Jean-François Laguionie (born 10 October 1939) is a French animator, film director and producer.

Laguionie was originally interested in theatre but his encounter with Paul Grimault gave him the opportunity to learn the techniques of animated film.

[1][2][3] He has also been a friend of Michel Ocelot, whose short film Les Trois inventeurs was shot in Laguionie's home studio and used the magnet-aided method of cutout animation invented by him.

His second feature film, Le Château des singes (A Monkey's Tale co-directed with Xavier Picard[4]) premiered in 1999.

In 2011, Laguionie completed work on Le Tableau (The Painting), a feature-length film which utilized a blend of animation and live-action.