Enki Bilal ( French Enki Bilal ), nee Enes Bilalovic ( Bosnian Enes Bilalović , born October 7, 1951 in Belgrade ) - French artist, film director, author of graphic short stories (comics).
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| Birth name | Enes bilalović |
| Date of Birth | October 7, 1951 (67 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Belgrade , Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship |  Yugoslavia → France |
| Awards | [d] ( 1987 ) |
| Site | enkibilal.com |
Biography
Father is Bosnian , mother is Slovak . In 1960 , he moved to Paris with his family. In 1965, he met Rene Gosinny and, following his admonition, tried his hand at drawing comics. In the 1970s, he collaborated with Gosinny's Pilot magazine, and since 1975 began working with Pierre Kristen on a series of black tales.
Creativity
His most famous graphic novels are : The Nicopolis Trilogy ( 1980 - 1992 ), The Beast Tetralogy ( 1998 - 2007 ) and the science fiction film Immortals: War of the Worlds ( 2004 ).
As an artist, Bilal worked in the films Alain Renee “ My American Uncle ” ( 1980 ) and “ Life is a Novel ” ( 1983 ), the film “ The Name of the Rose ” by Jean-Jacques Annot ( 1986 ), collaborated with Angelin Preljocage in his work on the ballet “ Romeo and Juliet ”( 1990 , to the music of Prokofiev ), illustrated the books of Jules Verne .
Interesting Facts
In the Enki Bilal comic-book novel “Froid-Équateur”, for the first time, the concept of a new sport was introduced - the checkerboard . The Dutch performance artist Ipe Rubing , inspired by this work, brought the idea to life.
Artwork
Graphic Novels
- L'appel des étoile ( 1975 )
- Légendes d'aujourd'hui ( 1975 - 1983 , co-authored with P. Christen)
- Mémoires d'outre-espace ( 1978 )
- Exterminateur 17 ( 1979 )
- La trilogie Nikopol ( 1980 - 1992 )
- Le Bol maudit ( 1982 )
- Crux Universalis ( 1982 )
- Los Angeles - L'Etoile oubliée de Laurie Bloom ( 1984 , co-authored by P. Christen)
- L'État des stocks ( 1986 - 2006 )
- Cœurs sanglants et autres faits divers ( 1988 , co-authored by P. Kristen)
- Mémoires d'autres temps: Histoires courtes 1971 - 1981 ( 1996 )
- La Tétralogie du Monstre ( 1998 - 2007 )
Movies
- 1989 - Bunker Palace Hotel / Bunker Palace Hôtel , starring Jean-Louis Trentignan , Carole Bouquet , Maria Schneider , Jean-Pierre Leo )
- Tykho Moon ( 1996 , starring Michelle Piccoli , Jean-Louis Trentignan, Julie Delpy )
- Immortals: War of the Worlds ( 2004 , starring Linda Hardy , Charlotte Rampling , Jean-Louis Trentignan)
Games
- Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals (2008)
Recognition
The big prize of the comic book festival in Angouleme ( 1987 ), other national and international awards.
Literature
- Thévenet J.-M. Bilal. Paris: Seghers, 1987 (Les auteurs par la bande)
- Ciels d'orage: conversations avec Christophe Ono-dit-Biot. Paris: Flammarion, 2011
Links
- Official site
- Personal site
- Enki Bilal on the Internet Movie Database