Timothy Reckart

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Timothy Reckart
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)[1]
United States
Occupation(s)Animator, film director
Websitehttp://www.timreckart.com

Timothy Reckart Jr. is an American

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013.[2]

Reckart grew up Catholic in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended University High School.[3][4] He studied History and Literature at Harvard University where he graduated in 2009.[3] He later attended the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK, where he graduated in 2012 from the Directing Animation course.[5] Reckart is currently based in Los Angeles where he also does work in multiplane collage animation, digital 2D animation, and pixilation. In 2017, he directed the Christian computer-animated film based on the Nativity of Jesus, The Star, for Sony Pictures Animation.[6][7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Belz, Emily (February 23, 2013). "Hearts in clay". World. Retrieved May 9, 2015. ...,but it comes from a 26-year-old, unmarried filmmaker.
  2. ^ Oscar.go.com
  3. ^ a b "Former Tucsonan Reckart snags Oscar nomination", Arizona Daily Star, January 10, 2013
  4. ^ Greydanus, Steven D. "Interview: Catholic filmmaker Timothy Reckart, director of The Star | Decent Films - SDG Reviews". Decent Films. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  5. ^ Nfts.co.uk
  6. ^ Flores, Terry (April 7, 2015). "Oscar-Nommed Timothy Reckart to Make Feature Directing Debut on Sony Toon (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 5, 2015). "Sony Dates 16 Films Including Two More 'Bad Boys' Sequels, 'Jumanji' Remake". Variety. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. ^ McLean, Tom (October 31, 2017). "The Star: In A Different Light". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

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