Bob Kurtz (born April 20, 1934) is an American director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials. He is the founder of Kurtz & Friends Animation. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute. He has taught at the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.
Selected filmography
Director / writer / designer / producer
- Harold And His Amazing Green Plants (1984)
Feature films
Other
TV
- The Roman City (1994 TV movie) (animated version of the David Macaulay book) (Best Primetime Animation Emmy)
- Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noël (1996, TV movie) (Lily Tomlin special) (Peabody Award winner)
- Carlin on Campus (1984) ("Drawing on My Mind" animated sequences)
Awards
Winner of over 250 major awards including:
- Peabody Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, 1994
- Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement, 1991
- Clio Awards
- International Festival of Short Films - Annecy, France
- U.S. Television & Film Festival - New York
- Ottawa/Hamilton Canadian International Animation Festival
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Society of Illustrators - New York
- London Television Advertising Awards
- Andy Awards
- Telly Awards
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