François Audouy

François Audouy (French: [odwi]; born June 17, 1974) is a French-American movie production designer. He is a frequent collaborator with director James Mangold, having designed The Wolverine (2013) its sequel Logan (2016), and Ford v Ferrari (2019) which was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture.[1] He also designed the Mangold film A Complete Unknown, which is currently in production.

François Audouy
Audouy speaking at the 2019 Camp conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Born (1974-06-17) June 17, 1974
Toulouse, France
OccupationProduction Designer
Years active2002–present
SpouseVéronique Audouy (1998–present)
Children2
Websitewww.audouy.com

In addition to his film career, Audouy has designed award-winning commercials and music videos;[2] including music videos for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, P!nk, Harry Styles, Camila Cabello and Dua Lipa.[3]

Early life

Audouy was born in Toulouse, France, to a French father and an English mother.[4] He is a bilingual speaker of French and English.

He moved to Southern California at the age of six after his parents divorced and his mother remarried.[5]

Career

At the age of 21, Audouy was discovered by production designer Bo Welch who recruited him as a graphic designer and illustrator for the film Men in Black. At the time, he was one of the first all-digital concept artists working in the field.[6] He continued to work behind the scenes in art departments of many notable films including Spider-Man, Zodiac, Minority Report and Avatar, until becoming an art director, and eventually a production designer.[7]

Filmography

Feature Films
Year Film Director Notes
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Timur Bekmambetov
2013 The Wolverine James Mangold
2014 Dracula Untold Gary Shore
2017 Logan James Mangold
2019 Ford v Ferrari James Mangold
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Jason Reitman
2023 Air Ben Affleck
TBA A Complete Unknown James Mangold

Television
TBA The Residence Liza Johnson, Jaffar Mahmood

Feature Films
Year Film Director Notes
2002 Spider-Man Sam Raimi assistant art director
Men in Black II Barry Sonnenfeld assistant art director
2003 The Cat in the Hat Bo Welch assistant art director
2004 The Terminal Steven Spielberg supervising graphic designer
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tim Burton art director
2007 Transformers Michael Bay art director
Lions for Lambs Robert Redford supervising art director
2009 Watchmen Zack Snyder supervising art director
2011 Green Lantern Martin Campbell supervising art director

Awards

As a production designer, Audouy has won four Art Directors Guild production design awards including the ADG's first-ever award bestowed to a music video, at their 26th Annual awards show.

Art Directors Guild Awards
Year Project Type Category Result Notes
2024 Apple MacBook Pro: Scary Fast Commercial Excellence in Commercials Won
2023 Just Eat: Did Somebody Say Commercial Excellence in Commercials Nominated
Bud Lite Seltzer: Land of Loud Flavors Commercial Excellence in Commercials Nominated
2022 Apple Music: Happier Than Ever Commercial Excellence in Commercials Won
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Feature Film Excellence in Fantasy Film Nominated
Ed Sheeran: Shivers Music Video Excellence in Music Videos Nominated
Pink: All I Know So Far Music Video Excellence in Music Videos Nominated
Coldplay + BTS: My Universe Music Video Excellence in Music Videos Nominated
Neom: Made to Change Commercial Excellence in Commercials Nominated
2021 Harry Styles: Falling Music Video Excellence in Short Format Won
Camila Cabello: My Oh My Music Video Excellence in Short Format Nominated
2020 Ford v. Ferrari Feature Film Excellence in Period Film Nominated
2018 Logan Feature Film Excellence in Contemporary Film Won
2006 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Feature Film Period or Fantasy Film Nominated As Art Director

Satellite Awards
Year Project Category Result
2020 Ford v Ferrari Best Art Direction & Production Design Nominated

References
  1. Cieply, Michael (May 9, 2011). "Aside from the vampires, Abraham Lincoln film seeks accuracy". New York Times.
  2. "NEOM - Made to Change". Clios. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. "François Audouy". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. "Francois Audouy". geni_family_tree. 17 June 1974. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. "Francois Audouy | World Building Institute". worldbuilding.institute. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  6. Admin (2013-07-22). "Interview – Production Designer François Audouy talks about The Wolverine". flickeringmyth.com.
  7. "Production design of "The Wolverine" – interview with François Audouy". pushing-pixels.org. 2013-12-06.
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