Michael Dudok's guest appearances

Michael Dudok

Pegbar and Grill

The Love Of Cinema

Spoiler Alert Radio

Animation Hotline

Ainslie Henderson

Simon Rouby

Peter Millard

Bastien Dubois

John Adams

Jane Eyre

Nick Prueher

Jane Fonda

Hans Zimmer

Patrick Smith

Julius Onah

William Shatner

Lee Daniels

Tom Quinn

Sean Baker

OwlTail

Michaela Pavlatova

Michaela Pavlatova was born in Czech Republic, graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague. As an animation film director, her films have received numerous awards at international film festivals. For a few years from 1998, Pavlatova has divided her time between Prague and San Francisco, where she worked as the art director for Wildbrain inc.After 2002 she directed the live action film "Faithless Games". In 2006 she finished, together with her partner Vratislav Hlavaty, the animated film adaptation of Camille Saint Saens' "The Carnival of Animals". Two years later, she directed another live action feature film "Children of Night".Her short animation film "Tram" had a premiere at Cannes Film Festival and won the Cristal for a short film at Annecy Festival.Besides her work as a director, she made animations for theatre performances and is the supervisor of the Animation department at FAMU."My Sunny Maad" is her first animated feature film. She adapted Petra Prochazkova's book "Freshta" to create a moving and subtle film about a Czec woman, Herra, who left her country to follow her futur-husband Nazir in Afghanistan. The Dutch director Michael Dudok De Wit accepted our invitation to discuss with Pavlatova about "My Sunny Maad", and to share their filmmakers' points of views. Referring to his own feature film "The Red turtle" they compare their experience, issues and excitements as directors. The French Association for Animated Cinema has launched in 2021 a new label, in partnership with L’Agence du court métrage, Ciclic (Centre Val de Loire), les Cinémas Indépendants de Nouvelle Aquitaine (CINA), Les Cinémas Indépendants parisiens(Ile-de-France), De la suite dans les images (Hauts-de-France), Écrans VO (Val d’Oise), Enfances au cinéma (Paris), L’Équipée (Valence), le Forum des Images (Paris). It highlights quality animated feature films, airing in French cinemas and targeting adult audience. "My Sunny Maad" is the third film that got the label. This episode offers an exclusive way to listen to the two awarded directors' insights on filmmaking, as well as some of "My Sunny Maad"'s behind-the-scenes stories. More on:Michaela Pavlatova's websiteSacrebleu productions website (in English)The French Association for Animated Cinema and the Label (in French)

Michaela Pavlatova was born in Czech Republic, graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague. As an animation film director, her films have received numerous awards at international film festivals. For a few years from 1998, Pavlatova has divided her time between Prague and San Francisco, where she worked as the art director for Wildbrain inc. After 2002 she directed the live action film "Faithless Games". In 2006 she finished, together with her partner Vratislav Hlavaty, the animated film adaptation of Camille Saint Saens' "The Carnival of Animals". Two years later, she directed another live action feature film "Children of Night". Her short animation film "Tram" had a premiere at Cannes Film Festival and won the Cristal for a short film at Annecy Festival. Besides her work as a director, she made animations for theatre performances and is the supervisor of the Animation department at FAMU. "My Sunny Maad" is her first animated feature film. She adapted Petra Prochazkova's book "Freshta" to create a moving and subtle film about a Czec woman, Herra, who left her country to follow her futur-husband Nazir in Afghanistan. The Dutch director Michael Dudok De Wit accepted our invitation to discuss with Pavlatova about "My Sunny Maad", and to share their filmmakers' points of views. Referring to his own feature film "The Red turtle" they compare their experience, issues and excitements as directors. The French Association for Animated Cinema has launched in 2021 a new label, in partnership with L’Agence du court métrage, Ciclic (Centre Val de Loire), les Cinémas Indépendants de Nouvelle Aquitaine (CINA), Les Cinémas Indépendants parisiens(Ile-de-France), De la suite dans les images (Hauts-de-France), Écrans VO (Val d’Oise), Enfances au cinéma (Paris), L’Équipée (Valence), le Forum des Images (Paris). It highlights quality animated feature films, airing in French cinemas and targeting adult audience. "My Sunny Maad" is the third film that got the label. This episode offers an exclusive way to listen to the two awarded directors' insights on filmmaking, as well as some of "My Sunny Maad"'s behind-the-scenes stories. More on: <a href="http://www.michaelapavlatova.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michaela Pavlatova's website</a> <a href="https://sacrebleuprod.com/en/feature-films/catalogue/228/my-sunny-maad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sacrebleu productions website (in English)</a> <a href="https://www.afca.asso.fr/actions/diffusion/label" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The French Association for Animated Cinema and the Label (in French)</a>

