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Marjane Satrapi was born on 22 November 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). She is married to Mattias Ripa. She was previously married to Reza.- Writer
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Like many pioneers, the work of 'Winsor McCay' has been largely superseded by successors such as Walt Disney and Max Fleischer but he more than earns a place in film history for being the American cinema's first great cartoon animator. He started out as a newspaper cartoonist, achieving a national reputation for his strips 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' and 'Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend'. Inspired by his son's flick-books, he spent four years and produced four thousand individual drawings in making his first animated cartoon 'Little Nemo', completing it in 1911. But his biggest cartoon success was 'Gertie the Dinosaur' (1913), which was the centrepiece of a vaudeville act in which the live McCay would interact with his cartoon character. For this, he single-handedly produced ten thousand individual drawings, laboriously re-drawing the background every time. It is often wrongly cited as the first animated cartoon, but it was certainly the first successful one, and influenced dozens of imitators. His 1918 production 'The Sinking of the Lusitania' was even more ambitious: comprising 25,000 drawings, it was the first feature-length American cartoon, and the second one made anywhere. He retired from film-making in the 1920s, but would subsequently describe himself as "the creator of animated cartoons". This honour, strictly speaking, belongs to the Frenchman Emile Cohl - but McCay was certainly the first to bring them to a wide audience.- Writer
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Frank Miller was born in Olney, Maryland, to a nurse mother and a carpenter and electrician father, and was raised in Montpelier, Vermont. He is of Irish descent. Miller was a big comics writer/artist in the '70s and '80s. He wrote and penciled the Marvel series "Daredevil" for a long time. His friend, Klaus Janson, inked. He also wrote two spinoffs about the character "Electra" and did a miniseries about the "X-Men" character "Wolverine". His hit miniseries "Ronin" was published by DC in the mid-eighties. His greatest success came with DC's character "Batman". In 1980, he wrote the acclaimed "Batman" story "Wanted - Santa Claus - Dead or Alive!" for DC Comics. In 1986, his most notable comic-book work, the groundbreaking "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", an alternate history story about Batman in a grim future, was published by DC. Miller wrote and penciled. In 1988, he wrote the acclaimed "Batman: Year One", about Batman's first year on the job, for DC. In 1996, he wrote "Spawn versus Batman", a one-shot issue published by DC and Image Comics. He wrote the major motion pictures RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993) and did the "Robocop" comic series for a little while.
Miller directed The Spirit (2008) and co-directed Sin City (2005) and Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)_.- Writer
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Tezuka Osamu was born on November 3, 1928 in Toyonaka, Japan as the first child of Fumiko & Yutaka Tezuka. At 5, he & his family moved to the village of Kohama in Hyogo prefecture (present day city of Takarazuka). When he was 7, he entered Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka. Due to his diminutive stature, he was bullied a lot in school. His mother was a good story teller & would tell stories to him. His father was a big comic & animated movies fan. Therefore, he would do a private showing of movies he bought at his house. This influence would later inspire him to write story length comics that was as exciting as watching a movie. He drew his first comic when he was in 3rd grade titled Bin Bin Namachan, a story of a bald-headed boy that was modeled after himself. During those days, he read comics such as Norakuro & Nakamura Manga Library. He even drew a story about martians called Kaseijin Kuru! He also invented his famous character Hyotantsugi in a work he titled Fuku-chan to Uotsuri. . Another one of his works called Shina no Yoru caused quite a sensation.
His other love in life was insects. He would roam around the fields to study them & he would draw his own encyclopedia. One day, he found an insect named Osamushi, which resembled his name. Therefore, he adopted Osamushi as his pen name. He started to draw using pen & ink as well as write comics when he was 15. He self-published 13 books that year. In 1945, he entered Osaka University's medical division. The following year, he made his professional debut w/ the comic Maachan no nikki-cho in an Osaka children's newspaper. Later that year, he met Nanama Sakai at the Kansai manga club meeting & was asked to draw a feature length cartoon. W/ Sakai as story writer, he published Shin Takarajima the following year, selling 400,000 copies. He then went on to win 1st place at the YMCA for his piano performance. He was also a member of the university's acting club during & dabbled in school plays. What separated him from artists before him was that his comic had a 3-dimensional feel to his pictures & more lively motion to his characters.
In 1950, he began writing Jungle Taitei, which was published in the magazine Manga Shonen. After graduating from Osaka University the following year, he wrote the pilot episode for Tetsuwan Atom titled Atom Taishi, which was featured in the magazine Shounen. In 1952, he passed the exam to become a practicing physician. Atom Taishi ended in March & is renamed Tetsuwan Atom w/ syndication continuing until March 1968. He was in a dilemma as to which profession he would choose as his career: to be a manga artist or a doctor. He consulted his mother about his career choice & she advised him to choose whichever he loved the most. Encouraged by this, he chose manga.
In 1953, he moved to the now legendary Tokiwaso apartment where many young comic talents from all over Japan lived to start their career. Most of them were not only younger, but considered him as their guru, becoming a mentor. In 1959, he married Etsuko Okada. That same year, Tetsuwan Atom airs on Fuji TV featuring live actors. In 1961, he started his own animation production company called Tezuka Osamu Production Animation Department & beginning work on the pilot of animated version of Tetsuwan Atom. On January 1, 1963 Tetsuwan Atom starts airing on Fuji TV & is broadcasted by NBC as Astro Boy in the U.S. the following year. He followed up w/ the animated version of his comic Big X & W 3. In 1965, he created his 1st color anime Jungle Taitei, later airing in the Americas as Kimba the White Lion. His works from late the 60s such as Magma Taishi & 70s such as Mitsume ga tooru & Black Jack aren't as well known outside Japan, but he continued to draw at a prolific pace during those years. In 1972, due to internal strife, Mushi pro disintegrates. He later created another production company named after himself called Tezuka pro. During the 80s his work load slowly declined & he was more of a cultural icon, becoming a guest on many social events & TV interviews. He was also busy running his production company.
