Frédéric Back was a French-Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees.
- Occupation
- animator, film director, screenwriter, painter
- Citizenship
- Canada, France
- Born
- April 8, 1924
- Died
- December 24, 2013
- Website
- http://www.fredericback.com
