Emmanuel-Alain Raynal is a French animation producer, author and gallery owner. He is mostly known for producing the Palme d'Or-winning short film 27 (2023),^[1] the feature film Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022), winner of the Grand Prix at Anima Brussels,^[2] and the feature film Chicken for Linda! (2023), winner of the Cristal Award at the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.^[3]

Born in Nice, Raynal lived in Paris from the age of 11. He later decided to study cinema at the University of Paris (La Sorbonne).^[4] He holds a Master's degree in Film Studies.^[5]

After his studies, Raynal became a filmmaker and film producer for live actions films. In 2009, he founded the French production company Miyu Productions, specialised in animation.^[6] The company, based in Paris, Angoulême, Valence and Bruxelles,^[7] has produced a number of short films, feature films and TV specials and series.^[4][8] Since 2015, Raynal runs Miyu Productions alongside French producer Pierre Baussaron.^[9] He has also co-founded Miyu Distributions, Studio Miyu and Galerie Miyu, a contemporary art gallery showcasing artwork by animators.^[3][10]

Between 2018 and 2023, Raynal was the vice-president of the French Syndicate of Independent Producers (SPI).^[11]

In 2018, Raynal became a member of the Césars Academy.^[4] As of 2023, Raynal is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Short Films and Feature Animation branch.^[12]

Raynal is also the author of Domenica, a novel co-written with his father, French author and editor Patrick Raynal.^[13][14]

• 2013: Maman - producer
• 2016: Dix puissance moins quarante-trois seconde - producer
• 2017: Nothing Happens - producer^[15]
• 2018: The Afternoon of Clemence - producer^[16]
• 2018: I'm Going Out for Cigarettes - producer
• 2018: Egg - producer^[17]
• 2019: Symbiosis - producer^[18]
• 2020: Blue Fear - producer^[19]
• 2020: Easter Eggs - producer^[20]
• 2021: The Hangman at Home - producer^[21]
• 2021: Anxious Body - producer
• 2021: Steakhouse - co-producer^[22]
• 2022: Bird in the Peninsula - producer^[23]
• 2022: Histoire pour 2 Trompettes - producer^[24]
• 2022: Backflip - producer^[25]
• 2022: I'm late - producer^[26]
• 2022: Christopher at Sea - executive producer, producer^[27]
• 2022: Letter to a Pig - producer^[28]
• 2023: La Grande Arche - producer^[29]
• 2023: 27 - producer^[30]
• 2023: Aaaah! - producer^[31]
• 2023: Via Dolorosa - producer^[32]
• 2023: Nezumikozo Jirokichi - producer^[33]
• 2023: La Valise - producer
• 2023: Misérable Miracle - producer^[34]

• 2021: Ikuta no kita - producer^[35]
• 2023: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - producer^[36]
• 2023: Linda veut du poulet! - producer^[37]
• 2024: Ghost Cat Anzu - producer^[38]

• 2019: La vie de château - producer^[39]
• 2021: Elliott from Earth (2021) (15 episodes) - executive producer^[11]
• 2021: Moules-Frites (TV special) - producer^[40]

• 2014: Le Soldat méconnu - producer^[41]
• 2015: Lune - producer

• 2023: Domenica co-written with Patrick Raynal, Albin Michel^[13]

Raynal's films have received several international accolades, such as the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival for the short film 27 (2023),^[42] and the Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival for 27 (2023)^[43] and the feature film Chicken for Linda! (original title: Linda veut du poulet!) (2023).^[44]

In 2019, Raynal was awarded with the 'Trophée de l'Animation du Film Français', a prize awarded to French animation professionals at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.^[45]

In 2022, he received the 'Prix du Producteur français d'animation' (French Animation Producer Award), awarded by Procirep (Civil Society of French Producers).^[46]

In 2023 Raynal was awarded with the Prix de la Personnalité de l'année (Person of the year Award) awarded by the magazine Écran Total.^[47]

• Emmanuel-Alain Raynal at IMDb
• Emmanuel-Alain Raynal at Unifrance.