In 1988, he felt pain in his abdomen & underwent surgery. Not knowing this was due to stomach cancer as his his physician chose not to reveal his terminal illness, he was heard saying, "This doctor doesn't understand my question" as he asked about his condition. He passed away on February 9, 1989. Magazine headlines read Manga Taitei iku. Now, he's remembered as the greatest manga artist of all time, single-handedly jump starting both genre of modern day manga & anime with many manga artists were influenced by Tezuka's works. He was also 1 of the most prolific artist in the field w/ over 700 stories spanning over 170,000 pages to his credit . His impact on the entire social culture of Japan's also seen as immeasurable as he influenced so many different areas of art & society through his comics. Never in history has a comic artist influenced the society of a single country the way he did. He'll be remembered as the founding father of modern day manga.- Writer
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Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation.
In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball. Although the manga was never completed, it is regarded as a milestone in Otomo's career as it contained many of the same themes he would explore in his later. In 1982, Otomo made his anime debut, working as character designer for the animated film Harmagedon. The next year, Otomo began work on a manga which would become his most acclaimed and famous work: Akira. It took eight years to complete and would eventually culminate in 2000 pages of artwork. While the serialization of Akira was taking place, Otomo decided to animate it into a feature film, although the manga was yet to be finished. In 1988, the animated film Akira was released.
Otomo became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012, and was awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 2013.- Director
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In 1949, 16 years after his ground-breaking work on the 1933 film "King Kong", Willis O'Brien worked as Chief Technician on another gorilla film for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack titled "Mighty Joe Young". A young Ray Harryhausen would do most of the animation, but O'Brien did come up with the designs for the film. At the 1950 Academy Awards, O'Brien was awarded an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Mighty Joe Young". This, along with "King Kong", are often considered his greatest achievements.- Producer
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Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was raised in New York and was educated at Riverdale Country School, where his mother also taught. He also attended Winchester College in England for two years, before graduating with a film degree from Wesleyan University.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Whedon landed his first TV writing job on "Roseanne", and moved on to script a season of "Parenthood". He then developed a film script which went on to become Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). Whedon was very unhappy with the final film - his original script was extensively re-written and made lighter in tone. After this he earned screenwriting credits on such high profile productions as Alien: Resurrection (1997) and Toy Story (1995), for which he was Oscar nominated. He also worked as a 'script doctor' on various features, notably Speed (1994).
In 1997, Whedon had the opportunity to resurrect his character Buffy in a television series on The WB Network. This time, as showrunner and executive producer, he retained full artistic control. The series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was a popular and critical hit, which ran for several seasons, the last two on UPN. Whedon also produced a spin-off series, "Angel", which was also successful. A foray in to sci-fi television followed with "Firefly", which developed a cult following, but did not stay on air long. It did find an audience on DVD and through re-runs, and a spin-off feature film Serenity (2005) was released in 2005.
Other projects have included comic book writing, the sci-fi drama "Dollhouse" and the screenplay for Marvel blockbuster The Avengers (2012).- Animation Department
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Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking visuals in his films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan.
Miyazaki started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga studio, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible drawing ability and the seemingly endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.
In 1971, he moved to the A Pro studio with Isao Takahata. In 1973, he moved to Nippon Animation, where he was heavily involved in the World Masterpiece Theater TV animation series for the next 5 years. In 1978, he directed his first TV series, Future Boy Conan (1978). Then, he moved to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first movie, the classic Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979). In 1984, he released Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), which was based on the manga of the same title he had started 2 years before. The success of the film led to the establishment of a new animation studio, Studio Ghibli. Since then, he has since directed, written, and produced many other films with Takahata. More recently, he has produced with Toshio Suzuki. All enjoyed critical and box office success, in particular Princess Mononoke (1997). It received the Japanese equivalent of the Academy Award for Best Film and was the highest-grossing (about USD $150 million) domestic film in Japan's history at the time of its release.
In addition to animation, he also draws manga. His major work was Nausicaä, an epic tale he worked on intermittently from 1982 to 1984 while he was busy making animated films. Another manga Hikotei Jidai, later evolved into Porco Rosso (1992).- Director
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Born in Yugoslavia, his mother was Czech and his Bosnian father used to be Tito's tailor. His family fled the country to France in 1960, where Enki learns French and discovers cinema and comic books. In 1971, he wins a contest organized by the famous comics magazine Pilote with his first story "L'appel des étoiles". It's published in Pilote and later re-released under the title "Le bol maudit", and it allows Enki Bilal to start working for the magazine by drawing politicians. He then meets Pierre Christin (at the time scenarist of "Valérian" for Pilote) and starts his collaboration with him in 1975 with "La croisières des oubliés". In 1979, they release "Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir", which receives great critics and a Prix RTL. Bilal also draws "Exterminateur 17" in 1978 for magazine Metal Hurlant, with a scenario by Jean-Pierre Dionnet (later released as an album in 1989).
Enki Bilal releases his first solo comic book, "La foire aux immortels", in 1980, which is the first episode of his famous "Nikopol Trilogy" (followed by "La Femme piège" in 1986 and "Froid équateur" in 1993, which will be the first comic book to be chosen as best book of the year by the litterature magazine Lire). He also designs the poster for Alain Resnais's _Mon onlce d'Amérique (1980)_. Two years later he collaborates with Resnais again but not only for the poster: he also imagines the costumes and creates a part of the production design of Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983), using glass painting technics. He also continues his collaboration with Christin for Dargaud Editions, mainly releasing "Partie de Chasse", which receives many eulogistic critics in the French press in 1983. In 1985, he makes some graphic researches for Jean-Jacques Annaud 's The Name of the Rose (1986). He then meets Patrick Cauvin (aka Patrick Cauvin) with whom he collaborates for "Hors jeu" (1986), book of texts and illustrations on the theme of sports. In 1987, he receives the prestigious First Prize at the comic books festival of Angoulême. The year after, he exhibits his work at the Palais de Tokyo (Paris), among works of photographer Josef Koudelka and artist Guy Peellaert.
