Bob Kurtz
| Bob Kurtz | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | Chouinard Art Institute |
| Occupation | Director, animator |
Bob Kurtz, founder of Kurtz & Friends Animation, is a director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials.[1] He attended the Chouinard Art Institute. He has taught at the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.
Selected filmography
Director / writer / designer / producer
Harold And His Amazing Green Plants" 1984
- Gambit (2012 film) (main titles)
- Are We Done Yet? (main titles)
- The Pink Panther (main titles) (2006)
- Minority Report ("Pine & Oats" animated sequence)
- The Way Things Work (3D-3 screen experience at Sony's Metreon)
- George of the Jungle (main titles)
- Chevron ("Dinosaur" commercial)
- Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noël (Lily Tomlin special) (Peabody Award winner)
- Four Rooms (main titles)
- The Roman City (animated version of the David Macaulay book) (Best Primetime Animation Emmy)
- Clubhouse (network ID's for German children's channel) (designer only)
- Jurassic Park ("Mr. DNA" animated sequence)
- Honeymoon in Vegas (main titles)
- Honey, I Blew Up The Kid (main titles)
- Jetsons: The Movie ('You & Me' animation sequence)
- Carlin on Campus ('Drawing on My Mind' animated sequences)
- City Slickers (main titles) (also for City Slickers II)
- Max Dugan Returns (main titles)
- Sesame Street ("My Various Me's" and "More Moths" animated sequences)
- Straight Talk (main titles)
- Junior (network ID's for German children's channel) (designer only)
- Schoolhouse Rock! Earth ("Tiny Urban Zoo" scene)
Awards
Winner of over 250 major awards including:
- Peabody Award
- Emmy Award
- Annie Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Clio Awards
- 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