A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Michaël Dudok de Wit
Born:
January 1, 1953
Michael Dudok de Wit (born 1953 in Abcoude) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. After his high school education in the Netherlands, Dudok de Wit attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) with his first film The Interview. 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), which was made in France with the studio Folimage. This film was nominated for an Oscar 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 most well-known film Father and Daughter (2000) won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, the Grand Prix atAnnecy, and dozens of other major awards. His most recent short film is "The Aroma of Tea" (2006), drawn entirely with tea. All of his films since Tom Sweep feature Michael's trademark brush stroke drawing and his use of ink and watercolour, very much inspired by Chinese and Japanese art. His films: The Monk and the Fish and Father and Daughter were included in the Animation Show of Shows.
Adaptation:
2016 The Red Turtle
Animation:
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2016 The Red Turtle
Animation Manager:
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2016 The Red Turtle
Decorator:
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2016 The Red Turtle
Director:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
Original Story:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
Production Design:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
Screenplay:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
Story:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
???? Alpha Two's Dreamed Journey
Storyboard:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
???? Alpha Two's Dreamed Journey
Writer:
1978 The Interview
1992 Tom Sweep
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales
1994 The Monk and the Fish
1998 Charlie's Christmas
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T.
2001 Father and Daughter
2006 The Aroma of Tea
2016 The Red Turtle
???? Alpha Two's Dreamed Journey
Animation:
1998 The Canterbury Tales
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