The next step in his cinema ambitions is Bunker palace hôtel (1989), his first film as a director, co-written with Christin, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Carole Bouquet. He also works for the first time for stage shows, creating the costumes and production design of Denis Levaillant's contemporary opera "OPA mia" in Avignon in 1990, and for Sergei Prokofiev's ballet "Roméo et Juliette » (choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj) in Lyon in 1991. After some few album releases or re-releases and exhibitions ("Transit" at the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris in 1992; "Bleu Sang" in Paris in 1994), Bilal directs his second film, Tykho Moon (1996), again starring Trintignant, but also Julie Delpy, Michel Piccoli and Richard Bohringer. This time, the scenario is co-written by Dan Franck and the music is composed by Goran Vejvoda. Bilal also releases a graphic book based on his movie. In 1998, he starts a new trilogy with "Le Sommeil du montre" (Editions Les Humanoïdes Associés), then the graphic book "Un siècle d'amour" with Dan Franck in 1999, "Le Sarcophage" with Christin in 2000 and the second episode of his trilogy, "Trente-deux Décembre", in 2003. He also makes several exhibitions: "Magma" (Naples, 2000), "Le Sarcophage" (Paris, 2000), "enkibilalandeuxmilleun" (Paris, 2001, then Sarajevo, Belgrade, Lièges, Cherbourg and Barcelona).
Producer Charles Gassot, who's a fan of Bilal's work, decides to produce a risky project and allows Bilal to have a bigger budget (about 22 millions Euros) for his new film: Immortal (2004). The movie is based on the first two episodes of the "Nikopol Trilogy" and Bilal asks sci-fi writer Serge Lehman to help him for the scenario. The film is a daring combination of digital and live characters, featuring Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann and Charlotte Rampling. Bilal also casts Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédéric Pierrot and Yann Collette for the third time, and Vejvoda for the music again.- Writer
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Joann Sfar was born on 28 August 1971 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is a writer and director, known for Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010), The Rabbi's Cat (2011) and Thomas Fersen: Hyacinthe (2005).- Director
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Sylvain Chomet was born on 10 November 1963 in Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines, Île-de-France], France. He is a director and writer, known for The Triplets of Belleville (2003), The Illusionist (2010) and Paris, I Love You (2006).- Producer
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Kevin Patrick Smith was born in Red Bank but grew up in Highlands, New Jersey, the son of Grace (Schultz) and Donald E. Smith, a postal worker. He is very proud of his native state; this fact can be seen in all of his movies. Kevin is of mostly German, with some Irish and English, ancestry.
His first movie, Clerks (1994), was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith worked. He was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax. The movie went over so well that Smith was able to make another movie, Mallrats (1995). This movie, as Kevin has said, was meant to be a "smart Porkys". Although it didn't do well at all in the box office, it has done more than well on video store shelves and is usually the favorite among many Smith fans.
During filming for the movie, Smith met his new close friends and stars of his next movie, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, and his new girlfriend, Joey Lauren Adams. Smith has said that his relationship with Adams has been much of an inspiration for his next movie, Chasing Amy (1997), Smith's comedy drama which won two independent Spirit awards: Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Role (for Jason Lee). Around the time that Chasing Amy (1997) was wrapping, Smith broke up with Adams and, then when the Spirit awards were approaching, he met his soon-to-be wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. After Chasing Amy (1997), Smith started on Dogma (1999), a controversial film about Christianity. Around this time, Smith's wife gave birth to their first baby girl, Harley Quinn Smith. Harley Quinn and Jennifer both have roles in Smith's next film,Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). In this road trip comedy, the cult heroes, Jay and Silent Bob, go on an adventure to stop the production of a movie being made about them, find true love, and save an orangutan.
In 2004, he wrote and directed Jersey Girl (2004), starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. Although there were some disappointing reviews and the movie was a disappointment at the box office, Smith says it did alright going up against the "Bennifer Massacre" known as Gigli (2003).
In 2005, Smith wrote the screenplay for Clerks II (2006), which he planned to start shooting in January of 2005. But then he got a call from Susannah Grant, who wanted Smith to audition for her new film. Smith went into the audition and, five minutes after finishing, he got a call saying he got the part. Filming began in January 2005 so Smith had to delay the filming of Clerks II (2006). After Catch and Release (2006) finished filming, Smith shot "Clerks II" in September 2005. After cutting "Clerks II", they submitted it to the Cannes film festival. It got accepted and, at Cannes, it got an 8 minute standing ovation.
In 2006, Smith also got offered a part in the fourth "Die Hard" film, Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Smith got to film a scene with one of his idols, Bruce Willis, the scene was supposed to take one day of filming, it ended up taking a week. In 2007, Smith was also hired to direct the pilot for the show Reaper (2007), which garnered favorable reviews.
In 2007 and 2008, Smith wrote two scripts: a comedy, Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), and a horror film called Red State (2011). Harvey Weinstein green-lighted "Zack and Miri", based just off the title, although they passed on "Red State", Smith plans to get "Red State" independently funded. Smith filmed "Zack and Miri" with comedy starSeth Rogen. The film did not meet expectations at the box office but got good reviews. It is Smith's highest grossing movie, although he says he was crushed by the disappointing box office of the film.
