Stephen Vuillemin, born in 1986 in Besançon, is an animation director, comic book author, and illustrator.
In 2011, his webcomic ‘Lycéennes’, described by the site Cartoon Brew as a ‘novel use of animated gifs’, attracted the attention of many media outlets such as Vice and Wired.
His first short animated film ‘A Kind of Testament’ premiered at the 2023 Berlinale, was shortlisted for the 2023 academy-awards, and won more than 40 awards in world-class film festivals such as Animafest Zagreb, Fantoche Baden and Go Shorts Nijmegen.
In 2024, he contributed to the exhibition “Touch on an absence” in Tokyo along with Japanese artist Tabaimo.
He released two books, “Les nourritures extraterrestres”, a comic-book, and “le bonhomme”, a children’s book.
He also worked for clients such as Chanel, Stone Island, The New York Times, Marvel Studios, Breuninger, GQ Magazine, and Arte.tv.
Previously based in London and then Taipei, Vuillemin now resides between the French Jura and Tokyo.
In 2011, his webcomic ‘Lycéennes’, described by the site Cartoon Brew as a ‘novel use of animated gifs’, attracted the attention of many media outlets such as Vice and Wired.
His first short animated film ‘A Kind of Testament’ premiered at the 2023 Berlinale, was shortlisted for the 2023 academy-awards, and won more than 40 awards in world-class film festivals such as Animafest Zagreb, Fantoche Baden and Go Shorts Nijmegen.
In 2024, he contributed to the exhibition “Touch on an absence” in Tokyo along with Japanese artist Tabaimo.
He released two books, “Les nourritures extraterrestres”, a comic-book, and “le bonhomme”, a children’s book.
He also worked for clients such as Chanel, Stone Island, The New York Times, Marvel Studios, Breuninger, GQ Magazine, and Arte.tv.
Previously based in London and then Taipei, Vuillemin now resides between the French Jura and Tokyo.
Awards:
-Go short award for best animation (Oscar qualifier) @ Go Short 2023, Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
-Zlato Grgic award @ Animafest 2023, Zagreb (Croatia)
-Best International Short Film @ Film Fest Gent 2023, Ghent (Belgium)
-Best Film audience award @ Olhar de Cinema 2023, Curitiba (Brazil)
-Prix du meilleur scénario @ Festival du film court en plein air 2023, Grenoble (France)
-Satoshi Kon award for Best animated short film @Fantasia International film festival 2023, Montreal (Canada)
-Prix spécial du jury + Prix du jury jeune @ Silhouette 2023, Paris (France)
-Best international short film @ Fantoche International Animation film festival 2023, Baden (Switzerland)
-Best Animation @ Bolton Film Festival 2023, Bolton (uk)
-Prix des écoles dès 16 ans + mention spéciale du jury international @ Animatou 2023, Geneva (Switzerland)
-Meliès d’argent @ Imagine Fantastic film festival 2023, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
-Grand Prix @ Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival 2023, Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
-Jury special mention @ PÖFF Shorts 2023, Tallin (Estonia)
-1st place award @BitBang International Animation Festival 2023, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
-Prix Émile Reynaud @ Prix Émile Reynaud 2023, Paris (France)
-Prix Vital espace court @ Festival du Cinéma International d’Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda (Canada)
-Best International Narrative Short Film award @ CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival 2023, Queretaro (Mexico)
-Audience Award @ Short Waves Festival 2023, Poznan (Poland)
-Grand Prix @ TOFUZI International Film Festival 2023, Batumi (Georgia)
-Best in Show @ Flanimatin Film Festival 2024, Jacksonville (USA)
-Silver Audience Award @ The Academy of Dead Racers Festival (UK, online)
-Golden Horseman Sound Design @ FilmfestDresden 2024, Dresden (Germany)
-Grand Prix @ ANIMOCJE 2024, Bydgosszcz (Poland)
-1st Prize @ Semana de Cine de Medina 2024, Valladolid (Spain)
-Jury Prize @ Imaxinaria 2024, a Coruña (Spain)
-Best Sound Design + Audience Choice Awards @ SubTropical Independant Film Festival 2024, Taipei (Taiwan)
-Best animation short film award @ Festival Regard 2024, Saguenay (Canada)
