Cyril Deydier

Cyril is a scriptwriter and novelist based in Paris. He studied in Canada, Holland, Germany and Ireland before completing a script writing Master’s degree in Paris. Cyril has published several books for young adults and has written extensively for the animation sector (as a screenwriter and a story editor). He is also developing original animated TV concepts and has co-written an opera libretto that Premièred at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2020. He is currently head-writer for an animation show in France Television and develops various individual projects (6 x 52′ and 5 x 40′ series) with major European producers (Gaumont etc..).

SCREENWRITER (TELEVISION)

2020 – LES ENFANTS DE LA RESISTANCE – 7 seasons – 5 x 40′ (adaptation of a best selling comic book) writer of the bible + pilot // Gaumont – in dev. (PERIOD DRAMA)

2020 – THE OUTLAWS – 6 x 52′ (original concept ) – writer of the bible + pilot // H & V – in dev. (MAFIA/COP SHOW)

2020 – LASCAUX – 6 x 52′ (original concept) – co-writer of the bible + pilot // Making Prod – in dev. (DRAMA)

2020 – UNDER THE SCHOOL – 8 x 26′ – animation (adaptation of an upcoming comic book) – writer of the bible + pilot // Ellipse – in dev. (DRAMA)

STORY EDITOR (ANIMATION)

2020-21 DAD – 52 x 12′ // animated series // Ellipse // M6 (writer of the bible + pilot)

2019-20 Mumfie – 78 x 7′ // animated series // Zodiak Kids // France Tv + Rai (writer of the bible + pilot)

2019 Crazy Candies – season 6 // animated series projet to story edit the show (in English) – // Producer: Winsing Animation Studio, Canton, China. Agent for China : Hattie Yu (Shanghai & Los Angeles) www.kotalentagency.com/

2017 Magiki – 52 x 13’ // animated series story editor (in english) // Zodiak Kids // Gulli (writer of the bible + pilot)

SCREEN WRITER (ANIMATION)

2015-20 Around the world – Cottonwood // Canal + Zouk – Bayard prod // Canal + Robin Hood – Method prod // TF1 Les blagues de Toto – production Super Prod // diffusion M6 Rocky Kwaterner – 52 x 13’ // Mondo/Monello // France TV Lilybuds – 52 x 11’ // in english // Zodiak Kids // France TV La Cabane à histoires – season 2 – 26 x 7’ // Dandelooo // Canal + DC Spots – 200 x 1’30 // live action spots for Disney Channel Anna et ses amis – production Super Prod // diffusion France TV / BBC World in development Squish – 52 x 11 // in english // production Cotton Wood // diffusion Gulli Les MiniJusticiers – 108 x 7’ // Futurikon // TF1 Oscar est en retard – 52 x 13’ // WatchNextMedia // France TV Aladin – 26 x 22’ // pre-bible conception // WatchNextMedia Paprika – 78 x 7’ // Xilam // France TV Magic 2 – 52 x 11’ // Xilam // Gulli Ollie & Moon – 52 x 11’ // in english // Cotton Wood // France TV Les Aventures des Alphas – 22 x 2’ // web series project // Big Company La Cabane à histoires – 26 x 7’ // Dandelooo // Canal + Les P’tits Diables – 104 x 11′ // Futurikon // Canal + Petit Malabar – 26 x 4’ // Tchak // France TV Caliméro – 104 x 11′ // co-writing // Gaumont Animation // TF1 C. & N. – 26 x 1’ // IN OUT // Cartoon Network Semaine du requin – 1 x 1’ // IN OUT // SyFy

2018-2019 Serial Eyes : Europe’s Premier Postgraduate Program for Television Screenwriters Master 2 Pro.

Screenplay and audiovisual writing (with honors) University of Nanterre, France

2013-2014 PHD-2 years University College Dublin-Irlande

2003-2005 Thesis: European identity and cinema UCD, Award for excellence Master of Social Sciences (option Cinema) Open University, Great-Britain

2002-2003 Dual Masters in European languages and culture (with high honors) Groningen Uni. Holland – Göttingen Uni. Germany

2002-2003 DAAD scholarship Thesis: Cultural Americanization of Europe B.A History of Art (with high honors) and History Concordia University – Montreal

2001 Université du Québec à Montréal

Consultant : Ellipse Studio (editorial work on numerous projects)

Team writer : Federation Entertainment writers’ room

Adapter English to French (on numerous animated TV series).