2020 is a special year for a number of iconic animated films.
Celebrate the talent and legacy of these milestones with the creators who made them happen.
Michaël Dudok de Wit’s visual style and sense for storytelling has been unmistakable since the early days of his career. First nominated for an Academy Award® in 1994 for his short film The Monk & the Fish, Dudok de Wit took home the prize for Best Short Film four years later with the astonishingly accomplished and poetic Father & Daughter.
Celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, with an intimate conversation between Dudok de Wit as he discusses inspiration, style, the film’s enduring power, and how its success affected the director’s career.
The conversation is moderated by film historian and educator Keith Blackmore.
SPEAKER BIOS
MICHAËL DUDOK DE WIT
Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953) grew up in the Netherlands, and he now lives in London where he directs TV commercials and independent short animated films. His shorts have won numerous international awards, including an Oscar® and a BAFTA award in 2001 for Father & Daughter.
His most recent film, The Red Turtle, is his first feature-length film, a Wild Bunch-Studio Ghibli coproduction, and it was made in France with Prima Linea Productions.
Michael also illustrates children’s books and teaches animation at art colleges in England and abroad.
KEITH BLACKMORE
Throughout his entire life, Keith Blackmore has been a passionate cheerleader and voice for all things animated in Vancouver. As a member of the Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH chapter and Spark CG Society, Keith has helped produce and organize many animation and VFX events and festivals. As a long time instructor at the Vancouver Film School, Keith has educated, entertained and inspired thousands of students in the History of Animation & media studies along the way. When he’s not teaching, talking or reading about animation, he’s working in his garden and tending to his honeybees.
2020 is a special year for a number of iconic animated films.
Celebrate the talent and legacy of these milestones with the creators who made them happen.
Michaël Dudok de Wit’s visual style and sense for storytelling has been unmistakable since the early days of his career. First nominated for an Academy Award® in 1994 for his short film The Monk & the Fish, Dudok de Wit took home the prize for Best Short Film four years later with the astonishingly accomplished and poetic Father & Daughter.
Celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, with an intimate conversation between Dudok de Wit as he discusses inspiration, style, the film’s enduring power, and how its success affected the director’s career.
The conversation is moderated by film historian and educator Keith Blackmore.
SPEAKER BIOS
MICHAËL DUDOK DE WIT
Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953) grew up in the Netherlands, and he now lives in London where he directs TV commercials and independent short animated films. His shorts have won numerous international awards, including an Oscar® and a BAFTA award in 2001 for Father & Daughter.
His most recent film, The Red Turtle, is his first feature-length film, a Wild Bunch-Studio Ghibli coproduction, and it was made in France with Prima Linea Productions.
Michael also illustrates children’s books and teaches animation at art colleges in England and abroad.
KEITH BLACKMORE
Throughout his entire life, Keith Blackmore has been a passionate cheerleader and voice for all things animated in Vancouver. As a member of the Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH chapter and Spark CG Society, Keith has helped produce and organize many animation and VFX events and festivals. As a long time instructor at the Vancouver Film School, Keith has educated, entertained and inspired thousands of students in the History of Animation & media studies along the way. When he’s not teaching, talking or reading about animation, he’s working in his garden and tending to his honeybees.
