Alberto Mielgo

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Alberto Mielgo
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Alberto Mielgo at The Annie Awards
Born (1979-04-29) April 29, 1979 (age 44)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupations
  • Animator
  • artist
  • director
Known for Tron: Uprising , Love, Death & Robots : The Witness episode, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , The Beatles: Rock Band
Website http://www.albertomielgo.com/

Alberto Mielgo (born on April 29, 1979) is a Spanish director, artist, and animator. His accolades include an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards [1] and two Annie Awards. [2] [3] Mielgo was an Art Director at Disney's Tron: Uprising (2013) [4] and made his debut as a director with animated short film "The Witness" (2019) created for Netflix anthology: Love, Death & Robots . [5]

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Early life

Born and raised in Spain, Mielgo is currently established in Los Angeles, after having worked and lived in various countries of Asia and Europe. [6]

Career

Mielgo currently directs animations, [7] and works as an Art Director. [8] While in London, Mielgo worked as an Art Director for Passion Pictures with Pete Candeland, with whom he worked on The Beatles: Rock Band and Gorillaz projects. [9]

Mielgo's notable early projects include Tim Burton's Corpse Bride , The Beatles: Rock Band , both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Tron: Uprising by Disney, for which he won in 2013 an Emmy Award [1] and an Annie Award. [2] [10]

Mielgo was hired by Disney as an Art Director for the animated TV series Tron: Uprising in 2013. [4] The Director of the series, Charlie Bean, explained that the idea was to create a very special style for the digital show, which was not seen on TV or in the movies. [11] Bean worked closely with Mielgo, character designer Robert Valley, and supervising car designer Daniel Simon. Simon was responsible for the vehicle designs seen in Tron: Legacy , including the Light Cycles. Mielgo won the Emmy Primetime Award for Outstanding Art Direction in 2013. [1]

In 2015, Mielgo was a Production Designer/Art Director for Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and created an early animation test for the film. [12] At first, his main goal was to explore the world, comics, the past of Spider-Man, cinematography, language, style and opportunities. [13] The test animation was never completed — only four shots were completely finished and determined the visual language of the film. [12]

In 2019, Mielgo wrote, designed and directed "The Witness" episode for Netflix animation anthology series Love, Death & Robots , which won three Emmys [1] and an Annie award. [3] Mielgo's involvement with the series began when he was approached by its supervising director, Gabriele Pennacchioli, who put him in touch with David Fincher and Tim Miller. [14]

In 2021 and 2022 Mielgo directed two animated short films; The Windshield Wiper, a personal project focused on his vision of love and relationships, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and Jibaro for Love, Death & Robots. [15] [16]

Awards

Mielgo won a Primetime Emmy Award [1] (2013), and an Annie Award [2] (2013) for his work on Disney's Tron: Uprising as Best Production Designer. [10]

Mielgo won three Emmy Awards (2019) [1] for Best Animated Short, Best Art Direction, Best Animation, and an Annie award (2019) [3] for Best Art Direction of "The Witness" episode for Netflix Animation anthology Love, Death & Robots . [14]

In March 2022, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Windshield Wiper. [17]

In September 2022, the "Jibaro" episode of Love, Death, & Robots , written and directed by Mielgo, won the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program. [18] [19]

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