Don Hertzfeldt Artist
Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American writer, animator and independent filmmaker. He is the creator of many animated films, including It's Such a Beautiful Day, World of Tomorrow, The Meaning of Life, and the Academy-Award nominated Rejected. His films have received over 200 awards and have been presented around the world. Seven of his films have competed at the Sundance Film Festival, a festival record. He is also the only filmmaker to have won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize for Short Film twice.Hertzfeldt's short films have been described as "some of the most influential animation ever created," and "some of the most vital and expressive animation of the millennium." In his book "The World History of Animation", author Stephen Cavalier writes, "Hertzfeldt is either a unique phenomenon or perhaps an example of a new way forward for individual animators surviving independently on their own terms… he attracts the kind of fanatical support from the student and alternative crowds usually associated with indie rock bands." In 2012, Hertzfeldt combined his short film trilogy about a man named Bill (Everything Will Be OK, I Am So Proud of You, and It's Such a Beautiful Day), into a seamless new feature film, It's Such a Beautiful Day, which had a limited theatrical release in autumn 2012. The L.A. Film Critics Association named it runner-up for Best Animated Feature Film of 2012 and the annual Indiewire critics poll ranked Hertzfeldt the 9th Best Film Director of 2012 (tied with Wes Anderson). The AV Club film critics ranked It's Such a Beautiful Day # 8 on their list of the Best Films of 2012. After a limited U.K. release the following year, the film was ranked # 3 on Time Out London's list of the 10 Best Films of 2013 and # 4 on The London Film Review's list of the same.Hertzfeldt primarily supports his work through self-distribution, such as ticket sales from theatrical tours, DVDs, and television broadcasts. He has refused all advertising work.In 2014, Time Out New York ranked It's Such a Beautiful Day # 16 on their list of the "100 Best Animated Movies Ever Made."Hertzfeldt lives in Austin, Texas. He spent many years in Santa Barbara, California after attending college there. He has kept a continuous blog on his website since 1999.
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