Eric Darnell

Birth Name:

Eric Darnell

Birth Place:

Kansas, United States

Profession

Writer, Director, Animation department, Soundtrack, Actor, Art department, Visual effects, Producer, Assistant director

Was awarded filmmaking grants from the Princess Grace Foundation and the Ahmanson Foundation
Won the Ottawa Animation Festival Special Jury Prize for his animated short film "Gas Planet․"
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 DreamWorks Animation's first computer-animated feature, "Antz," in 1998
He directed the animated music video for R․E․M․'s song "Get Up․"

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