Marco de Blois

Marco de Blois has been the Artistic Director of Les Sommets du Cinéma d’Animation in Montréal since 2002 and curated animated films at the Cinémathèque Québécoise. He has taught Animation History and Aesthetics at Laval and Concordia universities.

TOP LIST ANIMAC 25 BY MARCO DE BLOIS

"The first titles of the list were chosen for their historical importance. Many others are just very personal choices." Marco de Blois

1- I Lost My Body
Jérémy Clapin, 2019, France

2- Persepolis
Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007, France

3- WALL·E
Andrew Stanton, 2008, USA

4- Waltz with Bashir
Ari Folman, 2008, Israel

5- Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki, 1997, Japan

6- Coraline
Henry Selick, 2009, USA

7- Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon, 1997, Japan

8- My Life as a Zucchini
Claude Barras, 2016, Switzerland & France

9- Mary and Max
Adam Elliot, 2009, Australia

10- Kirikou and the Sorceress
Michel Ocelot, 1998, France

11- The Red Turtle
Michael Dudok de Wit, 2016, France, Belgium & Japan

12- Marona’s Fantastic Tale
Anca Damian, 2019, France

13- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata, 2013, Japan

14- Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson, 2009, USA

15- Have a Nice Day
Liu Jian, 2017, China

16- The Girl Without Hands
Sébastien Laudenbach, 2016, France

17- The Wolf House
Joaquín Cociña, 2018, Chile

18- The Boy and the World
Alê Abreu, 2014, Brazil

19- Song of the Sea
Tom Moore, 2014, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France & Luxenbourg

20- Chris the Swiss
Anja Kofmel, 2018, Switzerland, Croatia, Germany & Finland

21- Ville Neuve
Félix Dufour-Laperrière, France

22- Seder Masochism  
Nina Paley

23- Louise by the Shore
Jean-François Laguionie, 2016, France

24- Rocks in my Pockets
Signe Baumane, 2014, USA

25- The Ugly Duckling
Gidke kacena, Garri Bardin, USA