Bob Kurtz (animator)

Bob Kurtz
Born	United States
Alma mater	Chouinard Art Institute
Occupation(s)	Director, animator
Board member of	ASIFA-Hollywood
Spouse	Teresa Kurtz
Awards	Winsor McCay Award, 1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1994 Peabody Award, 1996

Bob Kurtz, founder of Kurtz & Friends Animation, is a director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials. ^{[1] [2]} He attended the Chouinard Art Institute. He has taught at the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Selected filmography

Director / writer / designer / producer

• Harold And His Amazing Green Plants (1984)

sequences theaterical feature films

• Max Dugan Returns (1983)
• Jetsons: The Movie (1990) (You & Me animation sequence)
• City Slickers (1991) (also for City Slickers II )
• Honey, I Blew Up The Kid (1992)
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
• Straight Talk (1992)
• Jurassic Park (1993) ("Mr. DNA" animated sequences)
• City Slickers II (1994)
• Four Rooms (1995)
• George of the Jungle (1997)
• Minority Report (2002) ("Pine & Oats" animated sequence)
• The Pink Panther (2006)
• Are We Done Yet? (2007)
• Gambitt (2012)

Other

• The Way Things Work (3D-3 screen experience at Sony's Metreon)
• Chevron ("Dinosaur" commercial)
• Clubhouse (network ID's for German children's channel) (designer only)
• Junior (network ID's for German children's channel) (designer only)
• Sesame Street ("My Various Me's", "Lincoln Park Zoo", ^[7] and "More Moths" animated sequences)
• Schoolhouse Rock! Earth ("Tiny Urban Zoo" scene)

TV

• The Roman City (1994 TV movie) (animated version of the David Macaulay book) (Best Primetime Animation Emmy)
• Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noël (1996, TV movie) (Lily Tomlin special) (Peabody Award winner)
• Carlin on Campus (1984) ("Drawing on My Mind" animated sequences)

Awards

Winner of over 250 major awards including:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Peabody Award ^[8]
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1994 ^[9]
• Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement, 1991 ^[10]
• Clio Awards ^[11]
• International Festival of Short Films - Annecy, France
• U.S. Television & Film Festival - New York
• Ottawa/Hamilton Canadian International Animation Festival
• Chicago International Film Festival
• Society of Illustrators - New York
• London Television Advertising Awards
• Andy Awards
• Telly Awards

References

1. The New York Times
2. "Commercials: Bob Kurtz Commercials". 29 September 2020.
3. "Bob Kurtz - Profile".
4. "Guest Speaker: Bob Kurtz, animator".
5. "Take a Class from Animation Legend Bob Kurtz". 17 January 2011.
6. "Bob Kurtz bio".
7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Lincoln Park Zoo - It's Brand New (1987, USA). YouTube .
8. "Edith Ann's Christmas".
9. "Nominees / Winners 1994".
10. "49th Annual Annie Awards".
11. (Firm), Clio Awards (2002). Clio Awards: The 42nd Annual Awards Competition. Rockport Publishers. ISBN   9781564968555.

External links

• Bob Kurtz at IMDb
• Kurtz & Friends Animation web site
• Bio at Chuckjones.com