Pitof

(Jean-Christophe Comar / July 4, 1957, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France - )

   He started his career as an assistant director and editor on commercials and industrial films before becoming an internationally renowned digital visual effects director (1991 Delicatessen, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet; 1995 La Cité des Enfants perdus / La ciudad de los nihos perdidos / Die Stadt der verlorenen Kinder / USA: The City of Lost Children, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France / Spain / West Germany; 1999 Astérix et Obélix contre César / Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar / Asterix e Obelix contro Cesare / UK: Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar, Claude Zidi, France / West Germany / Italy;Jeanne d'Arc / The Messenger:The Story of Joan of Arc / UK: Joan of Arc, Luc Besson), special effects supervisor (1995 A l'Arraché / Mondokino: À l'Arraché, short, Christophe Smith), and visual effects supervisor (1993 Les Visiteurs / UK and USA: The Vi­sitors, Jean-Marie Poiré; La Soif de l'Or, Gérard Oury; 1994 Grosse Fatigue / UK and USA: Dead Tired, Michel Blanc; Casque bleu, Gérard Jugnot; 1996 Fantôme avec Chauffeur, Gérard Oury; Fallait pas! . . . / Caiga quien caiga, mahana me caso / Caigui qui caigui, em caso, Gé­rard Jugnot, France / Spain; 1997 Didier, Alain Chabat; Alien: Resurrection / Alien 4, also second unit director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, USA). Other credits (as com­poser): 1994 KO Kid (short, Marc Caro); (as editor): 1998 Noël en Famille (short, Fabienne Berthaud, Aruna Villiers); Le Mal est fait / UK: Evil Intentions (short, Thi­baut de Corday); (as screenwriter): 2003 Le Pistolet (short, Thibaut de Corday); (actor as himself): 1995 Les Enfants de la Cité perdue (documentary, short, Marc Caro); 2001 Les Archives de Jean-Pierre Jeunet / USA: The Archives of Jean-Pierre Jeunet (documentary, short ); French Touch Cinema (TV documentary, short, Véronique Trouillet); 2003 One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien (documentary, Charles Lauzirika); L'Aventure Spielberg (documentary, Laurent Cotillon, Stéphane Krausz).

 Filmography

2001 ◘ Vidocq (also co-screenwriter)

2004 ◘ Catwoman (USA)

2008 ◘ Fire & Ice: The Dragon Chronicles (USA / Romania)