Back was nominated for a 1989 Governor General 's Award in the Children 's Literature – Illustration category for '' L'Homme qui plantait des arbres '' . In 1989 , he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec . In 1990 , he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada . Back was awarded a Governor General 's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement , Canada 's foremost distinction in the performing arts , in 1994 . In 2004 , he was awarded the Eco-Hero Media Award from the Planet in Focus film festival . He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb in 2010
Planet in Focus
Planet in Focus
Frédéric Back