François Audouy

François Audouy (born June 17, 1974) is a French-American movie production designer. He is a frequent collaborator with director James Mangold, having designed The Wolverine (2013) its sequel Logan (2016), and Ford v Ferrari (2019) which was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture. He also designed the Mangold film A Complete Unknown, which is currently in production.

In addition to his film career, Audouy has designed award-winning commercials and music videos; including music videos for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, P!nk, Harry Styles, Camila Cabello and Dua Lipa.

Early life
Audouy was born in Toulouse, France, to a French father and an English mother. He is a bilingual speaker of French and English.

He moved to Southern California at the age of six after his parents divorced and his mother remarried.

Career
At the age of 21, Audouy was discovered by production designer Bo Welch who recruited him as a graphic designer and illustrator for the film Men in Black. At the time, he was one of the first all-digital concept artists working in the field. He continued to work behind the scenes in art departments of many notable films including Spider-Man, Zodiac, Minority Report and Avatar, until becoming an art director, and eventually a production designer.

Awards
As a production designer, Audouy has won four Art Directors Guild production design awards including the ADG's first-ever award bestowed to a music video, at their 26th Annual awards show.