Frédéric Back

Frédéric Back
Born(1924-04-08)April 8, 1924
DiedDecember 24, 2013(2013-12-24) (aged 89)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Animator
Illustrator
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1946–1993
AwardsOrder of Canada
National Order of Quebec
Governor General's Performing Arts Award

Frédéric Back OC CQ (April 8, 1924 – December 24, 2013) was a 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.