DIRECTOR

Former Los Angeles resident, born and raised in Spain, from a French Swedish background, Isabelle carries the cultural heritage of Europe and alternates her work between the arts and the audiovisual.
At 20 years old she made a short film in 3D computer animation, "Staphylococcus Aureus", first prize winner WorldFest Gold Award 2001 (Houston, USA). Her filmography is followed by a 16mm short film made in Paris: "Le syndrôme de Peter Pan" (2003), who has been acclaimed internationally renowned festivals receiving several awards.
A multidisciplinary artist busy between Europe and America, edits documentaries and films, she does animation, writes and paints.
Always involved in the contrast between humanity and darkness, looking for the light and recycling herself to show the magic of life, what we all seek is the light in our blindness.

2023_Video Installations "Aqua Reverie" and "Prismatic Radiance" for Neutro Galleries, Neutro Palace, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2022_"Sisi & Lala" Short Film - dedicated to the brave confined children around the globe. Zurich, Switzerland.
2020_UN Headquarters Multimedia Installation video content. NY, US.
2019_"Sa Refinadora" Feature Documentary IB3, Spain.
2018_"Impact VR" Mosaic Of Change. UNESCO Partners.
2017_"Land-to-Lake" Creating Equilibrium. Lake Tahoe, USA.
2013_"Anouk Baijin" Moving Image. Los Angeles, USA.
2012_"Dear*M" SAMI Jewelry Commercial. Sweden.
2012_"Babista" Men Fashion Moving Image. Germany.
2010_"Talking Bricks" Pilot Documentary Chanel 4, UK.
2007_ “Chimézie” Stop motion short film (AFIA Film Festival, Festival du Film de Québec, Folie-Ô-Skop, Festival de Films d’Animation en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canada, Concurso de Cortometrajes "Premi Ciutat de Terrassa", Festival Amal 007, Tehran International Short Film Festival TISFF).
2006_”Illusion” Video Clip Alex Graham.
2005_”Joya del Mekong” Mini documentary about Laos culture. TV Catalunya, Spain.
2004_”Life is a River” Video Clip for the artist Meja. Produced for MTV.
2003_ “Le syndrôme de Peter Pan” 16mm short film. SPECIAL MENTION in art achievement, Festival du Cinema de Paris, SPECIAL MENTION from the international jury in the 9th Siena film festivals; Festival Cinema Indipendente 2004 (Italia); CineMad 2004 (Madrid)
2000_“Staphylococcus Aureus” Computer Animation 3D short film. GOLD AWARD World Film Festival, Texas, USA. Nominated in various national and internationals short film festivals.

Director | VIRTUAL REALITY

IMPACT VR : EXPERIENCE YOUR OWN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
CONCEPT & CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Isabelle Fournet
MOSAIC OF CHANGE | MILLENNIUM ART
UNESCO PARTNERS | UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

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The IMPACT VR experience is a portal through which users can visualize their ecological footprint on the planet, based on demographic information entered, consumption data on plastic pollution, deforestation, and fossil fuels populates the users world. When presented with choices for changing their behaviors the impact of the users footprint on the environment diminishes, creating a picture of a more sustainable future.

IMPACT VR is being created as part of the RE|ENVISIONING THE ARCTIC campaign produced in collaboration with Millennium ART, UNESCO, the Norwegian Climate Network, and Creating Equilibrium on the occasion of the City of Oslo becoming the European Green Capital for 2019.

A PREVIEW/SAMPLE experience of two of the "Worlds" including Plastic Pollution and Deforestation, will be previewed at EARTHx Film in April 2018. The full IMPACT VR experience will be unveiled in Oslo, Norway the first week of January 2019.

Director | DATA VISUALS

LAND TO LAKE
CONCEPT & CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Isabelle Fournet
TAHOE PUBLIC ART | EQUILIBRIUM

A climate art experience with data-driven storytelling that takes viewers on a journey through the anthropogenic (man-made) impacts on the terrestrial and aquatic ecology of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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SQUAW VALLEY 2017 | Creating Equilibrium festival

director | Fiction

Short Film "Staphylococcus Aureus"

CG Short Film Staphylococcus Aureus
"You may wash your hands..."

Genre: Comedy
Format: 3D Computer Animation (Maya)
Running time: 3 min
Written & directed: Isabelle Fournet
Animation & postproduction: Isabelle Fournet
Year of production: 2001

https://vimeo.com/54218354

AWARDS & FESTIVALS
» Gold Award - Huston WorldFest 2001 (USA)
» Festival Europa Cinema & TV 2001 (Roma, Italy)
» Animadrid 2001 (Spain)
» Cinemad 2001 (Madrid, Spain)
» ArtFutura Barcelona 2001 (Spain)
» Festival des très courts 2011 (France)
» Festival Int. du Court Métrage d'Animation 2001 (France)
» Ciné-court animé 2001 (France)
» Holland Animation Film Festival 2001 (The Netherlands)
» Monstra Lisbon 2001 (Portugal)

Short film "Chimézie"

Short film CHIMÉZIE
Consumerism has become the global power.
This new religion has declared war on the
imaginary world. Meanwhile a young man searches a remedy to cure his make belief friend.

Genre: Animation/Drama
Format: stop motion, 2D animation, video
Running Time: 7 mins
Cast: Mariano Herranz, Miñu Aguilarte
Written & directed: Isabelle Fournet
Original Soundtrack: Duncan Bridgeman
Animation & postproduction: Isabelle Fournet
Year of production: 2004

AWARDS & FESTIVALS
» AFIA Film Festival 2008 (Denmark)
» Premi Ciutat de Terrassa 2007 (Barcelona, Spain)
» St Kilda Film Festival 2007 (Melbourne, Australia)
» Festival du Film Étudiant de Québec 2007 (Canada)
» Folie-Ô-Skop, Festival de Films d’Animation 2007 (Canada)
» TISFF Tehran International Short Film Festival 2007 (Iran)
» Festival Amal 2007 (Spain)
» MFA Mallorca Film Festival 2007 (Spain)
» Mecal Festival 2008 (Barcelona, Spain)

https://vimeo.com/37910148

Short film "LE SYNDRÔME DE PETER PAN"

16mm Short Film Le syndrôme de Peter Pan
Amid an unbearably hot summer, a pair of elderly men will find
a creative way to joyfully refresh their scorching evenings.

In the summer of 2003 many elderly citizens died due to a heat wave
that swept through Europe . Global warming was an issue that was growing in human awareness. This short film is in dedication to those who fight for a change in the system, for a possible life on Earth.

Genre: Comedy
Format: 16mm
Running time: 3 mins
Cast: Yvon Le Roux, Roger Letellier
Written & directed: Isabelle Fournet
Year of production: 2004

AWARDS & FESTIVALS
» Mención Especial del Jurado - Siena Film Festival 2004 (Italy)
» Mención Especial de Arte - Festival du Cinema de Paris 2004 (France)
» Festival Cinema Indipendente 2004 (Italy)
» International Festival Arcipelago 2004 (Rome, Italy)
» Curtas Vila do Conde 2004 (Italy)
» Festival des Tres Courts 2004 (France)
» CineMad 2004 (Madrid, Spain)
» MFA Mallorca Film Festival 2004 (Spain)

Short Film "Le Perméable"
16mm. 5 min. Paris 2003.
Le Marais, Paris 1977. The permeable man is lost in his thoughts. His personality will change through the day.