François-Xavier Goby (born 27 September 1983, Grasse) is a French director and illustrator based in London.
His second short and first live action film, The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb, co directed with Clement Bolla and Matthieu Landour, won the Canal+ award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012[3] and was subsequently purchased by the network.
[4] He directed many commercials since then, a short live action film Chiante (Pest) broadcast by Channel 4[5] and a feature documentary for France 3 about Prince Philip: Le Mari de la Reine, L’inconnu de Buckingham[6] and also published a few books as an illustrator.
In June 2016, he released To Build a Fire, a cinematic adaptation in 2D animation of Jack London’s short novel.
[7] In 2018, he created, alongside co-director Hélène Leroux, the first ever Google Doodle in VR / 360 storytelling, a tribute to cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, in a film that encompassed his famous work such as A Trip to the Moon and The Impossible Voyage.