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Don Hertzfeldt | |
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 Hertzfeldt in 2015 | |
| Born | August 1, 1976 Fremont, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1998) |
| Known for | Independent film, animation |
| Style | Animation, black comedy, surreal humour, science fiction, surrealist cinema, experimental, absurdist fiction, psychological drama, surrealism, dramedy |
| Website | bitterfilms |
Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee who is best known for the animated films It's Such a Beautiful Day, the World of Tomorrow series, ME, and Rejected. In 2014, his work appeared on The Simpsons. Eight of his short films have competed at the Sundance Film Festival, a festival record.[1] He is also the only filmmaker to have won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize for Short Film twice.
Hertzfeldt's work has been described as "some of the most influential animation ever created",[2] "some of the most vital and expressive animation of the millennium",[3] "some of the most essential short films of the last 20 years",[4] and "films of a sort that never really existed before."[5] In 2020, GQ described his work as "simultaneously tragic and hilarious and philosophical and crude and deeply sad and fatalist and yet stubbornly, resolutely hopeful."[6]
In his book The World History of Animation, author Stephen Cavalier writes "Hertzfeldt is either a unique phenomenon or perhaps an example of a new way forward for individual animators surviving independently on their own terms... he attracts the kind of fanatical support from the student and alternative crowds usually associated with indie rock bands".[7]
Hertzfeldt primarily supports his work through self-distribution such as ticket sales from theatrical tours, DVDs, VOD, and television broadcasts. He has refused all advertising work.[8]
Hertzfeldt's latest short film, ME, was released in 2024. Polygon named it one of the best animated films of the year and Hertzfeldt one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation.[9]
- ^ Sundance Film Festival [@sundancefest] (December 9, 2014). ".@donhertzfeldt has had more films play in competition at #Sundance than any other filmmaker w/ seven including his latest WORLD OF TOMORROW" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (November 11, 2011). "Beautiful Bitter". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (January 20, 2015). "Sundance 2015: Don Hertzfeldt". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (November 17, 2017). "Don Hertzfeldt on 'World of Tomorrow Episode Two' and Expanding Upon the Best Short Film of the Century". IndieWire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Austrian Film Museum".
- ^ Leitch, Will (October 26, 2020). "Don Hertzfeldt Is Back With Another Stick-Figure Film That Will Break Your Heart". GQ. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Cavalier, Stephen (2011). The World History of Animation.
- ^ "frequently asked questions". Bitter Films. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ "Best animated movies of 2024".