Tonko House

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Tonko House LLC
Industry Animation
FoundedJuly 2014;10 years ago (2014-07)
FounderRobert Kondo
Daisuke Tsutsumi
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Key people
Robert Kondo
Daisuke Tsutsumi

Tonko House LLC is an independent animation studio located in Berkeley, California, founded in July 2014 by former Pixar art directors, Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi. [1]

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The company is best known for its first animated Oscar nominated short film, The Dam Keeper , which was released in 2014, the same year the company was founded.

Filmography

Short films

Television

Books

Graphic novels

Accolades

Academy Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2014 The Dam Keeper Best Animated Short Film Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi Nominated

Annie Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2017 Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems Best Animated Special ProductionErick OhNominated

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