Oscar-nominated animation master and a distinguished member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Renowned director whose acclaimed short “Mt. Head” swept multiple grand prizes and was selected for 100 Films for a Century of Animation.
“Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor” (2007) won the grand prize at Ottawa and Hiroshima.
Accumulating 157 awards across his directorial works, the featured film “Dozens of Norths” (2021) won Annecy and Ottawa. The latest work, “Extremely Short” (2024), was selected for Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Prolific picture book author with over 100 titles published, including the bestseller “Viva Vegetables !” with 519,000 copies in print, and author of “Animation Nature” (2025).