Smith was offered the chance to direct a film which was written by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen called Cop Out (2010). Smith accepted, it would be two firsts; the first feature Smith has directed but not written and the first feature of Smith's that Scott Mosier has not produced (Mosier is trying to find a film to direct). Smith hired Bruce Willis for the film.- Writer
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The women who both attracted and frightened him and an Italy dominated in his youth by Mussolini and Pope Pius XII - inspired the dreams that Fellini started recording in notebooks in the 1960s. Life and dreams were raw material for his films. His native Rimini and characters like Saraghina (the devil herself said the priests who ran his school) - and the Gambettola farmhouse of his paternal grandmother would be remembered in several films. His traveling salesman father Urbano Fellini showed up in La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8½ (1963). His mother Ida Barbiani was from Rome and accompanied him there in 1939. He enrolled in the University of Rome. Intrigued by the image of reporters in American films, he tried out the real life role of journalist and caught the attention of several editors with his caricatures and cartoons and then started submitting articles. Several articles were recycled into a radio series about newlyweds "Cico and Pallina". Pallina was played by acting student Giulietta Masina, who became his real life wife from October 30, 1943, until his death half a century later. The young Fellini loved vaudeville and was befriended in 1940 by leading comedian Aldo Fabrizi. Roberto Rossellini wanted Fabrizi to play Don Pietro in Rome, Open City (1945) and made the contact through Fellini. Fellini worked on that film's script and is on the credits for Rosselini's Paisan (1946). On that film he wandered into the editing room, started observing how Italian films were made (a lot like the old silent films with an emphasis on visual effects, dialogue dubbed in later). Fellini in his mid-20s had found his life's work.- Art Department
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Javier Mariscal is known for Chico & Rita (2009), They Shot the Piano Player (2023) and 18 mini películas para Serrat-Miguel Hernández. Hijo de la luz y de la sombra (2010).- Director
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José Ramón Larraz was born on 7 February 1929 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Symptoms (1974), Whirlpool (1970) and Vampyres (1974). He died on 3 September 2013 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.- Director
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Néstor Fernández was born on 31 October 1986 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and actor, known for Morado (2013), Funny Webcam Effects (2012) and Literalmente (2012).- Writer
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Hernán Migoya was born in 1971 in Ponferrada, León, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for ¡Soy un pelele! (2008), La memoria histórica (2012) and El desnudo de Jenni (1998).- Writer
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Paco Mir was born on 15 November 1957 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán (2003), Tres estrelles (1987) and Crack! (1996).- Writer
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José Escobar was born on 22 October 1908 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Zapirón busca empleo (1947), Los tambores de Fu-Aguarrás (1945) and La sartén de civilón (1942). He died on 31 March 1994 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
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Arturo Moreno was born on 10 May 1909 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for The Enchanted Sword (1945), A Happy Vacation (1948) and High School (1954). He died on 25 June 1993 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
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Gérard Lauzier was born on 30 November 1932 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer and director, known for Le plus beau métier du monde (1996), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) and Petit Con (1984). He died on 6 December 2008 in Paris, France.- Writer
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Manuel Bartual is known for Tengo que matar a María (2012), Todos tus secretos (2014) and Biotopía (2020).- Writer
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Joan Potau was born in 1945 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for El rey pasmado (1991), Belle Epoque (1992) and No respires: El amor está en el aire (1999). He was married to Carme Elias. He died on 3 February 2015 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Animation Department
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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko was born on 9 December 1947 in Engaru, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Venus Wars (1989), Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983) and Giant Gorg (1984).- Writer
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Anders Morgenthaler was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1972. From early age he communicated through drawing. It can be said to have been his means of survival through the public school system. After graduating high school in 1992, he worked as a self-taught animator/designer at ITE (Interactive Television Entertainment), making Hugo the Troll, the world's first interactive television cartoon game. He left ITE when he was accepted at the Danish Design College in 1995, determined to go further and to be accepted at the Danish Film school. The design school, located in Jutland, made Anders very disciplined which might have had something to do with his regard of Jutland as a hole in the ground. It didn't do much for his social skills, however, so when he got accepted at The Danish Film School in 1998 he needed to function socially, making contacts and working with people constantly. This led to the founding of TV-Animation in collaboration with Tom Vedel and Mikkel Lee, a cartoon company which over the next three years grew to be the second-largest cartoon company in Denmark next to A-film A/S. Being creative director of TV-Animation and attending film school led to a minor breakdown in an airplane leaving the Annecy film festival in 1999. This made Anders a more fragile person, but also a stronger director. His school movies got better, and at the same time TV-Animation kept growing, making series and interactive cartoon shows, with innovative programing and characters. In 2001 and 2002, Anders wrote and directed his exam movie; not following the rules of doing a seven minute movie, he made a feature film together with producer David Østerbøg with a budget of $11,700. The Danish Film School accepted that the film be finalised.- Writer
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Carlo Padial was born in 1977 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Mi loco Erasmus (2012), A Monster Calls (2016) and Doctor Portuondo (2021).- Actor
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Antonio Ozores was born on 24 August 1928 in Burjassot, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Los caraduros (1983), Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (1982) and The Crazy Story of the Three Musketeers (1983). He was married to Elisa Montés. He died on 12 May 2010 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Writer
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Mariano Ozores was born on 5 October 1926 in Madrid, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for La hora incógnita (1964), Operación Secretaria (1966) and En la red de mi canción (1971).- Actor
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Born in Madrid, Santiago Segura started his career by making his first short movie at the age of fourteen. After studying Arts in Madrid, he finally decided to become a filmmaker. His first short film Relatos de la medianoche (1989) was made with a budget of only 7.000 pts. (about 60 dollars).
After that, he appeared as a contestant in several Spanish TV quiz shows, such as Locos por la tele (1990) and No te rías, que es peor (1990). With the money he made of those appareances, he directed Evilio. (1992) and shortly after, Perturbado (1993), winning a Goya for the best short film in 1994. His last short film is the sequel Evilio vuelve (El purificador) (1995).
He's a very good friend of the Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia and he has appeared in all of his films. In 1998, he directed his firt feature film, the smashing hit Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998).- Writer
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Carlos Vermut was born on 6 March 1980 in Madrid, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Quién te cantará (2018), Magical Girl (2014) and Manticore (2022).- Writer
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Alberto Vázquez was born on 13 October 1980 in A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015), Unicorn Wars (2022) and Birdboy (2011).- Writer
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David Muñoz was born on 10 October 1968 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for The Devil's Backbone (2001), The Minions of Midas (2020) and Mapa de recuerdos de Madrid (2014).- Director
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José Luis Moro was born on 22 December 1926 in Madrid, Spain. He was a director and art director, known for All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), Cantinflas y la naturaleza (1972) and Cantinflas y los heroes de la historia (1972). He died on 13 January 2015 in Madrid, Spain.- Jose Luis Moro is known for Cantinflas Show (1972).
