About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1953-01-01
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Michael Dudok de Wit

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2016 The Longing of Michael Dudok de Wit Actor Himself 59
Average

Directing
2016 The Red Turtle Directing Director 70
Good
2006 The Aroma of Tea Directing Director 59
Average
2001 Father and Daughter Directing Director 62
Fair
1994 The Monk and the Fish Directing Director 59
Average
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales Directing Director 59
Average
1992 Tom Sweep Directing Director 58
Average
1978 The Interview Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2016 The Red Turtle Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2016 The Red Turtle Writing Original Story 70
Good
2016 The Red Turtle Writing Storyboard 70
Good
2016 The Red Turtle Writing Adaptation 70
Good
2001 Father and Daughter Writing Writer 62
Fair
1994 The Monk and the Fish Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1994 The Monk and the Fish Writing Writer 59
Average
1994 The Little Circus and Other Tales Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1992 Tom Sweep Writing Writer 58
Average
Alpha Two's Dreamed Journey Writing Story N/A
N/A

Art
2001 Father and Daughter Art Production Design 62
Fair
1994 The Monk and the Fish Art Decorator 59
Average

Visual Effects
2001 Father and Daughter Visual Effects Animation 62
Fair
1998 Charlie's Christmas Visual Effects Animation Manager 59
Average
1998 T.R.A.N.S.I.T. Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1994 The Monk and the Fish Visual Effects Animation 59
Average