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World Festival of Animated Film /
short and feature film edition 9 - 14 June 2015
World Festival of Animated Film / short and feature film edition 9 - 14 June 2015
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Authors   |   Bill Plympton

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Bill Plympton is considered the King of Indie Animation, and was the first person to hand draw an entire animated feature film. In 1987, he was nominated for an Oscar® for his animated short Your Face. In 2005, Bill received another Oscar nomination for his short Guard Dog. Since 1991, he's made nine animated features, The Tune, Mondo Plympton, I Married A Strange Person, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, Cheatin', Revengeance and Slide. Bill Plympton has also collaborated with Madonna, Kanye West and Weird Al Yankovic on a number of music videos and books. In 2006, he received the Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award from The Annie Awards. He also animated 8 opening ‘couch gags’ for FOX-TV's The Simpsons.