009)
      Loup
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Nicolas Vanier in L'odyssée sibérienne (2006)
      L'odyssée sibérienne
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Siberian Odyssey (2006)
      Siberian Odyssey
      • Director
      • TV Movie
      • 2006
    • Norman Winther in The Last Trapper (2004)
      The Last Trapper
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Yukon Quest l'Esprit du Nord ...
      • Director
      • TV Movie
      • 2003
    • L'odyssée blanche
      • Director
      • TV Movie
      • 1999
    • Notre cabane dans les rocheuses
      • Director
      • TV Movie
      • 1995
    • L'enfant des neiges (1995)
      L'enfant des neiges
      • Director
      • 1995

    Writer

    • Champagne! (2022)
      Champagne!
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • 2022
    • Poly (2020)
      Poly
      • dialogue
      • scenario and adaptation
      • 2020
    • Jean-Paul Rouve and Louis Vazquez in Spread Your Wings (2019)
      Spread Your Wings
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • 2019
    • Nicolas Vanier in Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth (2017)
      Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth
      • Writer
      • TV Movie
      • 2017
    • School of Life (2017)
      School of Life
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Félix Bossuet in Belle & Sebastian (2013)
      Belle & Sebastian
      • screenplay (adaptation, dialogue)
      • 2013
    • Loup (2009)
      Loup
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Norman Winther in The Last Trapper (2004)
      The Last Trapper
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • La case de l'oncle Doc (1997)
      La case de l'oncle Doc
      • Writer
      • TV Series
      • 1999
    • L'enfant des neiges (1995)
      L'enfant des neiges
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Nicolas Vanier in Au nord de l'hiver (1993)
      Au nord de l'hiver
      • writer
      • 1993

    Cinematographer

    • Nicolas Vanier in Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth (2017)
      Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth
      • Cinematographer
      • TV Movie
      • 2017
    • L'enfant des neiges (1995)
      L'enfant des neiges
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Born
      • May 5, 1962
      • Dakar, Senegal

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