Alberto Mielgo | |
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 Alberto Mielgo at The Annie Awards | |
| Born | April 29, 1979 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
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| Known for | Tron: Uprising, Love, Death & Robots: The Witness episode, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Beatles: Rock Band |
| Website | http://www.albertomielgo.com/ |
Alberto Mielgo (born April 29, 1979) is a Spanish director, artist, and animator. His accolades include an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards[1] and two Annie Awards.[2][3] Mielgo was an Art Director at Disney's Tron: Uprising (2013)[4] and made his debut as a director with animated short film "The Witness" (2019) created for Netflix anthology: Love, Death & Robots.[5]
Born and raised in Spain, Mielgo is currently established in Los Angeles, after having worked and lived in various countries of Asia and Europe.[6]
Mielgo currently directs animations,[7] and works as an Art Director.[8] While in London, Mielgo worked as an Art Director for Passion Pictures with Pete Candeland, with whom he worked on The Beatles: Rock Band and Gorillaz projects.[9]
Mielgo's notable early projects include Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, The Beatles: Rock Band, both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Tron: Uprising by Disney, for which he won in 2013 an Emmy Award[1] and an Annie Award.[2][10]
Mielgo was hired by Disney as an Art Director for the animated TV series Tron: Uprising in 2013.[4] The Director of Tron: Uprising Charlie Bean explained that the idea was to create a very special style for the digital show, which was not seen on TV or in the movies.[11] Bean worked closely with Mielgo, character designer Robert Valley, and supervising car designer Daniel Simon. Simon was responsible for the vehicle designs seen in Tron: Legacy, including the Light Cycles. Mielgo won the Emmy Primetime Award for Outstanding Art Direction in 2013.[1]
In 2015, Mielgo was a Production Designer/Art Director for Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and created an early animation test for the film.[12] At first, his main goal was to explore the world, comics, the past of Spider-Man, cinematography, language, style and opportunities.[13] The test animation was never completed - only four shots were completely finished and determined the visual language of the film.[12]
In 2019, Mielgo wrote, designed and directed "The Witness" episode for Netflix animation anthology series Love, Death & Robots, which won three Emmys[1] and an Annie award.[3] Mielgo's involvement with the series began when he was approached by its supervising director, Gabriele Pennacchioli, who put him in touch with David Fincher and Tim Miller.[14]
In 2021 and 2022 Mielgo directed two animated short films; The Windshield Wiper, a personal project focused on his vision of love and relationships, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and Jibaro for Love, Death & Robots.[15][16]
Mielgo won a Primetime Emmy Award[1] (2013), and an Annie Award[2] (2013) for his work on Disney's Tron: Uprising as Best Production Designer.[10]
Mielgo won three Emmy Awards (2019)[1] for Best Animated Short, Best Art Direction, Best Animation, and an Annie award (2019)[3] for Best Art Direction of "The Witness" episode for Netflix Animation anthology Love, Death & Robots.[14]
In March 2022, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Windshield Wiper.[17]
In September 2022, the "Jibaro" episode of Love, Death, & Robots, written and directed by Mielgo, won the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.[18][19]