-Audience Award @ International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR 2024, Poznan (Poland)
-Special Jury Mention @ Cinemajove 2024, Valencia (Spain)
-Mention spécial du jury @ Festival du film de Contis 2024, Contis (France)
-Audience Award @ Friss Hus 2024, Budapest (Hungary)
-Honorable mention @ FEST New Directors/New film festival 2024, Espinho (Portugal)
-Student jury Best Animation @ BuSHo 2024, Budapest (Hungary)
-Special Mention @ Turku Animated Film Festival 2024, Turku (Finland)
-Best Innovative Short Film @ European Animation Awards - Emile Awards 2024, Syros Island (Greece)
-Best Animated Short Award @ Tacoma Film Festival 2024, Tacoma (USA)
-Grand Prix @ Pixel Vienna Animation Festival 2024, Vienna (Austria)
-Tercer Diamante + Premio Del Público @ Alcine 2024, Madrid, (Spain)
-Prix du jury jeune @ La nuit du Court-métrage 2024, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Other selections:
-Berlinale shorts 2023
-Annecy 2023
-Kurzfilm festival Hamburg 2023
-Concorto, Pontenure 2023
-SYNCHRO International Short Film Festival Buenos aires 2023
-FIRST international film festival, Xining 2023
-Zomerparkfeest Venlo 2023
-Animafest Tallinn 2023 -Cinefest International Festival Hungary 2023 -Courtmétrange Rennes 2023
-European film festival Palić, Subotica 2023
-Sarajevo film festival 2023
-Festival international du court-métrage de Lille 2023
-Adelaide Film Festival 2023
-Linoleum animation festival, Kiev 2023
-L’étrange festival, Paris 2023
-Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2023
-MotelX International horror film festival, Lisbon 2023
-Kaohsiung Film Festival 2023
-Animasyros international animation filmfest, Hermoupolis 2023
-Der NEUE HEIMAT film - filmfest für kurz, Breest 2024
-Sydney Underground film Festival 2023
-Animage, Recife 2023
-Fantastic Fest Austin 2023
-Message to Man, St Petersburg 2023
-Sognielettrici, Milano 2023
-New Chitose Airport Int. Animation festival, Hokkaido 2023
-Calgary International Film festival 2023
-London International animation festival 2023 -Primanima, Budaörs 2023
-Balkanima, Belgrade 2023
-Interfilm, Berlin 2023
-Belo Horizonte Int. film festival 2023
-Camera Action Film festival, Lødz 2023
-Trickfilm festival Dusseldorf 2023
-AFIFEST, Los Angeles 2023
-Leeds international film festival 2023
-Canlandiranlar international film festival, Istanbul 2023
-Carrefour du Cinema d’animation, Paris 2023
-Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-provence 2023
-St Louis International film festival 2023
-Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Cologne 2023
-Festival International de animacion Ajayu, Puno 2023
-Kassel documentary film and video festival 2023
-Dracula film festival, Brasov 2023
-Rome independant film festival 2023
-Philadelphia Film Festival 2023
-Séquence court métrage, Toulouse 2023
-Vilnius short film festival 2024
-Lund Fantastic film festival 2023
-Courts mais trash, Brussels 2024
-FINECAA, Angouleme 2023
-41 North film festival 2023
-International short film festival Guangzhou 2023
-Future film festival, Bologna 2023
-Los Dos Uno film festival, Tulum 2023
-Minsk international film festival 2023
-Animacom, Bilbao 2023
-Anilog, Budapest 2023
-London short film festival 2024
-Anima Jove, Altafulla 2024
-Festival inernational du cort-métrage de Clermont Ferrand 2024
-Anima, Brussels 2024
-Minimalen short film festival, Trondheim 2024
-Premiers plans, Angers 2024
-Kaboom film festival, Amsterdam 2024
-PragueShorts Film festival 2024
-MONSTRA Lisbon animated film festival 2024
-Flickerfest International film festival, Sydney 2024
-Animac, Lleida 2024
-AFCA, Rennes 2024
-Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
-Internationales Trickfilm Stuttgart 2024
-Glasgow Short film festival 2024
-20minmax International short film festival, Ingolstadt 2024
-Florida film festival, Orlando 2024
-Wiesbaden international animation festival 2024
-Akbank short film festival, Istanbul 2024
-Make believe Seattle 2024
-Lanterna MAgica, Goiâna 2024
-Vienna shorts 2024
-Fest Anča international animation festival, Žilina 2024
-La Guarimba international film festival, Amantea 2024
-Mumbai international film festival for documentaries, 2024