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José Luis Moro is known for Cantinflas Show (1972) and Cantinflas Show: Acapulco (1972).- Director
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Francisco Macián was born on 1 December 1929 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Memoria (1976), El mago de los sueños (1966) and Los chicos con las chicas (1967). He died on 23 October 1976 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Writer
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Salvador Mestres was born in December 1891 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for El diablo oportuno (1940), Juanito va de caza (1942) and Pulgarcito (1942). He died on 2 March 1975 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Producer
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Tom Roca was born on 23 July 1953 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a producer and writer, known for Balseros (2002), El mundo de Chema (2006) and Locos por la tele (1990). He died on 11 January 2021 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Animation Department
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Raoul Barre was born on 29 January 1874 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Cartoons in the Hotel (1915), Cartoons in the Parlor (1915) and The Animated Grouch Chaser (1915). He was married to Antoinette. He died on 21 May 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.- Director
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Pioneering animator Emile Cohl was born Emile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet in Paris, France, in 1857. He began his career as a caricaturist, cartoonist and writer in his 20s, and in 1908 he was hired by the Gaumont film company as a writer. He soon also became a director, turning out comedies and fantasies, but animated films--which were just starting to come into their own--fascinated him and he began experimenting with them. He worked with line drawings, silhouettes and puppets, and in 1908 he turned out A Fantasy (1908), generally considered to be the first fully animated film (it consisted of 700 drawings of a character he created, "Fantoche", each separately photographed). He made more than 250 animated films between 1908 and 1923 for a variety of studios, including Eclair and Pathe.
Unfortunately, Cohl was financially ruined by the Great Depression of the early 1930s, and he died in poverty in France in 1938 after having caught pneumonia.- Producer
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Walter Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New York. He was the eponymous founder of the animation studio Walter Lantz Productions (1928-1972). The studio was initially famous for continuing the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series from 1928 to 1938. Lantz later found more success with animated film series featuring Andy Panda (1939-1949), Woody Woodpecker (1941-1972), and the penguin Chilly Willy (1953-1972).
In 1899, Lantz was born to Italian immigrant parents in New Rochelle, New York. The family name was originally "Lanza" before being changed to "Lantz". His parents were named Francesco Paolo Lanza and Maria Gervasi. In 1911, Lantz completed a mail-order drawing class. In his teen years, Lantz worked as an auto mechanic while continuing to draw as a hobby. He found a wealthy patron by the name of Fred Kafka, who agreed to finance Lantz's studies at the Art Students League of New York.
In 1915, the adolescent Lantz was hired as an animator by the animation department of the International Film Service studio (1915-1921). The department head was the director Gregory La Cava (1892-1952), while the studio's owner was the businessman William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). Lantz eventually left the studio and was hired by the animation studio Bray Productions (1912-1928). In 1924, Lantz created his own film series, called "Dinky Doodle". Also in 1924, Lantz became the new head of production at Bray. He was chosen as the replacement of Vernon Stallings (1891-1963).
Lantz moved to Hollywood, California in c. 1927/1928, in hopes of setting up his own studio. He was short of funds, and he initially supported himself through a series of odd jobs. He worked briefly as a member of the production team of director Frank Capra (1897-1991), and as a gag writer for Mack Sennett (1880-1960). He was then hired by producer Charles Mintz (1889-1939) to help continue the then-popular Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series. The films were distributed by Universal Pictures, but its studio head Carl Laemmle (1867-1939) wanted to set up his own animation subsidiary. Lantz instead convinced Laemmle to fund the creation of his own animation studio. Lantz's initial production team included the animator Tom Palmer and the musician Bert Fiske. Lantz soon managed to hire the innovative animator Bill Nolan (1894-1954), who was known for creating and perfecting the rubber hose style of animation.
Lantz continued producing animated short films for theatrical release until 1972. By that point, Walter Lantz Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises were the last remaining American animation studios which still regularly produced theatrical animated short films. Lantz decided to shut down his studio due to rising production costs and diminishing profits. He continued to earn a living through licensing his characters for media use, and by selling his drawings and paintings to collectors. He served throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s in the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute. He died in March 1994 due to heart failure, at the age of 94.- Director
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Earl Duvall was born on 2 April 1898. He was a director, known for Buddy's Garage (1934), Buddy's Show Boat (1933) and Sittin' on a Backyard Fence (1933). He died on 21 December 1950 in the USA.- Animation Department
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Seiichi Hayashi was born on 7 March 1945 in Manchuria, China. He is a director and writer, known for Yoru ni hohoyose (1973), Boku wa tenshi ja naiyo (1977) and Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971).- Additional Crew
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Ceesepe was born in 1958 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for Delirios de amor (1989), Bienaventura 'El Bruto' (1987) and Amor apache (1985). He died on 7 September 2018 in Madrid, Spain.- Actor
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Tomorô Taguchi was born on 30 November 1957 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Non-Stop (1996), Aiden & Titi (2003) and Tetto Musashino-sen (1997).- Director
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Amy Lockhart is known for The Devil Lives in Hollywood (1999), Dizzler in Maskheraid (2013) and Asphalt Watches (2013).- Writer
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Gian Alfonso Pacinotti was born on 12 December 1963 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Man on Earth (2011), Smettere di fumare fumando (2012) and Il ragazzo più felice del mondo (2018).- Writer
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Thomas Ott is known for Sjeki vatcsh! (2001), Robert Creep: A Dog's Life (1994) and Goodbye! (2013).- Animation Department
Thomas Ott is known for W. What remains of the lie (2020) and Karussell (1977).- Actor
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Riad Sattouf was born on 5 May 1978 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Les beaux gosses (2009), Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014) and Esther's Notebooks (2018).- Writer
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Montecarlo. Filmmaker, Storyteller, Transmedia Strategist.
PhD in Communication, MBA in Film and TV and BA in Fine Arts.
