Claire Sichez

Claire Sichez is a French animation screenwriter, director and illustrator. She trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg and graduated as an animation director from La Poudrière in Valence in 2011; since then she has directed animated short films, TV and institutional films, often writing them and creating their graphic design. Her short Moi j'attends (2013), adapted from the book by Davide Cali and Serge Bloch, received an honourable mention at Cinanima 2014 and was a Cartoon d'Or finalist in 2015, and Iâhmès and the Great Devourer, co-directed with Marine Rivoal, competed for the 2017 César for Best Animated Short. She also co-writes projects with other directors, such as the TV special Song of the Storms by Caroline Attia Larivière, and illustrates for publishing, press and communication.