Nicolas Piret
Directing
Biography
Belgian artist and filmmaker. Graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and completed a Master’s degree in animation at ENSAV La Cambre. His film, animated alone and entirely by hand with meticulous attention to detail, have been screened at international festivals and Art centers such as IFFR Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Annecy, SXSW and Toronto (TIFF) and earned him been recognized for their craft by the American Film Institute. In 2026, he concluded his “Natural Drama” film trilogy with Venezia Diorama.
Known For
Through a series of animated art boards depicting a decaying Venice, the film unfolds like a set of postcards, capturing the mythical city's final moments of fragility. Blending archival footage with contemporary observations, and anchored by the story of the 1902 collapse of St Mark's Campanile, Venezia Diorama invites us to reflect on a city slowly eroding, yet suspended in time.
Venezia Diorama
The dog's drama tells the story of a dog on the run through the Belgian countryside, attached to an endless leash.
The Dog’s Drama
In this animated miniature a drawing gradually comes to life before our eyes, telling a story not only of a wild boar on the run, but also of the ways in which people occupy the places that used to belong to nature. Artist-animator Nicolas Piret has an incredible eye for detail and uses only a single sheet of paper to tell this story. With this impressively meticulous approach, he deploys a playful form of storytelling.