Alberto Mielgo facts for kids

Alberto Mielgo, born on April 29, 1979, is a talented director, artist, and animator from Spain. 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 in 2013. He also directed his first animated short film, "The Witness," in 2019. This film was part of the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots.

About Alberto Mielgo's Early Life

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

Alberto Mielgo's Career in Animation

Alberto Mielgo directs animated projects and works as an Art Director. When he lived in London, he was an Art Director for Passion Pictures. There, he worked with Pete Candeland on projects like The Beatles: Rock Band and for the band Gorillaz.

Early Projects and Disney's Tron: Uprising

Some of Mielgo's first big projects include Corpse Bride by Tim Burton, The Beatles: Rock Band, 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.

In 2013, Disney hired Mielgo as an Art Director for Tron: Uprising. The show's director, Charlie Bean, wanted a unique visual style for the series. Bean worked closely with Mielgo and other artists to create this special look. Mielgo won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for his work on the show.

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 created an early animation test for the film. His main goal was to explore the world of Spider-Man comics and find a new visual style. Even though only a few shots were finished, this test helped set the visual look for the entire movie.

Love, Death & Robots and Award-Winning Shorts

In 2019, Mielgo wrote, designed, and directed an episode called "The Witness" for the Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots. This episode won three Emmys and an Annie award. He started working on the series after being contacted by Gabriele Pennacchioli, who then connected him with David Fincher and Tim Miller.

Mielgo directed two more animated short films in 2021 and 2022. One was The Windshield Wiper, which was his personal project about love and relationships. This film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards. The other short film was "Jibaro" for Love, Death & Robots.

Awards and Recognitions

Alberto Mielgo has received many awards for his amazing work:

• In 2013, he won a Primetime Emmy Award and an Annie Award. These were 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

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