Alberto Mielgo

Born and raised in Spain, Mielgo is currently established in Los Angeles, after having worked and lived in various countries of Asia and Europe.{{cite news |title=Alberto Mielgo at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn |url=https://www.trojan-unicorn.com/main-event/knights/alberto-mielgo |accessdate=20 April 2020 |publisher=Trojan Horse was a Unicorn |date=2016}}

Mielgo currently directs animations,{{cite news |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |date=22 July 2019 |title=Animated Feature Via Stampede |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/love-death-robots-helmer-write-direct-animated-feature-1226235 |accessdate=19 April 2020}} and works as an Art Director.{{cite news |title=Contemporary Art Curator Magazine |url=http://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/alberto-mielgo |accessdate=19 April 2020 |date=8 October 2018}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Weisberegr |first1=Jason |title=Everything but the Game: the Art and Motion of The Beatles: Rock Band |url=https://boingboing.net/2009/10/08/everything-but-the-g.html |accessdate=20 April 2020 |publisher=BoingBoing |date=2009}}

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 and an Annie Award.{{cite news |title=TRON UPRISING Art Direction |url=https://www.cgrecord.net/2013/05/tron-uprising-art-direction.html |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=Computer Graphics Daily News |date= 2013}}

Mielgo was hired by Disney as an Art Director for the animated TV series Tron: Uprising in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Yeoman |first1=Kevin |title='TRON: Uprising' Series Premiere Review |url=https://screenrant.com/tron-uprising-series-premiere-review/ |accessdate=20 April 2020 |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=8 June 2012}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Josie |title='Tron: Uprising' Producers Talk Timelines, Influences & the Grid |url=https://www.cbr.com/tron-uprising-producers-talk-timelines-influences-the-grid/ |accessdate=20 April 2020 |publisher=CBR.com |date=18 May 2012}} 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.

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.{{cite news |last1=Amidi |first1=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |title=Cartoon Brew: Early Boards For 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/alberto-mielgos-early-boards-for-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-are-truly-amazing-169521.html |accessdate=20 April 2020 |publisher=Cartoon Brew |date=25 January 2019}} At first, his main goal was to explore the world, comics, the past of Spider-Man, cinematography, language, style and opportunities.{{cite news |last1=Guido |first1=Giulia |title=The Spiderman storyboard by Alberto Mielgo |url=https://www.collater.al/en/spiderman-storyboard-alberto-mielgo/ |accessdate=20 April 2020 |publisher=Collater.al |date=2019}} The test animation was never completed – only four shots were completely finished and determined the visual language of the film.

In 2019, Mielgo wrote, designed and directed "The Witness" episode for Netflix animation anthology series Love, Death & Robots, which won three Emmys and an Annie award. 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.{{cite news |last1=Major |first1=David |title=Netflix's Love, Death & Robots in Hong Kong: director of The Witness on his theme and inspiration |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3004868/netflixs-love-death-robots-hong-kong-director-witness-his |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. |date=6 April 2019}}

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.{{Citation |title='The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film {{!}} 94th Oscars |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzz0QoplrFA |language=en |access-date=10 May 2022}}{{Citation |last=Mielgo |first=Alberto |title=Episode #3.9 |date=20 May 2022|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20239442/?ref_=ttep_ep9 |series=Love, Death & Robots |access-date=21 May 2022}}

In 2025 Mielgo wrote and directed a short film doubling as a reveal cinematic for the upcoming extraction shooter game Marathon developed by studio Bungie.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Stephen |date=2025-04-12 |title=Alberto Mielgo Drops Cinematic Short for Bungie's Marathon |url=https://www.stashmedia.tv/alberto-mielgo-drops-cinematic-short-for-bungies-marathon/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Motion design - STASH |language=en}}

Mielgo won a Primetime Emmy Award (2013), and an Annie Award (2013) for his work on Disney's Tron: Uprising as Best Production Designer.

Mielgo won three Emmy Awards (2019) for Best Animated Short, Best Art Direction, Best Animation, and an Annie award (2019) for Best Art Direction of "The Witness" episode for Netflix Animation anthology Love, Death & Robots.

In March 2022, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Windshield Wiper.{{cite web | url=https://www.thetealmango.com/entertainment/the-windshield-wiper-wins-best-animated-short-film-award-at-oscars/ | title='The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film Award at Oscars | date=28 March 2022 }}

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.{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Short Format Animated Program Nominees / Winners 2022 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-short-format-animated-program |access-date=20 October 2022|website=Television Academy}}{{cite web | last=Giardina | first=Carolyn | title=Creative Arts Emmys Showcase "Storytelling That Is Quite Unique" | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=3 September 2022 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/love-death-robots-writer-director-jibaro-creative-arts-emmys-1235209953/ | access-date=24 January 2023}}

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