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Pierre-Olivier Persin
Occupation Make-up artist, production designer

Pierre-Olivier Persin is a talented French artist who works in movies. He is a make-up artist and a production designer. This means he helps create the look of characters and the overall visual world of a film. He even won a super important award called an Academy Award for his amazing work on the movie The Substance. This award was for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Discovering Pierre-Olivier Persin's Film Magic

Pierre-Olivier Persin is a creative French artist who brings movie characters to life. As a make-up artist, he designs and applies all the make-up for actors. This can be anything from making someone look older to creating fantasy creatures. As a production designer, he helps plan the overall visual style of a film. This includes sets, locations, props, and costumes. His job is to make sure everything on screen looks just right for the story.

What is an Academy Award?

An Academy Award, often called an Oscar, is one of the most famous film awards in the world. It is given out each year in Hollywood, California. Winning an Oscar means you are recognized as one of the best in your field in the movie industry. Pierre-Olivier Persin won his Oscar for "Best Makeup and Hairstyling" for the film The Substance. This shows how much his work stood out!

Winning a BAFTA Award

Besides the Oscar, Pierre-Olivier Persin also won a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair. BAFTA stands for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. These awards are like the British Oscars. He won this award at the 78th British Academy Film Awards. He shared this special win with three other talented artists: Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, and Marilyne Scarselli. Working together, they created incredible looks for the film.

Selected Filmography

Pierre-Olivier Persin has worked on several films, bringing his artistic vision to each project. Here is one of his notable works:

  • The Substance (2024) - This film is where his amazing make-up and production design skills earned him top awards.
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