Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Oscar nominated Pierre Coffin talks with the BFI's Justin Johnson about his career and breathing life into the Minions.

Oscar nominated director Pierre Coffin co-directed the original trilogy of Despicable Me films along with the original Minions movie. What’s more, he voices all the Minions characters. In this video Coffin talks about his influences and explains the techniques he uses to give the Minions voice.

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