He is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques in Paris.

The film features the English voices of Daniel Craig, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, and Ian Holm.

It was awarded the Cristal for Best Feature at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

[4] His other film work includes music videos and two shorts, Le cobaye, which received a Prix du Jury at Annecy in 1995, and Maaz, which has been shown at nearly 100 festivals and won 30 prizes,[citation needed] including two for sound.

Volckman has directed several music videos, including "Miss Chang" and " Once upon a Time" for the group Chinese Man.