Michaela Pavlatova x Michael Dudok de Wit [Live] 

With two Oscar nominations and one winning film, Michael Dudok de Wit is well known for his animated shorts and, most recently, as the director and co-writer of ‘The Red Turtle’ which was co-produced by Studio Ghibli. Michael discusses the process of transitioning from short to feature film and goes into detail about the lengthy production of ‘The Red Turtle’, from researching and storyboarding to the final animation.We also talk about animating for commercials, finding funding for short films and the state of adult feature animation, as well as Belgian comics and award shows. Michael Dudok de Wit links: Website: http://www.dudokdewit.co.uk/The Red Turtle (trailer):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Yw3AVDr6UFather and Daughter:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvA4Gn5OudI AT+T commercial: https://vimeo.com/89366415 Other links: Sylvain Chomet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet The Illusionist (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TglK8v1xsHeavy Metal (comic): http://www.heavymetal.com/Heavy Metal (film trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MzWF8YLhYMoebius (Jean Giraud): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_GiraudMakoto Shinkai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_ShinkaiJiro Taniguchi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_TaniguchiGuy Delisle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_DelisleMake It Then Tell Everybody Podcast: http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/

With two Oscar nominations and one winning film, Michael Dudok de Wit is well known for his animated shorts and, most recently, as the director and co-writer of ‘The Red Turtle’ which was co-produced by Studio Ghibli. Michael discusses the process of transitioning from short to feature film and goes into detail about the lengthy production of ‘The Red Turtle’, from researching and storyboarding to the final animation. We also talk about animating for commercials, finding funding for short films and the state of adult feature animation, as well as Belgian comics and award shows. Michael Dudok de Wit links: Website: <a href="http://www.dudokdewit.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dudokdewit.co.uk/</a> The Red Turtle (trailer): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Yw3AVDr6U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Yw3AVDr6U</a> Father and Daughter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvA4Gn5OudI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvA4Gn5OudI</a> AT+T commercial: <a href="https://vimeo.com/89366415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/89366415</a> Other links: Sylvain Chomet: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet</a> The Illusionist (trailer): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TglK8v1xs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TglK8v1xs</a> Heavy Metal (comic): <a href="http://www.heavymetal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.heavymetal.com/</a> Heavy Metal (film trailer): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MzWF8YLhY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MzWF8YLhY</a> Moebius (Jean Giraud): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud</a> Makoto Shinkai: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai</a> Jiro Taniguchi: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Taniguchi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Taniguchi</a> Guy Delisle: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Delisle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Delisle</a> Make It Then Tell Everybody Podcast: <a href="http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/</a>

Series 2, Episode 7: Michael Dudok de Wit

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Michael attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts in Switzerland before graduating from the West Surrey College of Art in England with his first film in 1978. Michael is presently based in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema.  Michael's earlier animated shorts include Tom Sweep and The Monk and the Fish, which was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Cesar Award, and the Cartoon d'Or.  Michael's most well-known short film Father and Daughter won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and the Grand Prix at Annecy. He later worked on The Aroma of Tea, an experimental film painted entirely with tea.  Michael's most recent film is the award-winning animated feature, The Red Turtle, a wordless fable of a man shipwrecked on a desert island who encounters a mysterious sea creature. The Red Turtle was the first non-Japanese film to be produced by Studio Ghibli.

Born and raised in the Netherlands, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael</a> attended the <a href="http://www.artandeducation.net/author/geneva_university_of_art_a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Geneva School of Fine Arts in Switzerland</a> before graduating from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey_Institute_of_Art_%26_Design,_University_College" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">West Surrey College of Art</a> in England with his first film in 1978. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael</a> is presently based in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael's</a> earlier animated shorts include <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368355" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Sweep</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110547" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Monk and the Fish</a>, which was nominated for an <a href="http://oscar.go.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academy Award</a> and won a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Award" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cesar Award</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_d%27or" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cartoon d'Or</a>. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael's</a> most well-known short film Father and Daughter won an <a href="http://oscar.go.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academy Award</a>, a <a href="http://awards.bafta.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAFTA Award</a>, and the Grand Prix at <a href="https://www.annecy.org/festival/awards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Annecy</a>. He later worked on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1145424" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Aroma of Tea</a>, an experimental film painted entirely with tea. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael's</a> most recent film is the award-winning animated feature, <a href="http://sonyclassics.com/theredturtle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Red Turtle</a>, a wordless fable of a man shipwrecked on a desert island who encounters a mysterious sea creature. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3666024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Red Turtle</a> was the first non-Japanese film to be produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Ghibli</a>.

Michael Dudok de Wit - Oscar winning Animator, Director, and Illustrator - The Monk and the Fish, Father and Daughter, The Aroma of Tea, and The Red Turtle