Don Hertzfeldt
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USA |
Contact Type: Artist |
| Affiliation: Animation Show | |
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Bio:
Armed with a sketchbook and pencil in hand, Hertzfeldt is out to re-introduce hand- drawn animation back to this country, where, it has become somewhat of a lost artform. Sometimes shocking, always provocative, and continually entertaining, Hertzfeldt’s unconventional animated shorts have turned audiences upside down with hilarity and have reduced even the toughest critics to tears of laughter. From the 2001 Academy Award-nominated short, REJECTED to the critically acclaimed 1998 BILLY’S BALLOON, Hertzfeldt has exhibited that raw and rudimentary stick figures can sometimes make for the most sophisticated animation. Hertzfeldt’s irreverent take on animation has garnered him much attention within the animation community and the film community at large. His storytelling contains a wit that may lend to thundering laughter and a bit of head-scratching. This year’s THE ANIMATION SHOW brings Don together with fellow animator, Mike Judge to bring animation to the forefront. Disillusioned by the current state of animation and the commercial glut it has fallen into, they have assembled some of the world’s best animation into a single program. In bringing some of these indie masterpieces to the big screen, Hertzfeldt is out to change the way that we look at animation forever. Filmography/Awards Info: This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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