Duke Johnson (director)
| Duke Johnson | |
|---|---|
 Duke Johnson at the 2015 Fantastic Fest | |
| Born |
Duke Johnson March 20, 1979 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
| Occupation | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Duke Johnson is an American film director who specializes in stop-motion animation.[1] He currently serves as a director and junior partner for Dino Stamatopoulos's animation production studio Starburns Industries in Burbank, California.[2][3]
Early life
Johnson was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended high school at St. John Vianney High School, and attended a summer film course at Columbia College Chicago between his second and third years of high school.[4][5] He graduated from the film school at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he spent a semester studying animation in Prague.[6] After graduating, he spent three years working as a waiter in a New York restaurant before moving to Los Angeles, where he obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory in 2006.[5][7] At AFI, he directed his student film Marrying God, for which he won 8 awards for best student film or best short film.[8]
Career
Johnson has been nominated for Annie Awards in 2011 and 2012 for directing stop-motion episodes of shows such as Mary Shelley's Frankenhole and Community.[8][9] In 2016, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in the 88th Academy Awards for co-directing the stop-motion comedy-drama film Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Just an American Boy | Documentary; cinematographer | ||||
| 2006 | Marrying God | Yes | Short film | |||
| 2015 | Anomalisa | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Charlie Kaufman |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Moral Orel | Yes | Episode: "Help" | |||
| 2010 | Community | Yes | Episode: "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" | |||
| 2010–2012 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also matte painter | |
| 2012 | Beforel Orel: Trust | Yes | Yes | Television special; also animator | ||
References
- ↑ Rooney, David (5 September 2015). "Charlie Kaufman's 'Anomalisa': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Team". Starburns Industries. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (8 September 2015). "Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson On Passion Project 'Anomalisa'". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Wilson, Calvin. "Charlie Kaufman teams up with St. Louis native Duke Johnson for 'Anomalisa'". stltoday.com. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 Debruge, Peter (29 December 2015). "10 Directors to Watch: How Duke Johnson Came to Co-Direct Charlie Kaufman's 'Anomalisa'". Yahoo! Movies. yahoo.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Peterson, Deb (1 December 2010). "St. Louis' Duke Johnson is directing an NBC Christmas show". stltoday.com. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "AFI CONSERVATORY CONTINUES WINNING STREAK WITH ALUM DUKE JOHNSON'S GRAND JURY PRIZE WIN AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL" (Press release). American Film Institute. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- 1 2 Duke Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Robinson, Tasha (18 January 2016). "Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson talk about the technical and emotional work behind Anomalisa". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Nominees". Oscars.org - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Nominations Announced for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2016". bafta.org. Retrieved 14 January 2016.