Léo Pons
Léo Pons (born 4 October 1996) is a French filmmaker. He is best known for directing Le Hobbit: Le Retour du roi du Cantal.
Léo Pons
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- Name
- Léo Pons
- Born
- 4 October 1996
- Birthplace
- Aurillac, France
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Léo Pons (born 4 October 1996) is a French filmmaker. He is best known for directing Le Hobbit: Le Retour du roi du Cantal.
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Léo Pons (born 1996) is a film director, of French nationality. The film director was born in Aurillac. Léo Pons lived in Arpajon-sur-Cère. Languages used include French.
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• Name — Léo Pons • Born — 4 October 1996 • Birthplace — Aurillac, France • Occupation — Filmmaker • Years Active — 2014present
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He is widely recognized for directing films that showcase the Cantal region, such as "The Hobbit: The Return of the King of Cantal," a parody feature film based on J. R. R. Tolkien's novels and Peter Jackson's films, and "Le Buron," a 23-minute thriller filmed in Cantal that intertwines local legends and history or Le Buron, a 23-minute thriller shot in Cantal blending local legends and history. It earned him various awards at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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Léo Pons born at Aurillac.
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Arpajon-sur-Cère
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• 2014: Le Hobbit: Les Origines du Cantal • 2014: Cantal, what else? • 2015: Le Hobbit: Le retour du roi du Cantal • 2016: Smiling in Aurillac • 2016: "CHUT!"
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Léo Pons avec une banderole Cantal au Festival du Film de Los Angeles (6 mai 2023)
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- 1."VIDEO. Le Cantal s'inspire du "Hobbit" de Peter Jackson pour attirer les touristes", fr.news.yahoo.com
- 2."A 17 ans, Léo Pons projette ce soir le 2e opus de sa parodie, inspirée du Seigneur des anneaux", lamontagne.fr
- 3."Cantal, What Else?", un Auvergnat parodie Clooney et Dujardin", france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr
- 4.Geneviève Colonna d'Istria. Un jeune cinéaste amateur auvergnat primé à Hollywood. Le Parisien.
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