-Rutherford film festival, 2024
-Fenêtres sur courts, Dijon 2024
-Aachen Film fest 2024
-Palm Springs animation festival 2024
-Mecal Pro, Barcelona 2024
-Galician Freaky film Festival, Vigo 2024
-Animalfama Lisbon Animation film night 2024
-FILMETS Badalona film festival, Barcelona 2024
-Animadeba, Deba 2024
-Festival Les Percéides, Percé 2024
-Animator Fest, Jagodina 2024
-Fredrikstad animation festival 2024
-Linz international short film festival 2024
-Buffalo international film festival 2024
-Ningen international animation film open air festival, Belgrade 2024
-Linea d’Ombra festival, Salerno 2024
-PLUM! International animation film festival, Tafí del Valle 2024
-Animateka, Ljubljana 2024 -Open world animation festival, Allentown 2024
-Mutoscope, Lyon 2024
-Leuven int. film festival 2024
-Lublin film festival 2024
-Pune international film Festival 2024
-Pumpkin fantasy film festival, Jinhua 2024
-Go short award for best animation (Oscar qualifier) @ Go Short 2023, Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
-Zlato Grgic award @ Animafest 2023, Zagreb (Croatia)
-Best International Short Film @ Film Fest Gent 2023, Ghent (Belgium)
-Best Film audience award @ Olhar de Cinema 2023, Curitiba (Brazil)
-Prix du meilleur scénario @ Festival du film court en plein air 2023, Grenoble (France)
-Satoshi Kon award for Best animated short film @Fantasia International film festival 2023, Montreal (Canada)
-Prix spécial du jury + Prix du jury jeune @ Silhouette 2023, Paris (France)
-Best international short film @ Fantoche International Animation film festival 2023, Baden (Switzerland)
-Best Animation @ Bolton Film Festival 2023, Bolton (uk)
-Prix des écoles dès 16 ans + mention spéciale du jury international @ Animatou 2023, Geneva (Switzerland)
-Meliès d’argent @ Imagine Fantastic film festival 2023, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
-Grand Prix @ Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival 2023, Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
-Jury special mention @ PÖFF Shorts 2023, Tallin (Estonia)
-1st place award @BitBang International Animation Festival 2023, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
-Prix Émile Reynaud @ Prix Émile Reynaud 2023, Paris (France)
-Prix Vital espace court @ Festival du Cinéma International d’Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda (Canada)
-Best International Narrative Short Film award @ CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival 2023, Queretaro (Mexico)
-Audience Award @ Short Waves Festival 2023, Poznan (Poland)
-Grand Prix @ TOFUZI International Film Festival 2023, Batumi (Georgia)
-Best in Show @ Flanimatin Film Festival 2024, Jacksonville (USA)
-Silver Audience Award @ The Academy of Dead Racers Festival (UK, online)
-Golden Horseman Sound Design @ FilmfestDresden 2024, Dresden (Germany)
-Grand Prix @ ANIMOCJE 2024, Bydgosszcz (Poland)
-1st Prize @ Semana de Cine de Medina 2024, Valladolid (Spain)
-Jury Prize @ Imaxinaria 2024, a Coruña (Spain)
-Best Sound Design + Audience Choice Awards @ SubTropical Independant Film Festival 2024, Taipei (Taiwan)
-Best animation short film award @ Festival Regard 2024, Saguenay (Canada)
-Audience Award @ International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR 2024, Poznan (Poland)
-Special Jury Mention @ Cinemajove 2024, Valencia (Spain)
-Mention spécial du jury @ Festival du film de Contis 2024, Contis (France)
-Audience Award @ Friss Hus 2024, Budapest (Hungary)
-Honorable mention @ FEST New Directors/New film festival 2024, Espinho (Portugal)
-Student jury Best Animation @ BuSHo 2024, Budapest (Hungary)
-Special Mention @ Turku Animated Film Festival 2024, Turku (Finland)
-Best Innovative Short Film @ European Animation Awards - Emile Awards 2024, Syros Island (Greece)
-Best Animated Short Award @ Tacoma Film Festival 2024, Tacoma (USA)
-Grand Prix @ Pixel Vienna Animation Festival 2024, Vienna (Austria)
-Tercer Diamante + Premio Del Público @ Alcine 2024, Madrid, (Spain)
-Prix du jury jeune @ La nuit du Court-métrage 2024, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Other selections:
-Berlinale shorts 2023
