Laurent Touil-Tartour
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Laurent Touil-Tartour is an award-winning French film director
, screenwriter
, producer
. He is known for writing, directing and producing the critically acclaimed webseries Urban Wolf
(2010). His works have been described by the American Film Institute
, Wired Magazine, The Wall Street Journal
and others as "original and visionary". In 2010 Touil-Tartour licensed the worldwide distribution rights of Urban Wolf to Sony Pictures Entertainment
. In 2011 Touil-Tartour has signed with blockbuster film director/producer Michael Bay
's multi platform Emmy Award
-winning production company , aka The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness, to direct feature films, commercials, video games, web content and/or TV shows.
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Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He is known for writing, directing and producing the critically acclaimed webseries Urban Wolf
Urban Wolf
Urban Wolf is an award-winning online drama series, with 15 webisodes of 4 minutes long each.The movie was written, produced and directed by Laurent Touil-Tartour....
(2010). His works have been described by the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
, Wired Magazine, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
and others as "original and visionary". In 2010 Touil-Tartour licensed the worldwide distribution rights of Urban Wolf to Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
. In 2011 Touil-Tartour has signed with blockbuster film director/producer Michael Bay
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects...
's multi platform Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning production company , aka The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness, to direct feature films, commercials, video games, web content and/or TV shows.
Awards
- 2011 Webby Award – Best Drama Award Winner of the 15th Annual Webby People’s Voice Awards.
- 2009 Independent Television FestivalITVFest (Independent Television Festival)ITVFest is an annual non-profit festival gathering fans, artists, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2006 by producer AJ Tesler, and is held in Los Angeles, California...
– Best Drama Award Winner.
- 2009 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival – Staff Picks Award Winner.
Nominations
- 2009 American Film InstituteAmerican Film InstituteThe American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
DigiFest – Nominated as "Most Innovative Digital Media Production". - 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International Official Selection.
- 2010 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
- MIT Media LabMIT Media LabThe MIT Media Lab is a laboratory of MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology, the Media Lab has been widely popularized since the 1990s by business and technology publications such as Wired and Red Herring for a...
- Center for Future Storytelling - Official Selection. - 2011 Webby Award – Nominated for "Best Drama" for both Webby Award and People's Voice Award.
Appearances in media
- EguidersEguiderseGuiders is a Hollywood-based website that aims to be the TV Guide for online video. Launched in February 2009, eGuiders features videos that are curated daily by Hollywood creators and executives such as Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof, comedian Jerry Stiller, and 24 executive producer Jon Cassar...
– Touil-Tartour interview by Marc Ostrick. May 5, 2010 - The Web Files' - Touil-Tartour interview with Kristyn Burtt. May 12, 2010
- Paris PremiereParis PremièreParis Première is a French TV channel, available on cable, satellite and the digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on December 15, 1986 and is now wholly owned by M6.-External links:*...
– First TV appearance of the young French movie director Touil-Tartour in the hit TV series documentary Paris Derniere' 'Season 8, Episode 21: Original Air Date—26 April 2002
External links
- http://www.theinstitute.tv/directors.php?id=19 The Institute, aka The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness Official Laurent Touil-Tartour page
- Urban Wolf's Homepage
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBSi8NmMOq8 Laurent Touil-Tartour lecture at the American Film InstituteAmerican Film InstituteThe American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
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