Ben Gluck (filmmaker)
| Ben Gluck (filmmaker) | |
|---|---|
| Born | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1999–present |
| Notable work | 9, Alpha and Omega, Brother Bear 2 |
| 🏅 Awards | Walter Lantz Award Gold Medal, Best short, New York Independent Film Festival |
Ben Gluck is an American film director, screenwriter and author.
Education[edit]
Gluck attended Calarts where he received a BFA in character animation and earned the Walt Disney Merit Scholarship.[citation needed] His student film, Man’s Best Friend, was awarded the Walter Lantz Award.[citation needed] It premiered on the MTV network and premiered theatrically in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation.
Career[edit]
Gluck began his career at Dreamworks Animation where he was the studio's first story trainee, focusing on the film The Prince of Egypt. Shortly after, he was recruited by Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he worked as a storyboard artist on animated feature films. He directed the CGI animated theatrical film, Alpha and Omega.[1]
Gluck developed, with executive producer Charles Roven, the feature film adaptation of the anime series Battle of the Planets, and was recruited by George Lucas to develop an original animated theatrical film. He was Head of Story on the science-fiction fantasy 9, executive produced by Tim Burton, and consulting director and screenwriter who developed Tyler Perry’s live-action Madea character, into a global animated franchise.
Gluck is senior executive and Head of Story for Alpha Animation.
Awards[edit]
- New York Independent Film Festival: Won Gold Metal: Best animated short for "Man's Best Friend"
- Walter Lantz Award: Won for short "Man's Best Friend"
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Animator | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dinosaur | story | ||||
| The Emperor's New Groove | ||||||
| 2003 | Piglet's Big Movie | story artist and story by | ||||
| 2004 | Home on the Range | story | ||||
| 2006 | Bambi II | Yes | Baby Possum #1 | head of story | ||
| Brother Bear 2 | Yes | Yes | director and story by | |||
| 2009 | 9 | Yes | head of story | |||
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Yes | director and story | |||
| Yogi Bear | story artist | |||||
| 2013 | Battle of the Planets | Yes | director and story | |||
| 2015 | The Prophet (2014 film) | story artist | ||||
| Madea's Tough Love | Yes | Yes | story, consulting director, & screenplay |
Short films[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Animator | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Man's Best Friend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Snake | created by |
| 1992 | Monster Under My Bed | Yes | Yes | Yes | created by | |
| 1990 | Cimoc Koob | Yes | Yes | Yes | created by |
Television[edit]
- Man's Best Friend (TV) 1996
- Rugrats (TV) (2000)
- Clerks (TV) (2000)
- Skunk Fu (TV) (2007-2008)
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