Timothy Reckart
{{Short description|American film director}}
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| occupation = Animator, film director
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Timothy Reckart Jr. is an American animator and director based in Los Angeles.
Biography
Reckart grew up Catholic in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended University High School.[http://azstarnet.com/news/local/former-tucsonan-snags-oscar-nomination/article_a3b83072-06f9-5a17-b62b-763d2bebeb1d.html "Former Tucsonan Reckart snags Oscar nomination", Arizona Daily Star, January 10, 2013]{{Cite web |last=Greydanus |first=Steven D. |title=Interview: Catholic filmmaker Timothy Reckart, director of The Star {{!}} Decent Films - SDG Reviews |url=https://decentfilms.com/articles/timothyreckart |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Decent Films |language=en}} He studied History and Literature at Harvard University where he graduated in 2009. He later attended the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK, where he graduated in 2012 from the Directing Animation course.[http://nfts.co.uk/reckart Nfts.co.uk]
Reckart is best known for his 2012 film Head over Heels, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013.[http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/head-over-heels Oscar.go.com]
Reckart is currently based in Los Angeles where he also does work in multiplane collage animation, digital 2D animation, and pixilation. In 2017, he directed the Christian animated film based on the Nativity of Jesus, The Star, for Sony Pictures Animation.{{cite news|last1=Flores|first1=Terry|title=Oscar-Nommed Timothy Reckart to Make Feature Directing Debut on Sony Toon (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/timothy-reckart-sony-animated-film-1201466219/|accessdate=May 9, 2015|work=Variety|date=April 7, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Sony Dates 16 Films Including Two More 'Bad Boys' Sequels, 'Jumanji' Remake|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sony-films-bad-boys-jennifer-lawrence-passengers-1201557242/|accessdate=August 5, 2015|work=Variety|date=August 5, 2015}}
Filmography
- Leftovers (2006, director, writer, editor, producer)
- Token Hunchback (2009, director, writer)
- Head over Heels (2012, director, writer, animator)
- Los Jarochos: A Sketch Show (2013, director, editor)
- Tumble Leaf (2015, animator)
- Anomalisa (2015, lead animator){{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/the-star-in-a-different-light/|title=The Star: In A Different Light|work=Animation Magazine|last1=McLean|first1=Tom|date=October 31, 2017|accessdate=November 28, 2017}}
- Armikrog (2015, animator)
- Community (2015, animator)
- Panchagavya (2015, editor)
- Grand Opening (2016, director, writer)
- The Star (2017, director)
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.timreckart.com}}
- {{IMDb name|3302450}}
- {{facebook|TimothyReckart}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American animated film directors
Category:American stop motion animators
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:Alumni of the National Film and Television School
Category:Sony Pictures Animation people
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