DILWORTH, John

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Birth/Death

Birth: February 14, 1963


Occupation/Title

Animator;
President, Stretch Films, Inc.


Bio Summary

Early Life/Family

Born in Queens. Sold his first canvas, a Kabuki drawing, to his high school Spanish teacher for $20. Three sisters, one brother, and a niece.


Education/Training

BFA, animation 1985 School of Visual Arts


Career Outline

1991-present President, STRETCH FILMS, Inc.
Animation Studio founded by John R. Dilworth, producing and directing award-winning films that have been screened at film festivals and theatres worldwide, and have been included in film programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of the Moving Image, and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.

1988-1991 Freelance Animator/Director
Design and Animation services for a variety of clients, including 1985 Oscar-nominated MICHAEL SPORN ANIMATION and JUMBO PICTURES' "DOUG" series for NICKELODEON.

1985-1988 Art Director - Baldi, Bloom & Whelan Advertising
Advertisement Design/Illustration for Print and TV

Contributing Cartoonist to The Visual Arts Newspaper
Producer/Director of Radio Drama/Comedy for WSVA Radio
Contributing writer to The Visual Arts Journal


Comments On Style

Influences

Personality

Anecdotes

Miscellaneous

Filmography

PIERRE, 1985, (2:59)
© Stretch Films, Inc.
ASIFA East- Best First Film Award
Graduate Film

THE LIMITED BIRD, 1989, (14:52)
© Stretch Films, Inc.
Cinequest Film Festival- Best of Fest Shorts
Independent Film

WHEN LILLY LANEY MOVED IN, 1991, (7:32)
© Stretch Films, Inc.
Worldfest Houston- Gold Star Award
Independent Film

PSYCHED FOR SNUPPA, 1992, (5:04)
© Nickelodeon, Inc.
Annecy Film Festival- Panorama Selection
Nickelodeon Pilot

SMART TALK WITH RAISIN, 1993, (5:45)
© MTV Networks, Stretch Films, Inc.
Worldfest Houston- Silver Award Animation
Segment of Liquid TV 

THE DIRDY BIRDY, 1994, (7:14) 
© Stretch Films, Inc.
New York Comedy Film Festival- Best Animation
Independent Film

ANGRY CABARET, 1994, (5:12)
© MTV Networks
ASIFA San Francisco Animation Awards- 3rd Prize in Animation
MTV Pilot

CHICKEN FROM OUTER SPACE, 1995, (7:47)
© Cartoon Network, Inc.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences- Nominated for Best Animated Short
Independent Film/ Cartoon Network Pilot

NOODLES & NEDD, 1996, (7:44) 
© Stretch Films, Inc.
ASIFA San Francisco Animation Awards- 1st Prize in Animation
Independent Film

COME BLOW YOUR KAZOO, 1998, (3:10)
© CTW and Cartoon Network, Inc.
TV Series Segment

HECTOR, THE GET-OVER CAT, 1998, (0:54)
© Nickelodeon, Inc.
Nickelodeon Pilot

CATCH OF THE DAY, 2000, (8:47) 
© Stretch Films, Inc.
Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil, Chile- Children's Jury Award for Best Animation
Independent Film

THE MOUSOCHIST, 2001, (4:00) 
© Stretch Films, Inc.
Matita Film Festival, Italy- Best Film in Competition
Independent Film

LIFE IN TRANSITION, 2005, (4:10)
© Stretch Films, Inc.
ASIFA East, New York- Best in Show
Independent Film


Honors

Nominated for an Academy Award for best Animated Short, 1996 for “The Chicken from Outer Space”


Related Links

http://www.stretchfilms.com


Bibliographic References

Contributors To This Listing

Kasey Frazier, Executive Assistant to John R. Dilworth


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