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Jean Manuel Costa

  • Animation Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Jean Manuel Costa was born on 19 January 1954 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Le voyage d'Orphée (1983), La tendresse du maudit (1980) and Un amour d'Hoffmann (1991).
BornJanuary 19, 1954
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Le voyage d'Orphée (1983)
    Le voyage d'Orphée
    6.4
    Short
    • Animation Department
    • 1983
    La tendresse du maudit (1980)
    La tendresse du maudit
    6.5
    Short
    • Animation Department
    • 1980
    Un amour d'Hoffmann (1991)
    Un amour d'Hoffmann
    Short
    • Animation Department
    • 1991
    Howard Vernon in Angel of Death (1985)
    Angel of Death
    3.9
    • Special Effects(as J.M. Costa)
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Lucien Rudaux, l'éclipsé (2022)
      Lucien Rudaux, l'éclipsé
      • animator (as Jean-Manuel Costa)
      • 2022
    • La case du siècle (2010)
      La case du siècle
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 2019
    • Märchen
      Short
      • animation supervisor
      • 2004
    • Les plugs (1999)
      Les plugs
      Short
      • animator
      • 1999
    • La vache qui voulait sauter par dessus l'église (1998)
      La vache qui voulait sauter par dessus l'église
      6.3
      Short
      • animation
      • 1998
    • Histoire de papier (1994)
      Histoire de papier
      Short
      • animator
      • 1994
    • La Ballerine et le ramoneur (1992)
      La Ballerine et le ramoneur
      Short
      • animator
      • 1992
    • Un amour d'Hoffmann (1991)
      Un amour d'Hoffmann
      Short
      • animator
      • 1991
    • Turning Table (1988)
      Turning Table
      7.1
      • volume animator
      • 1988
    • Tranches de vie (1985)
      Tranches de vie
      4.7
      • animator
      • 1985
    • Le voyage d'Orphée (1983)
      Le voyage d'Orphée
      6.4
      Short
      • animator
      • 1983
    • La tendresse du maudit (1980)
      La tendresse du maudit
      6.5
      Short
      • animator
      • 1980
    • The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
      The King and the Mockingbird
      7.7
      • painter
      • 1980

    Cinematographer

    • La Morte (2002)
      La Morte
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Les plugs (1999)
      Les plugs
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Histoire de papier (1994)
      Histoire de papier
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994
    • La Ballerine et le ramoneur (1992)
      La Ballerine et le ramoneur
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • 92, Année de l'écologie... J'hallucine! (1992)
      92, Année de l'écologie... J'hallucine!
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • Un amour d'Hoffmann (1991)
      Un amour d'Hoffmann
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1991
    • Segu janjo (1989)
      Segu janjo
      6.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989
    • Le voyage d'Orphée (1983)
      Le voyage d'Orphée
      6.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983
    • La tendresse du maudit (1980)
      La tendresse du maudit
      6.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1980

    Director

    • Histoire de papier (1994)
      Histoire de papier
      Short
      • Director
      • 1994
    • La Ballerine et le ramoneur (1992)
      La Ballerine et le ramoneur
      Short
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Un amour d'Hoffmann (1991)
      Un amour d'Hoffmann
      Short
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Le voyage d'Orphée (1983)
      Le voyage d'Orphée
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1983
    • La tendresse du maudit (1980)
      La tendresse du maudit
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1980

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • J.M. Costa
    • Born
      • January 19, 1954
      • Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France

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