Born in Barcelona (Spain) started his career as a comic-book author (writer & artist) and evolved from the printed narrative to the audio visual media, having worked in all kind of media (3D animation series, Publishing, Interactive Online Storytelling, Exhibitions, Games, Video, TV and Films...) His interest in exploring new narrative strands have led him to become a Transmedia Strategist.His interest in exploring new narrative strands have led him to become a Transmedia Strategist. Nowadays, he works as a screenwriter and director in both film and new formats. He is a funding member of Efímero Films Ltd., where he in charge of developing creative content, both for own and third-part projects. He combines all this with writing and teaching about the same subjects.- Writer
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Vincent Paronnaud was born in 1970 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. He is a writer and director, known for Persepolis (2007), Chicken with Plums (2011) and The Death, Dad & Son (2017).- Writer
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Born near Paris, France, multimedia artist Stéphane Blanquet is a prolific figure in the contemporary art scene since the end of the 1980's. He is an innovative and compulsive artist whose aesthetics and creativity radiates in the various aspect of his work: art installations, artwork, urban art, animation movies, theatre, publishing, art direction.
When he was a child, he once watched the 3D movie "Creature of the Black Lagoon" on the TV with his grandparents. The experience had a strong impact on him and he has, since then, been fascinated by the myths and codes of popular culture. He is peculiarly interested in illustrated magazines, joke shops, magic tricks, optical illusions and fairground art.
From a young age, he started creating a dense and multifaceted work. He is keen on experimenting with different techniques and craftsmanship from around the world to create surprising artworks (at the Singapore Art Museum, he exhibited a set of hologram prints). He creates drawings, art books, paintings on linen, photographs of painted bodies, sculptures and works of art.
In the 1990's, Blanquet was very active both as an artist and a publisher and became one of the leaders of the underground art scene. His art was exhibited at the "Regard Moderne" gallery/library (Paris, France) in 1993 and 1996, in the USA and in Canada. It has been published in Blab! (USA), AX (Japan) and in Europe. In 1996, he received the prestigious Alph Art du fanzine prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for his work as a publisher.
In 1997, he went into animation movies and made "Le mélange des couleurs" for the French broadcasting company Canal +. In 2005, the "Les réanimations" DVD, which contained all his animation movies to date, was released. In 2012, he was invited by the university Sup Info Com Arles to create a movie, "Cornea", with a team of students. The movie was later shown at numerous festivals and exhibitions (in 2014, at the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston - USA).
In 2001, a major retrospective of his work was displayed at the Maison de la culture de Tournai (Belgium). It was followed by numerous solo and group shows throughout the decade: Blab! Exhibition in San Diego (USA) and at the Luzerne Museum (Switzerland), the Cult Fiction exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London and 6 others venues in the UK, a solo show in Fumetto (Luzerne, Switzerland), another one in Aix-en-Provence (France).
In 2001, his first graphic novel "La nouvelle aux pis" was published by Cornélius. It was followed by numerous other publications: "Le Noir Seigneur", "Bouquet Bonheur", "Chochottes"... In 2007, a second graphic novel "La Vénéneuse aux deux éperons" was published, again by Cornélius. It was chosen as one of the 10 most aesthetically outstanding books published in France that year (Concours des plus beaux livres français). Various titles have been published in Japan, the USA, Spain, Italy, Brazil, etc.
From 2002 onward, he started creating works aimed at a younger audience. He illustrated demanding texts for prestigious publishing companies, for example: "La vieille Chéchette" by Louise Michel (2006 - Albin Michel), "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen (2010 - Gallimard). He also created installations and artwork: in 2013, in Singapore, he exhibited an installation at the Art Garden festival for children and families, organized by the Singapore Art Museum.
In 2005, he met Jean Lambert Wild. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration in theater. At the "Comédie de Caen", a French national theater, he worked on stage and costume design, play writing and direction. In 2008, the play he co-authored and co-designed "Comment ai-je pu tenir là-dedans" was very successful at the Avignon festival and has been shown 200 times including in Japan and Korea. He is now working on a new play adapted from Shakespeare's Richard III.
In 2007, he was appointed "Ocular Director", a sort of art director, responsible for the image and the visual branding for the "comédie de Caen". He created a strong image and his work has helped increase the number of visitors. Today, he is the art director in charge of the "Théâtre de l'Union", Limoges, where he has followed Jean Lambert Wild.
Since 2007, with the publishing house "United Dead Artists", he published monographs (Topor, Gary Panther, Tanaami Keiichi...), magazines (Tendon Revolver, Muscle Carabine, Tranchée Racine...) and art objects under the brand "United Dead Toys". He published the work of about 200 artists in some 100 publications. The magazine "Tranchées Racine" has a print-run of 4,000. He also created a newsstand to present the publications which is regularly shown in museums and cultural centres.
In 2008, he created an outdoor mural for the Kabinett Passage in the "Vienna Museumsquartier" in Austria. It was his first foray in urban art. In 2009, he presented a major installation for the "Quintet" exhibition at the Musée d'Art Contemporain of Lyon. It had a strong impact on a whole generation of artists. In 2010, he spent 3 weeks in Japan, where he had a solo show at the Span Art Gallery in Tokyo and participated in various events. He also presented installations in Singapore: in 2012, "Distorted forest" at the Night Lights festival and, in 2013, the "Glossy Dreams in Depths" installation at the Singapore Art Museum, covering 250 m2 seen by 100,000 visitors.
