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Eric Darnell Biography
Birth Name:Eric Darnell
Birth Place:Kansas, United States
Profession Writer, Art department, Director, Animation department, Actor, Soundtrack, Visual effects, Producer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Won the Ottawa Animation Festival Special Jury Prize for his animated short film "Gas Planet․"
- Was awarded filmmaking grants from the Princess Grace Foundation and the Ahmanson Foundation
- Graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Broadcast Journalism
- Received an MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts
- Started at DreamWorks in 1991, working on visual effects, art direction, and animation
- Worked as a freelance animator prior to joining DreamWorks Animation
- Best known for writing and directing the "Madagascar" animated film series, as well as writing the TV series "The Penguins of Madagascar․"
- He directed the animated music video for R․E․M․'s song "Get Up․"
- He directed DreamWorks Animation's first computer-animated feature, "Antz," in 1998
Awards
- 1999OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: nominated
- 2006Golden Eagle-Best Foreign Film: nominated
- 2008SLFCA Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
- 2009Annie-Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated