Alberto Mielgo

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Alberto Mielgo
Born (1979-04-29) 29 April 1979 (age 46)
Madrid, Spain
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 29 April 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 Tron: Uprising 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]

In 2025 Mielgo wrote and directed a short film doubling as a reveal cinematic for the upcoming extraction shooter game Marathon developed by studio Bungie . [17]

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 . [18]

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. [19] [20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emmy Awards of Alberto Mielgo". Television Academy. 2013–2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "40TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS Legacy". ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "47TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS Legacy". ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 Yeoman, Kevin (8 June 2012). "'TRON: Uprising' Series Premiere Review". Screenrant.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Ovenden, Olivia (14 March 2019). "David Fincher's Netflix Series 'Love, Death & Robots' Is A Deep Dive Into Darkness". Esquire Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Alberto Mielgo at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn". Trojan Horse was a Unicorn. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (22 July 2019). "Animated Feature Via Stampede". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Contemporary Art Curator Magazine". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Weisberegr, Jason (2009). "Everything but the Game: the Art and Motion of The Beatles: Rock Band". BoingBoing. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 "TRON UPRISING Art Direction". Computer Graphics Daily News. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Campbell, Josie (18 May 2012). "'Tron: Uprising' Producers Talk Timelines, Influences & the Grid". CBR.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. 1 2 Amidi, Amid (25 January 2019). "Cartoon Brew: Early Boards For 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Guido, Giulia (2019). "The Spiderman storyboard by Alberto Mielgo". Collater.al. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. 1 2 Major, David (6 April 2019). "Netflix's Love, Death & Robots in Hong Kong: director of The Witness on his theme and inspiration". South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  15. ↑ 'The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film | 94th Oscars , retrieved 10 May 2022
  16. ↑ Mielgo, Alberto (20 May 2022), Episode #3.9, Love, Death & Robots, retrieved 21 May 2022
  17. ↑ Price, Stephen (12 April 2025). "Alberto Mielgo Drops Cinematic Short for Bungie's Marathon". Motion design - STASH. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "'The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film Award at Oscars". 28 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "Outstanding Short Format Animated Program Nominees / Winners 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  20. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (3 September 2022). "Creative Arts Emmys Showcase "Storytelling That Is Quite Unique"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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