Recently, he started working with commercial companies. In 2014, he created for Paramount Pictures an artwork that was used to promote the new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" movie. He also set a foot in fashion: he worked with the Belgium fashion brand KRJST.- Director
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Paquito Bolino is known for Savage Religions (2006), Hospital Brut (1999) and L'Oeil du cyclone (1991).- Writer
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Lorenzo Mattotti was born in 1954 in Brescia, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (2019), Fear(s) of the Dark (2007) and 76th Venice Film Festival: Opening Sequence (2019).- Producer
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Matt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, playwright, and entrepreneur. He was born in Long Island, New York. He is lifelong straight edge follower and brings a unique hardcore punk approach to his projects, both in terms of content and execution. He is perhaps best known for the 2006 movie Threat.- Writer
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Manuel Summers was born on 26 March 1935 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Del rosa al amarillo (1963), Juguetes rotos (1966) and La niña de luto (1964). He was married to Consuelo Rodriguez Marquez. He died on 12 June 1993 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Writer
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Pablo S. Gomez was born on 25 January 1929. He was a writer and director, known for Water Lily (1958), Batas ng lansangan (2002) and Gilda (1956). He died on 26 December 2010 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Writer
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Carlo J. Caparas was born on 14 December 1948 in Pampanga, Philippines. He is a writer and director, known for Bubble's Ativan Gang (1988), Pieta (1983) and Lipa 'Arandia' Massacre: Lord, Deliver Us from Evil (1994). He was previously married to Donna Villa.- Director
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Fermín Muguruza was born on 20 April 1963 in Irún, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Black Is Beltza (2018), Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa (2022) and Zuloak (2012).- Director
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Famed cartoonist, author and composer, educated at the University of California with a BS degree. He was a cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle between 1904 and 1905, the Bulletin from 1905-1907, and the New York Evening Mail from then to 1921, and thereafter his cartoons (which mainly pictured fantastic inventions and eventually caused his name to become a term for any complicated device) were syndicated. He directed a cartoon course at the Institute of Commercial Art, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for an editorial cartoon. He authored the books "Foolish Questions", "Chasing the Blues", "Is There a Doctor In the House?", "Soup to Nuts" (later filmed), and "Post-War World". Joining ASCAP in 1950, his chief musical collaborators included Bert Grant, Irving Caesar, and Ruth Patterson. His popular-song compositions include "You're Everywhere", "I'm The Guy", and "Willie the Whistling Giraffe".- Writer
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Sidney Smith was born on 13 February 1877. He was a writer and director, known for Doc Yak Plays Golf (1914), Doc Yak and Santa Claus (1914) and Doc Yak's Cats (1914). He died on 20 October 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Writer
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When his mangas gave him enough popularity, the film industry began to take an interest in him and he was hired to do the cartoon sequences of the films "Enoken's Millions" (1937). Shortly after he created his most famous manga series, "Fuku-Chan" (1938-71), which was converted in two short animation films (1942-44) the first directed by reputed Kenzo Masaoka. Yokoyama wrote the script himself and co-directed the second one, which was his debut as a director; he directed several short films more and finally, after creating his own studio, Otogi, in 1957, he did two long-feature animation films, "Hyotan Suzume" ("The Sparrow in the Empty Pumpkin", 1959) and "Otogi no Sekai Ryoko" ("Journey Around Otogi's World", 1962). Yokoyama was also creator and director of the Japan first animation TV series, "Instant History" (1961-62), followed by "Manga Calendar" (1962-63). Yokoyama also directed a live-action film with animation sequences, "Watashi wa nisai" ("I Am Two Years Old", 1962), and also appeared as an actor in a film based on the manga of his little brother Taizo Yokoyama, "Pu-San" ("Mr. Poo").- Director
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Juliacks was born on 9 April 1986. She is a director and writer, known for Gotland and the Infinite Whistle (2012), Invisible Forces (2011) and Architecture of an Atom (2015).- Writer
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Mathieu Sapin was born in 1974 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France. He is a writer and director, known for La loi de la jungle, We Need Your Vote (2018) and Arthur and the Invisibles (2006).- Writer
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Shotaro Ishinomori was born on January 25, 1938 in Tome, Japan as Shotaro Onodera. As 1 of the most prolific comic artist in history, his works encompasses over 770 titles exceeding 128,000 pages. Being 1 of the early pioneers of Japanese manga, he was 1 of the few comic artists whose works has been syndicated overseas along w/ Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), Jiro Kuwata (8th Man), Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha) & Fujiko Fujio (Obake no Q-taro). He made his debut as a comic artist in 1954 w/ Nikyu Tenshi. His name could be read either as Ishimori or Ishinomori. Although he intended it to be read as Ishinomori, most people read it as Ishimori, which stuck for the next 30 years. In 1956, he moved to Tokyo to live in a now legendary apartment called Tokiwa-so, which housed many of the future comic artists of Japan. He was mentored like so many young comic artists living in there by the late Osamu Tezuka. The 1st episode of Astro Boy was actually penned by Ishinomori because Tezuka was sick at the time. He was writing adventure sci-fi action like many of his colleagues for pre-teen boys in the late 50s & early 60s such as Niichan Sensha, Mutant Sabu & Cyborg 009. He also drew a cartoon version of Toho's movie Matango during this period. In 1966, he won the Kodansha manga award for both works. In 1971, his comic Kamen Rider was syndicated as a TV series, which saw enormous success. The word henshin (the battle cry Kamen Rider shouts before making his transformation) became part of the staple language of youth at the time. He followed up on his success w/ Kamen Rider II, Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider Black, Inazuman & Kikaida, who all transformed their appearances before battle. In 1975, he co-created the Go Rangers, the 1st Super Sentai series. A later Super Sentai, Zyuranger, became popular in the U.S. in the 90s as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In 1986, he officially changed his pen name to Shotaro Ishinomori to celebrate his 30th year as a comic artist. It was also the name he intended for himself to begin w/. During his later years, he was penning many comics for adults that depicted society from his view as a comic artist. He passed away at 60 in 1998 from heart failure. He'll be remembered as 1 of the founding fathers of manga.- Writer
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Leiji Matsumoto was born on 25 January 1938 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985), Space Battleship Yamato (1974) and Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (1978). He was married to Miyako Maki. He died on 13 February 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.- Producer
