John Kahrs

John Gerald Kahrs (* 1967 ) is an American animator and director.

Life

Kahrs grew up in Cornwall , New York, and attended Cornwall High School. He studied at NSCAD University in Halifax , Nova Scotia, Canada . Carl Ludwig brought him to the Blue Sky Studios , where Kahrs worked under Chris Wedge . Kahrs moved to Northern California in 1997 and started working as an animator at Pixar . He worked as an animator on most of Pixar's animated feature films that were made up to 2007. In 2007, Kahrs moved to Los Angeles and became chief animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios . His first Disney film was the animated film Rapunzel, released in 2010 . In 2012 Kahrs' directorial debut appeared with Im Flug conquered . The short animation film, which was created as a mix of traditional animation and computer animation, won an Oscar in 2013 in the category of best animated short film .

Kahrs, who lives in Torrance, California, is a passionate glider pilot.

Filmography

1998: A Bug's Life (A Bug's Life)
1999: Toy Story 2
2001: Monster AG (Monsters, Inc.)
2002: Mike's New Car (Mike's New Car) (Short)
2004: The Incredibles (The Incredibles)
2007: Ratatouille
2008: Bolt - a dog for all cases (Bolt)
2010: Rapunzel - New Tangled (Tangled)
2012: Conquered in Flight (Paperman) (short film)

Awards

2003: Annie Award nomination , Outstanding Character Animation, for Die Monster AG
2005: Annie Award nomination, Character Animation, for The Incredibles
2011: Nomination VES Award of the Visual Effects Society , Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, for Rapunzel - New Feels
2012: Oscar , Best Animated Short Film , for Im Flug conquered

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SURNAME	Kahrs, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kahrs, John Gerald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American animator and director
DATE OF BIRTH	1967