William R. Kowalchuk Jr.

William R. Kowalchuk junior , also working under the names WR Kowalchuk Jr. and Bill Kowalchuk , (born April 12, 1943 in Toronto , Canada ) is a Canadian production manager , director and filmmaker.

biography

Kowalchuk gained fame primarily through his involvement as production manager in the cartoon series Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and MASK , both of which were made in 1985. He also made a name for himself as director of the cartoon films Rudolph the Red Nose from 1998 and the follow-up film Rudolph the Red Nose 2 from 2001.

Kowalchuk started his career in 1973 as an editor for the film Goodbye, Neighbors and Wives . In this capacity he also worked on the television film A Flintstone Christmas in 1977 and in the same year in the music department of the television series Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lumpics . This year he was also involved in the production of Tintorera - sea monsters attack in the Sound Department in the area of ​​sound effects editing. As an employee in post-production, he worked in 1980 on the Japanese disaster film Overkill - Through Hell to Eternity .

After having participated in various Christmas films in the past, he was involved in various functions in the film The Search for Santa Claus in 2004 . In 2008, he directed the cartoon Adventure in Jerusalem - Jesus and the Animals , which was presented at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The IMDb lists almost 70 films in which he participated.

Awards

• 2001: nominated for the Video Premiere Award in the categories:
  • "Best Premiere of an Animated Video" Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
  • "Best performance in an animated character" Rudolph the Red-Nosed-Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys ,
    with Jamie Lee Curtis (as Queen Camilla)

Web links

• William R. Kowalchuk junior in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ William R. Kowalchuk junior in the IMDb (English)