Faculty

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Jérôme BOULBÈS

Professor

  • Department of Design(Audio and Visual Communications)
Website http://www.kobutori.com/ja/
Research Keywords:
3DCG, Media Art, Film, Art Animation
Degrees Master, École Nationale des Arts Decoratifs (Paris, France, 2014)
Selected Professional Experiences Associate Professor, Kyushu Sangyo University (2014-2020)
Part-time professor, Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs (France, 2000-2008),Seika University (Japan, 2009-2020) and others.
Film director and scriptwriter, Lardux Films, France (1998-2013,2017)
Freelance 3DCG designer (1999-2014)
Villa Kujoyama Artist in Residence, Kyoto (2007)
Research Fields Computer graphics and Films
Major Publications & Design Works Articles and Essays
  • ”Development and experimentation of 3DCG virtual Production tools” Research Report, Sole Author, Bulletin of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, Vol. 24, 2024

Conference Presentations
  •  “La Porte des Filibondes: ‘the intelligence of the hand’ in 3DCG production”(51st Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences, June 2025)
  •  “Naxos: A Study on Improvisation in 3DCG Video Production”(49th Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences, June 2023)

Artworks and Projects
  •  La porte des Filibondes (The Filibondes Gate)
    3DCG short film,2025.
  •  Naxos (Ghost World V)
    3DCG short film,2023.
    International festival selection : Tindirindis, International Animation Film Festival (Lithuania, 20023),Zebra Poetry Film Festival (Germany, 2023),Cairo International Animation Forum (Egypt, 2023),Palm Springs Animation Festival (USA, 2024), Moving-Image-Arts International Short Film Festival(Canada, 2024)

  •  Ghost World Series, I / II / III / IV
    3DCG experimental videos (2014-2020)
    Selection in Ars Electronica, Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Athens Animation festival (Grand Prix), and others.
  • Le Pont des Broignes (The Bridge at the Brog's)
    Animation, Production Lardux Films and Arte France, 2018.
    Chicago International Children Film Festival (USA), Shenzhen International New Media Short Film Festival (China), Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland), and others
  •  Cosmos
     3DCG music video, experimental film, 2016.
  • Le Printemps (Spring)
    3DCG Video, Production Lardux Films and Arte France, 2012.
    Chitose International Animation Festival (Japan), Jecheon Int. Music & Film Festival (Korea), Fantasporto (Portugal), Anima Film Festival (Belgium), and others
  • Fortunio
    cut-out animation,2011.
  • Masques (Masks)
    3DCG video, Production Lardux Films and Arte France, 2009. Chitose International Animation Festival (Japan), Siggraph Asia 2009, and others
  • Eclosion (Emergence)
    3DCG short film,2006.
    Roshd International Film Festival(Iran),Toronto International Film Festival(Canada),Anima Mundi Festival(Brazil) and others
  • Rascagnes
    3DCG short film animation, 2003.
    Annecy International Animation Festival (France), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), KROK Internation Animation Festival (Russia, Ukraine), and others
  • La mort de Tau (The death of Tau)
    3DCG short film animation,2001.
    Annecy International Animation Festival (France), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), Sitges Fantastic Film Festival (Spain), Yokohama French film festival (JApan), SIGGRAPH 2002 (USA) and others
  • Le Puits (The Well)
    3DCG animation, Production Lardux Films, Arte France, 1999.
    Annecy International Animation Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Best animation film), Cannes Film Festival (France), French Academy Awards Nomination ("Césars"), and others

Publications
  • “Sur le Miroir fêlé de notre monde” (Illustrations. Written by Colin Fraigneau, published by La Ronde de Nuit, France, 2024)
  •  Kue 9 (Illustrations. Anthology, published by Kurashiki Ehonkan, 2014)

Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
  • Drawing Exhibition, Fukuoka Franco-Japanese Institute (2018)
  •  Video Installation, Poli Film Festival (Finland, 2016)
  •  Drawing Exhibition, Theater Cafe (Nagoya, 2014)

Group Exhibitions

  •  MAAS Exhibition Vol.2 (Video works), Baku Gallery (Fukuoka, 2017)
  •  MAAS Exhibition Vol.1 (Video works), Baku Gallery (Fukuoka, 2016)
  •  Nouvelle Bande Dessinée Exhibition, Kyoto International Manga Museum (2014)

Other Activities
  •  Freelance CG Designer (1999–2013)
     (in France) Produced marketing videos in France for companies such as Sanofi and  Citroën; also handled web design and website production for small businesses.
    (in Japan) Mainly created marketing videos for cosmetics brands including Shiseido, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Issey Miyake.
  •  Organizer, 2nd Research Meeting, Chubu Branch, Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences (2024)
  •  Curator, Yokohama French Animation Festival (2008, 2010)
  •  Advisory Committee Member, “International Center for Comics and Images” (CIBDI), Angoulême, France (2008–2010)
  • Board Member, Executive Committee Member, and Webmaster, French Animation Association (AFCA) (2005–2009)
  • Jury Member – International Animation Festivals
    CICDAF 2006 (Changzhou, China) , Pucheon International Student Animation Festival(South Korea, 2004), Animat' International Fantastic Film Festival (Spain, 2003), Matita International Animation Festival (Italy, 2003)
  •  Selection Committee Member – International Animation Festivals
    Annecy International Animation Festival, Student Films Section(France,2008),Taiwan International Animation Festival (Taiwan, 2006)
Academic Organizations Japan Society of Image Arts & Sciences
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
Information Processing Society of Japan

Message

I am both a 3D computer graphic designer with interest in all applications of 3DCG (video, animation, game VR, etc.) and also a short film director with interest in narrative and experimental films.