Michaël Dudok de Wit explained

Michaël Dudok de Wit
Birth Date:15 July 1953
Birth Place:Abcoude, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Alma Mater:West Surrey College of Art
Occupation:Animator, film director, illustrator
Notable Works:Father and Daughter
The Red Turtle

Michaël Dudok de Wit (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈmixaːɛl ˈdydɔɡ də ˈʋɪt/; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Father and Daughter (2000) [1] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for The Red Turtle (2016).

Early life and education

Michaël Dudok de Wit was born in Abcoude in the Netherlands. After his high school education in the Netherlands, he attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art & Design (now the University for the Creative Arts) with his first film The Interview.[2]

Career

After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema. In 1992, he created the short film Tom Sweep, followed by The Monk and the Fish (1994),[3] which was made in France with the studio Folimage. This film was nominated for an Oscar[4] and has won numerous prizes including a César Award for Best Short Film and the Cartoon d'or. Michael also writes and illustrates children's picture books and teaches animation at art colleges in England and abroad.

His film Father and Daughter (2000) won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, the Grand Prix at Annecy, Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb and dozens of other major awards. In 2006, he made the short film The Aroma of Tea, which was drawn entirely with tea. His films The Monk and the Fish and Father and Daughter were included in the Animation Show of Shows.[5] [6] In 2016, he released the feature-length film The Red Turtle. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 89th Academy Awards.

Style

Since Tom Sweep, all Dudok de Wit's films have his trademark brush stroke drawing and his use of ink and watercolour.

Filmography

Animation

Commercials

Film and television animation contributions

Illustrations in books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben Stiller Presents Short Film Oscars® in 2001 . . 29 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003074215/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-uWMZV5bY . 3 October 2018 . live .
  2. Web site: Michael Dudok de Wit-ACME Filmworks . 29 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926170329/http://www.acmefilmworks.com/directors/michael-dudok-de-wit/ . 26 September 2018 . live .
  3. [Olivier Cotte]
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOENTyQcb0 Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars-YouTube
  5. Web site: Father and Daughter, by Michael Dudok de Wit-Animation Show of Shows . 29 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929233338/https://www.animationshowofshows.com/collections/films/products/father-and-daughter-by-michael-dudok-de-wit . 29 September 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: The Monk And The Fish, by Michael Dudok de Wit-Animation Show of Shows . 29 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930033923/https://www.animationshowofshows.com/collections/films/products/the-monk-and-the-fish-by-michael-dudok-de-wit . 30 September 2018 . live .

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