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Doug TenNapel writes books, makes art and created Catscratch and Ami Jones, The Neverhood and Earthworm Jim. His work in television includes creating Earthworm Jim, Nickelodeon's Catscratch, Nick Jr's Ami Jones (Movie Only) and serving as show runner for the Netflix/Dreamworks VeggieTales in the House. He made the comic Cardboard, the mysterious Mothman and created the Youtube hit Sockbaby series featuring Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery) and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). He is also the author of seventeen graphic novels and sold stories to studios including: Fox New Regency, Disney, Sony and Universal. He has a Facebook page and posts free art tutorials on Youtube. He lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife and four children as he continues to create stories that families love.- Director
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Cathy Malkasian is known for The Wild Thornberrys (2002), Curious George (2006) and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994).- Animation Department
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Oscar Grillo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is known for Men in Black (1997), Seaside Woman (1980) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).- Producer
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Christopher Cantwell is known for Halt and Catch Fire (2014), Our Footloose Remake (2011) and Krantz (2009).- Producer
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Boaz Yakin was born on 15 June 1965. He is a producer and writer, known for Fresh (1994), Remember the Titans (2000) and Aviva (2020).- Director
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Ray Goossens was born in 1924 in Merksem, Belgium. Ray was a director and writer, known for Asterix the Gaul (1967), Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965) and Van zilverzout tot zilverbeeld (1959). Ray died on 10 December 1998 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium.- Editor
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Ahmed Bouanani was born on 16 November 1938 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was an editor and writer, known for Assarab (1979), Bye-Bye Souirty (1998) and Aoud rih (2001). He died on 6 February 2011 in Demnate, Morocco.- Director
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Diane Obomsawin is known for I Like Girls (2016), Understanding the Law: The Worm (2000) and Ici par ici (2006).- Writer
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Etgar Keret was born on 20 August 1967 in Ramat Gan, Israel. He is a writer and director, known for The Middleman (2019), A Brief History of Us (2021) and Jellyfish (2007). He is married to Shira Geffen. They have one child.- Director
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Noémie Marsily is known for Autour du lac (2013), Ce qui bouge est vivant (2023) and Je ne sens plus rien (2016).- Art Department
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Mark O'Hare was born on 18 July 1968 in San Pedro, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Camp Lazlo! (2005), Rocko's Modern Life (1993) and The Powerpuff Girls (1998).- Director
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Homer Groening was born on 30 December 1919 in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for A Study in Wet (1964), The Story (1969) and Basic Brown Basic Blue (1969). He was married to Margaret Wiggum. He died on 15 March 1996 in Portland, Oregon, USA.- Writer
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Born in 1982 in San Antonio, Texas, Ward, the youngest of 3 brothers, was raised by his mother Bettie Ward, an artist and daughter of a Texas oil rancher. He never met his father. He would often draw flipbooks Andy comic books with his friend Alex "the Logdog" Coates.
Ward attended CalArts, where he became friends with fellow animators J.G. Quintel of Regular Show and Alex Hirsch of Gravity Falls. They later worked on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack together. In 2002, he created a comic strip called Bueno the Bear, but later withdrew publication the following year. He created a short film called Barrista with the character and uses the name for his social media profiles to this day.
In 2008, he made a pilot for Adventure Time for Nickelodeon, but it was rejected. Cartoon Network picked it up a year later and it premiered in 2010.- Composer
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Began career as a performance artist in the late 1960s, began recording in the late 1970s. Rose to popularity in early 1980s when 8-minute single, "O Superman" made it to No. 2 on the British pop charts. Early magnum opus was the two-night extravaganza "United States Parts I-IV" in 1983. Latest album "Life on A String" released in 2001. Laurie continues touring and being an active figure in the art world.- Director
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Bill Plympton was born on 30 April 1946 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Cheatin' (2013), I Married a Strange Person! (1997) and Idiots and Angels (2008).- Director
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Pascal Rabaté is a French comics artist, comic book creator, writer and director, known for his movies "Ni à vendre ni à louer" (2011), "Du goudron et des plumes" (2014) and "Les sans-dents" (2020). Born in 1961, he studies at the École des Beaux-Arts of Angers (France) and starts to publish comic books in 1989. He starts a career in movies in 2010 with "Les Petits Ruisseaux", adapting his own comic book with the same title. He's been decorated "Officier des arts et des lettres" in 2014.- Animation Department
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Derek Kirk Kim was born in 1974 in Kumi, South Korea. He is a director, known for Mythomania (2011), Amphibia (2019) and Axe Cop (2012).- Tute was born on 21 May 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Juan Matías Loiseau was born on 21 May 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Juan Matías is a director and writer, known for El ángel de Dorotea (2005) and Abismos (2007).- Writer
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Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In 1940, after receiving his degree in science and economics from Calcutta University, he attended Tagore's Viswa-Bharati University. His first movie Pather Panchali (1955) won several International Awards and set Ray as a world-class director. He died on April twenty-third, 1992.- Director
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Elric Dufau is known for The Limiñanas - Russian Roulette (2018), The Limiñanas - Mobylette (2016) and L'Épée feat. Bertrand Belin: On dansait avec elle (2020).- Director
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Govindan Aravindan was born on 21 January 1935 in Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was a director and writer, known for Esthappan (1980), Vasthuhara (1991) and Oridathu (1987). He died on 16 March 1991 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.- Writer
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J. Michael Straczynski was born on 17 July 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Changeling (2008) and Jeremiah (2002). He was previously married to Kathryn M. Drennan.- Director
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Gene Deitch was an animator at UPA. He later joined Terrytoons in 1955. He created characters like "John Doormat", "Clint Clobber", "Gaston Le Crayon", "Sidney", and "Foofle". In early 1958, his theatrical cartoon Sidney's Family Tree (1958) was nominated for Academy Award. In August, 1958, he was fired from Terrytoons, and in 1960, he moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia to work with William L. Snyder, and directed approximately a dozen Tom and Jerry cartoons for MGM, and also "Krazy Kat" and "Popeye" for King Features, and also a Oscar Winning Munro (1961). He later created "Nudnik", a character based on "Foofle", which he created, while at Terrytoons. He lived in Prague, with his wife, Zdenka, until the time of his death on April 16th, 2020.- Animation Department
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Sally Cruikshank was born in Chatham, New Jersey, USA. She is known for Mannequin (1987), Top Secret! (1984) and Ruthless People (1986). She is married to Jon Davison.