Born in 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Luc Jacquet developed a deep connection with nature. After studying animal biology and participating in field expeditions, he turned to filmmaking to share nature’s beauty.
His film March of the Penguins became a global success, with over 21 million viewers and an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2006. He directed The Fox and the Child (more than 2.5 million viewers in France), Once Upon a Forest, Ice and Sky, March of the Penguins 2, and Antarctica Calling.
In 2016, he made his first foray into the world of immersive experiences with Antarctica, which was a tremendous success at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon. In 2019, Luc Jacquet founded Icebreaker Studios with the ambition of reconnecting mankind and nature through wonder and emotion. Driven by this vision, he has embraced new forms of storytelling, combining original imagery, exhibitions, science, the performing arts, and contemporary circus. He has since developed a range of narrative and immersive experiences, including the opera Storie di Mare e Piccole Terre, the sound installation Collapse, presented at the One Planet Summit, Nuit Blanche in Paris, and the National Museum in Singapore, and Terra Incognita, exhibited at the Musée des Confluences in 2024. He is currently finalizing a new immersive project, which will be presented this summer in a major European city.
