Henry Selick
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Henry Selick in conversation with Robert Rodriguez during South by Southwest 2009 .
Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952 in Glen Ridge , New Jersey ) is an American producer , film director , screenwriter and production designer .
Life
Selick grew up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and studied painting, drawing, photography , sculpture and fine art at Syracuse University when he was 20 . This was followed by studies (animation) at the California Institute of the Arts . There Selick met Brad Bird , John Lasseter , Tim Burton and John Musker, for example .
He then worked for the Disney studios . In 2010 his animated film Coraline was nominated for an Oscar . In April 2012, Disney announced that Selick was directing Neil Gaiman's novella The Graveyard Book .
Filmography
Director
- 1982: Seepage (short film)
- 1985: Fishbone: Party at Ground Zero (short film)
- 1991: Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (short film)
- 1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- 1996: James and the Giant Peach
- 2001: Monkeybone
- 2005: Moongirl (short film)
- 2009: Coraline
script
- 1982: Seepage (short film)
- 1991: Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (short film)
- 1998: MTV's Weird-Ass Cartoon Classics (TV series)
- 2009: Coraline
Animations
- 1977: Elliot, the Smirking Monster (Pete's Dragon)
- 1978: The Donkey of Bethlehem ( The Small One , short film)
- 1980: The Jungle Olympics (Animalympics)
- 1981: Cap and Capper (The Fox and the Hound)
- 1983: Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (short film)
- 1983: Mickey's Christmas Carol ( Mickey's Christmas Carol , short film)
- 1985: Taran and the Magic Cauldron (The Black Cauldron)
- 1986: Basil, The Great Mouse Detective
- 1988: Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
Awards (selection)
- 2010: Coraline - nomination for the best animated feature film
- 1994: Nightmare Before Christmas - Nomination for Best Director
- 1997: James and the Giant Peach - Award for Best Feature Film
- 2009: Coraline - Award for Best Feature Film
- 1994: Nightmare Before Christmas - Award for the best individual achievement of a creatively supervised cartoon film
- 2010: Coraline - Nomination for Best Director of a Feature Film
- 2010: Coraline - nomination for the best animated feature film
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry Selick To Direct Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book" In Disney Deal
- ↑ "CORALINE" director returns to Gaiman territory, opens "THE GRAVEYARD BOOK" ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Henry Selick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Selick, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, film producer, and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glen Ridge, New Jersey |