Benjamin Gluck

Benjamin Gluck
Benjamin Gluck
Born	Benjamin Gluck; Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater	Disney Animation Studios; Alpha and Omega

Ben Gluck is an American animator, screenwriter, and film director. Gluck was a director and head of story at Disney Animation studios^[1]

Beginnings

Benjamin Gluck was born in

Walt Disney Feature Animation studios. His student short film Man's Best Friend was awarded the Walter Lantz First Prize Award.^[2] That film premiered worldwide in heavy rotation on MTV's network,^[3] and received many top awards in the United States and International film circuits and toured worldwide and theatrically in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival

.

Career

Gluck started his professional career at DreamWorks Animation as the studio's very first story trainee, on The Prince of Egypt.

After graduating with a BFA in character animation, he was recruited by

Bambi 2, and he directed Brother Bear 2, Disney's second sequel to have a higher rating on Rotten Tomatoes than its predecessor.^[4]

After Disney, Gluck was recruited by Academy Award nominated director Shane Acker, for head of story, on the Tim Burton produced adult animated, 9 for Focus Features. In this role, Gluck shaped the characters and supervised the story animatic. Gluck was a segment storyboard artist on the critically acclaimed animated feature film adaptation of Kahlil Gibran's, The Prophet. Gluck was also hired by George Lucas as a creative consultant on the film Strange Magic.

Gluck co-directed, along with

the franchise of the same name, and Lionsgate studios' highest-grossing original CGI

franchise to date.

Gluck was the head of story on two

Apple TV +, and the family of Charles Schultz

.

Awards and recognition

Walter Lantz Honorary Student Academy Award:^[3] best short animated film "Man's Best Friend."
Bambi 2
at the 34th Annie Awards.
Annie Award for Best Screenplay: Brother Bear 2
at the 35th Annie Awards.

Filmography

Year	Title	Credits	Awards
2022	Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love	head of story	Humanitas Award nomination Emmy Award nomination
2021	Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne	head of story
2015	Strange Magic (film)	creative consultant
2015	Madea's Tough Love	creative consultant
2014	Kahlil Gibran's, The Prophet	storyboard artist	Winner: The Visionary Award
2013	Battle of the Planets	development
2010	Yogi Bear	storyboard artist
2010	Alpha and Omega	co-director
2009	9	head of story	VES Award Nominee: Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
2006	Brother Bear 2	director	Winner: Annie Award: Best Screenplay
2006	Bambi II	head of story	Winner: Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production
2004	Home on the Range	storyboard artist
2003	Piglet's Big Movie	storyboard artist
2001	The Emperor's New Groove	storyboard artist
2000	Dinosaur	storyboard artist
2000	Clerks (TV) Season 1/Episode 2: Wherein Dante and Randle are Locked in the Freezer	storyboard artist
2000	Rugrats (TV) Season 8/Episode 3: Don't Poop On My Parade	storyboard artist	Winner: Daytime Emmy Award
1998	The Prince of Egypt	story trainee
1996	MTV's Cartoon Sushi forth episode: Man's Best Friend	creator/animator	Winner: Walter and Gracie Lantz “Woody Award”