Winshluss: From Ferraille Underground to Persepolis and Beyond

Pierre Mischieri-Peillet explores the work of Winshluss (Vincent Paronnaud), a self-taught artist emerging from the French alternative rock scene of the late 1990s, celebrated for his satirical creations in comics, animation, music, and visual arts. He rose to prominence with his graphic novel Pinocchio, which earned him the Fauve d'Or at Angoulême in 2009. Alongside Marjane Satrapi, he co-directed Persepolis (2007), which won the Jury Prize at Cannes and received two Césars. Winshluss started his career in the fanzine Ferraille (1996-2006), where he co-created the character Monsieur Ferraille. His animated works include Raging Blues (2003) and O' Boy! What Nice Legs! (2006), with later projects like Smart Monkey (2014) and La Mort, père & fils (2017). He intends to create a 3D animated adaptation of his album Dans la forêt sombre et mystérieuse.