Joanna Quinn
Joanna Quinn (born February 4, 1962 in Birmingham ) is a British animator and advertising artist. The “ Charmin Bear” is one of her well-known advertising works.
Life
Quinn went first at Goldsmiths College of the University of London a foundation course in art, and then went for a graphic design studies at the Middlesex University . Here she turned to animation and created her first short animated film Girl's Night Out in 1986 . Quinn moved to Wales, where she founded Beryl Productions International with her former teacher Les Mills in 1987 . It was named after the cartoon character "Beryl" who was first seen in Girl's Night Out . "Beryl" appeared again in the short animation film Body Beautiful , which appeared in 1990. In 2006 Dreams and Desires: Family Ties , Beryl appeared again.
One of Quinn's greatest successes is Famous Fred from 1996, which was nominated in 1998 for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film. She also contributed the segment The Wife of Bath for the Oscar-nominated short film The Canterbury Tales . Quinn also works as an animator for advertising films, for example she invented the “Charmin Bear” for Charmin toilet paper and animated various advertising films for Whiskas . Quinn teaches animation in various schools in Europe and the United States.
In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography
- 1986: Girls Night Out
- 1987: Moo Glue
- 1987: Tea at Number 10
- 1988: Castell Cant
- 1991: Body Beautiful
- 1992: Elles
- 1994: Britannia
- 1996: Famous Fred
- 1998: Whatever It Takes
- 1998: The Canterbury Tales , Segment: The Wife of Bath's Tale (TV series)
- 2006: Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
Awards
- 1988: Silver Dragon, Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy , for Girl's Night Out
- 1992: BAFTA Cymru Award, BAFTA Awards, Wales, for Body Beautiful
- 1994: BAFTA nomination, Best Animated Short Film , for Britannia
- 1995: César nomination, Best Short Film (Animation), for Elles
- 1997: BAFTA nomination, Best Animated Short, for Famous Fred
- 1998: Oscar nomination , Best Animated Short , for Famous Fred
- 1999: BAFTA, Best Animated Short, for The Canterbury Tales
- 1999: Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for The Canterbury Tales
- 2006: Cartoon d'Or by Cartoon Forum, Europe, for Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
- 2007: BAFTA nomination , Best Animated Short Film, for Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
- 2007: Nomination for the European Film Award , Best Short Film , for Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
- 2007: Don Quixote Award and Silver Dragon, Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy, for Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
literature
- Joanna Quinn . In: Anima Mundi (Ed.), Julius Wiedemann (Ed.): Animation Now! Taschen, Cologne u. a. 2004, pp. 240-249.
Web links
- Joanna Quinn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joanna Quinn's Beryl Productions
- Biography of Joanna Quinn on Screenonline
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Company on berylproductions.co.uk
- ↑ See screenonline.org.uk
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quinn, Joanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British animator and promotional artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |