Alberto Mielgo facts for kids

Alberto Mielgo, born on April 29, 1979, is a talented artist from Spain. He is known for directing, creating art, and animating. He has won many important awards, including an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, and two Annie Awards. Alberto Mielgo worked as an Art Director for Disney's animated show Tron: Uprising. He also directed his first animated short film, "The Witness," for the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots.

Early Life

Alberto Mielgo grew up in Spain. He has lived and worked in many different countries across Asia and Europe. Today, he lives in Los Angeles, USA.

Career Highlights

Alberto Mielgo creates animations and works as an Art Director. An Art Director helps decide the overall look and feel of a project.

Early Projects

When he lived in London, Mielgo worked on exciting projects. He was an Art Director for Passion Pictures. There, he helped create visuals for The Beatles: Rock Band and projects for the music group Gorillaz.

Some of his early famous works include Tim Burton's Corpse Bride and both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He also worked on Tron: Uprising for Disney. For his work on Tron: Uprising, he won an Emmy Award and an Annie Award in 2013.

Working on Tron: Uprising

In 2013, Disney hired Mielgo as an Art Director for their animated TV series Tron: Uprising. The director of the show, Charlie Bean, wanted a very special look for the digital world of Tron. This style had not been seen before on TV or in movies. Bean worked closely with Mielgo and other talented artists to create this unique visual style. Mielgo won a Primetime Emmy Award for his amazing art direction on the show.

Creating Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

In 2015, Mielgo was a Production Designer and Art Director for Sony's movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He made an early animation test for the film. His main goal was to explore how the world of Spider-Man comics could look on screen. He wanted to find a new visual style for the movie. This test animation was not fully finished, but a few shots from it helped set the visual style for the entire film.

Love, Death & Robots

In 2019, Mielgo wrote, designed, and directed an episode called "The Witness" for the Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots. This series is a collection of different animated short films. "The Witness" was very successful, winning three Emmy Awards and an Annie Award. Mielgo started working on the series after being contacted by its supervising director, Gabriele Pennacchioli.

In 2022, another episode of Love, Death & Robots called "Jibaro" also won an award. Mielgo wrote and directed this episode too. It won the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

The Windshield Wiper

In 2021, Mielgo directed an animated short film called The Windshield Wiper. This was a personal project where he shared his ideas about love and relationships. This film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.

Marathon Game Cinematic

In 2025, Mielgo wrote and directed a short film. This film was used to reveal the upcoming extraction shooter game Marathon. The game is being developed by the studio Bungie.

Awards and Recognition

Alberto Mielgo has received many awards for his creative work:

• In 2013, he won a Primetime Emmy Award and an Annie Award for his work as Best Production Designer on Disney's Tron: Uprising.
• In 2019, he won three Emmy Awards for "The Witness" episode of Love, Death & Robots. These awards were for Best Animated Short, Best Art Direction, and Best Animation. He also won an Annie Award for Best Art Direction for the same episode.
• In March 2022, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his film The Windshield Wiper.
• In September 2022, the "Jibaro" episode of Love, Death & Robots, which Mielgo wrote and directed, won the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

See also

In Spanish: Alberto Mielgo para niños