-Annecy 2023
-Kurzfilm festival Hamburg 2023
-Concorto, Pontenure 2023
-SYNCHRO International Short Film Festival Buenos aires 2023
-FIRST international film festival, Xining 2023
-Zomerparkfeest Venlo 2023
-Animafest Tallinn 2023 -Cinefest International Festival Hungary 2023 -Courtmétrange Rennes 2023
-European film festival Palić, Subotica 2023
-Sarajevo film festival 2023
-Festival international du court-métrage de Lille 2023
-Adelaide Film Festival 2023
-Linoleum animation festival, Kiev 2023
-L’étrange festival, Paris 2023
-Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2023
-MotelX International horror film festival, Lisbon 2023
-Kaohsiung Film Festival 2023
-Animasyros international animation filmfest, Hermoupolis 2023
-Der NEUE HEIMAT film - filmfest für kurz, Breest 2024
-Sydney Underground film Festival 2023
-Animage, Recife 2023
-Fantastic Fest Austin 2023
-Message to Man, St Petersburg 2023
-Sognielettrici, Milano 2023
-New Chitose Airport Int. Animation festival, Hokkaido 2023
-Calgary International Film festival 2023
-London International animation festival 2023 -Primanima, Budaörs 2023
-Balkanima, Belgrade 2023
-Interfilm, Berlin 2023
-Belo Horizonte Int. film festival 2023
-Camera Action Film festival, Lødz 2023
-Trickfilm festival Dusseldorf 2023
-AFIFEST, Los Angeles 2023
-Leeds international film festival 2023
-Canlandiranlar international film festival, Istanbul 2023
-Carrefour du Cinema d’animation, Paris 2023
-Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-provence 2023
-St Louis International film festival 2023
-Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Cologne 2023
-Festival International de animacion Ajayu, Puno 2023
-Kassel documentary film and video festival 2023
-Dracula film festival, Brasov 2023
-Rome independant film festival 2023
-Philadelphia Film Festival 2023
-Séquence court métrage, Toulouse 2023
-Vilnius short film festival 2024
-Lund Fantastic film festival 2023
-Courts mais trash, Brussels 2024
-FINECAA, Angouleme 2023
-41 North film festival 2023
-International short film festival Guangzhou 2023
-Future film festival, Bologna 2023
-Los Dos Uno film festival, Tulum 2023
-Minsk international film festival 2023
-Animacom, Bilbao 2023
-Anilog, Budapest 2023
-London short film festival 2024
-Anima Jove, Altafulla 2024
-Festival inernational du cort-métrage de Clermont Ferrand 2024
-Anima, Brussels 2024
-Minimalen short film festival, Trondheim 2024
-Premiers plans, Angers 2024
-Kaboom film festival, Amsterdam 2024
-PragueShorts Film festival 2024
-MONSTRA Lisbon animated film festival 2024
-Flickerfest International film festival, Sydney 2024
-Animac, Lleida 2024
-AFCA, Rennes 2024
-Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
-Internationales Trickfilm Stuttgart 2024
-Glasgow Short film festival 2024
-20minmax International short film festival, Ingolstadt 2024
-Florida film festival, Orlando 2024
-Wiesbaden international animation festival 2024
-Akbank short film festival, Istanbul 2024
-Make believe Seattle 2024
-Lanterna MAgica, Goiâna 2024
-Vienna shorts 2024
-Fest Anča international animation festival, Žilina 2024
-La Guarimba international film festival, Amantea 2024
-Mumbai international film festival for documentaries, 2024
-Rutherford film festival, 2024
-Fenêtres sur courts, Dijon 2024
-Aachen Film fest 2024
-Palm Springs animation festival 2024
-Mecal Pro, Barcelona 2024
-Galician Freaky film Festival, Vigo 2024
-Animalfama Lisbon Animation film night 2024
-FILMETS Badalona film festival, Barcelona 2024
-Animadeba, Deba 2024
-Festival Les Percéides, Percé 2024
-Animator Fest, Jagodina 2024
-Fredrikstad animation festival 2024
-Linz international short film festival 2024
-Buffalo international film festival 2024
-Ningen international animation film open air festival, Belgrade 2024
-Linea d’Ombra festival, Salerno 2024
-PLUM! International animation film festival, Tafí del Valle 2024
-Animateka, Ljubljana 2024 -Open world animation festival, Allentown 2024
-Mutoscope, Lyon 2024
-Leuven int. film festival 2024
-Lublin film festival 2024
-Pune international film Festival 2024
-Pumpkin fantasy film festival, Jinhua 2024