Michael Dudok de Wit
Animation Department

Michael Dudok de Wit Net Worth

He is a writer, director and animation department member. He has won numerous awards for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Father and Daughter in 2001.
Michael Dudok de Wit is a member of Animation Department

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Animation Department, Writer, Director
Birth Day July 15, 1953
Birth Place  Abcoude, Utrecht, Netherlands, Netherlands
Age 70 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo
Residence London, United Kingdom
Alma mater West Surrey College of Art
Occupation Animator, film director, illustrator
Notable work Father and Daughter The Red Turtle

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1978

Michaël Dudok de Wit was born in Abcoude in the Netherlands. After his high school education in the Netherlands, he attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art & Design (now the University for the Creative Arts) with his first film The Interview.

1992

After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema. In 1992, he created the short film Tom Sweep, followed by The Monk and the Fish (1994), which was made in France with the studio Folimage. This film was nominated for an Oscar and has won numerous prizes including a César Award for Best Short Film and the Cartoon d'or. Michael also writes and illustrates children's picture books and teaches animation at art colleges in England and abroad.

2000

His film Father and Daughter (2000) won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, the Grand Prix at Annecy, Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb and dozens of other major awards. In 2006, he made the short film The Aroma of Tea, which was drawn entirely with tea. His films The Monk and the Fish and Father and Daughter were included in the Animation Show of Shows. In 2016, he released the feature-length film The Red Turtle. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 89th Academy Awards.

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