Geefwee Boedoe
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Geefwee Boedoe is an animator and illustrator. He won the 2004 Reuben Award for Book Illustration from the National Cartoonists Society
. His animated short film Let's Pollute
has been nominated for an Academy Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
.
for Disney and Pixar
, collaborating on movies like Monsters Inc., where he did the main title design, Finding Nemo
and Beauty and the Beast
. Some of his work was shown in a travelling Pixar exposition, and in the book "The Art of Finding Nemo".
He wrote and illustrated his first book, Arrowville, published by Laura Geringer and HarperCollins
, in 2004. It is a book for 4- to 8-year olds in the vein of Dr. Seuss
.
The book was selected as one of the 10 best illustrated children's books of 2004 by the New York Times Book Review, and won Boedoe the Reuben for Book Illustration.
has been nominated for an Oscar for the Best Short Film, Animated category. This is the first Academy Award nomination for Boedoe.
National Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops...
. His animated short film Let's Pollute
Let's Pollute
Let's Pollute! is an animated short created by Geefwee Boedoe. The film is a modern satire decrying pollution, waste and consumerism, animated in a 1950s educational film style.-Plot:...
has been nominated for an Academy Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
.
Biography
Geefwee Boedoe, sometimes credited as Gee Fwee Boedoe, first worked as an animatorAnimator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
for Disney and Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
, collaborating on movies like Monsters Inc., where he did the main title design, Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
and Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third film of the Disney Renaissance period...
. Some of his work was shown in a travelling Pixar exposition, and in the book "The Art of Finding Nemo".
He wrote and illustrated his first book, Arrowville, published by Laura Geringer and HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, in 2004. It is a book for 4- to 8-year olds in the vein of Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
.
The book was selected as one of the 10 best illustrated children's books of 2004 by the New York Times Book Review, and won Boedoe the Reuben for Book Illustration.
Films
Geefwee Boedoe's six-minute film Let's PolluteLet's Pollute
Let's Pollute! is an animated short created by Geefwee Boedoe. The film is a modern satire decrying pollution, waste and consumerism, animated in a 1950s educational film style.-Plot:...
has been nominated for an Oscar for the Best Short Film, Animated category. This is the first Academy Award nomination for Boedoe.