Don Hertzfeldt
Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976 in Santa Barbara , California ) is an American cartoonist and producer, director and writer of independently produced short animated films. The various stylistic features of Hertzfeldt's work include the minimalist style of animation and his absurd humor, which is sometimes marked by exaggerated violence. Many films are devoted to existential problems in life, often depicted in short surrealist episodes within the plot. Hertzfeldt creates his films using traditional animation techniques without a computer, but now also uses analog special effects such as double exposure . The artist himself takes on the laborious filming of the individual frames with a 16 mm Bolex camera. Apparently he owns the film camera with which A Charlie Brown Christmas was recorded. In an interview he once said that he had been fascinated by the cinema since early childhood and had drawn and written stories - for him the animation film was just a cheaper and more interesting alternative to the low-budget film . As Hertzfeldt notes, for him it's all about telling a story well.
Life
Hertzfeldt is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara , where he also made his first short films, which were screened at various film festivals and enjoyed great popularity. According to his own statements, Don Hertzfeldt has never had a regular job in his entire life, except for the production and marketing of his own short films, which he has been able to live on since the beginning of his career. He owes this to a loyal fan base and his independent, cult-generating style. As far as his status in the world of independent animation is concerned, the only comparable director is Bill Plympton , who, like Don Hertzfeldt, has idiosyncratic and unmistakable works. In 2003, Hertzfeldt created The Animation Show together with Beavis-and-Butt-Head inventor Mike Judge , in which they presented various independently produced animated films by young talents in various cities during a tour of the USA.
Awards
Awards (P) and nominations (N)
- (N) Cannes Film Festival 1999: Nomination for a short film Palme d'Or for Billy's Balloon
- (P) Slamdance Film Festival 1999: Grand Jury Award for Billy's Balloon
- (N) Oscars 2001 : Nomination for the best animated short film for Rejected .
- (P) Sundance Film Festival 2007: Jury Award, Best Short Film for Everything Will Be OK
- (P) San Francisco International Film Festival 2010: "Persistence of Vision" Lifetime Achievement Award
- (P) Fargo Film Festival 2012: Ted M. Larson memorial award
- (P) Sundance Film Festival 2015: Grand Jury Award for World of Tomorrow
- (N) Oscars 2016 : Nomination for the best animated short film for World of Tomorrow
Filmography
- Ah, L'Amour (1995)
- Genre (1996)
- Lily and Jim (1997)
- Billy's Balloon (1998)
- Rejected (1999)
- The Animation Show | Welcome to the Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
- The Meaning of Life (2005)
- Everything Will Be OK. (2006)
- I am so proud of you (2008)
- Wisdom Teeth (2010)
- It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
- It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) (Feature Film)
- World of Tomorrow (2015)
Web links
- Bitter Films, the illustrator's own production company
- Stick Figure Masterpiece - Report from the Santa Barbara Independent Newspaper(Eng.)
- Don Hertzfeldt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Everything wants to be ok
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived article on Bitter Films , accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ New York Times article , accessed April 4, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hertzfeldt, Don |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Barbara , California |