Nina Gantz

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Nina Gantz
Born (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987 (age 36)
Occupation(s) Director, Animator
Years active2010–present
SpouseTerence Dunn (composer)

Nina Gantz is a Dutch animation film director. Gantz is a daughter of the Dutch actress Loes Luca. In 2010 she graduated at the Akademie voor Kunst en Vormgeving St. Joost in Breda with the short animation film Zaliger which won a Golden Panda at the Sichuan TV Festival in Sichuan. In 2015 she graduated at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield with Edmond, a stop motion film with puppets. The film won amongst others the prize for best short animation film at the Sundance Film Festival and a BAFTA Award. [1]

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References

  1. "INTERVIEW WITH BAFTA WINNER NINA GANTZ". encounters-festival.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-28.