Phil Nibbelink
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Phil Nibbelink is an American animator
and film director
as well as comic book
writer and illustrator.
He is a former member of Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nibbelink worked for ten years at Disney and was a directing animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
Then he spent another ten years working under Steven Spielberg
as an animation director, working on such films as An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
(which he directed) and Casper
as animation director. He also directed an animated adaptation
of the children's book We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
for Amblimation
. He was working with Dick Zondag (who co-directed We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story) and the upcoming movie, Cats when it was cancelled do to the closing of the Amblimation studio in London
.
In recent years Nibbelink has turned his attention to independent filmmaking, cranking out not just one but three full-length animated features single-handedly.
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss
(2006), an animated feature, was made entirely by Nibbelink.
His most recent project is as storyboard artist on Wolverine and the X-Men.
He is founder and owner of his own company, Phil Nibbelink Productions.
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
as well as comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
writer and illustrator.
He is a former member of Walt Disney Animation Studios. Nibbelink worked for ten years at Disney and was a directing animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
Then he spent another ten years working under Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
as an animation director, working on such films as An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a 1991 American animated film produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio and released by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to An American Tail, and the fourth installment in terms of the series' fictional chronology...
(which he directed) and Casper
Casper (film)
Casper is a 1995 American comedy fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery...
as animation director. He also directed an animated adaptation
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a 1993 American animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio, distributed by Universal Pictures, and originally released to theaters on November 24, 1993 for the United States. It was rated G by the MPAA...
of the children's book We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a 1987 children's book drawn and written by Hudson Talbott, and published by Dragonfly Books. A Tyrannosaurus rex named Rex is the main character and narrator...
for Amblimation
Amblimation
Amblimation was the animation production arm of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and was active from 1989 until about 1997.The feature animation studio was located in London, England, UK...
. He was working with Dick Zondag (who co-directed We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story) and the upcoming movie, Cats when it was cancelled do to the closing of the Amblimation studio in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
In recent years Nibbelink has turned his attention to independent filmmaking, cranking out not just one but three full-length animated features single-handedly.
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss is a 2006 animated fantasy film about two star-crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against their parents' wishes. It loosely follows the traditional play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare and was released in Europe on July 22, 2006 and on...
(2006), an animated feature, was made entirely by Nibbelink.
His most recent project is as storyboard artist on Wolverine and the X-Men.
He is founder and owner of his own company, Phil Nibbelink Productions.
Filmography
- Wolverine and the X-Men (2008–2009) (storyboard artist)
- Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a KissRomeo & Juliet: Sealed with a KissRomeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss is a 2006 animated fantasy film about two star-crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against their parents' wishes. It loosely follows the traditional play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare and was released in Europe on July 22, 2006 and on...
(2006) (voice of Prince, director, producer, writer, editor, animator, background artist, songwriter) - Leif Erickson: The Boy Who Discovered America (2000) (director, writer, editor, animator, background artist)
- The Iron GiantThe Iron GiantThe Iron Giant is a 1999 animated film produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Brad Bird directed the film, which stars a voice cast of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., Vin Diesel, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney...
(1999) (supervising animator, uncredited) - Puss in Boots (1999) (director, writer, editor, animator, background artist, songwriter)
- Boogie Woogie Whale Sing-Along (1997) (director, writer, animator)
- CasperCasper (film)Casper is a 1995 American comedy fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery...
(1995) (animation director) - We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a 1993 American animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio, distributed by Universal Pictures, and originally released to theaters on November 24, 1993 for the United States. It was rated G by the MPAA...
(1993) (director) - The Magic VoyageThe Magic VoyageThe Magic Voyage is a German animated film, released theatrically in Germany as Die Abenteuer von Pico und Columbus by Bavaria Film in 1992. It was released on VHS in Germany by Warner Home Video. The film was later dubbed in English and released direct-to-video in the United States and Canada...
(1992) (animation director, key animator, storyboard artist) - An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestAn American Tail: Fievel Goes WestAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a 1991 American animated film produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio and released by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to An American Tail, and the fourth installment in terms of the series' fictional chronology...
(1991) (director) - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) (directing animator, supervising animator)
- The Great Mouse DetectiveThe Great Mouse DetectiveThe Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, originally released to movie theaters on July 2, 1986 by Walt Disney Pictures...
(1986) (character animator) - The Black CauldronThe Black Cauldron (film)The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and originally released to theatres on July 24, 1985...
(1985) (voice of Henchmen, animator, character animator) - The Fox and the Hound (1981) (character animator)
- Banjo the Woodpile CatBanjo the Woodpile CatBanjo the Woodpile Cat is a 1979 animated short television film directed by Don Bluth. It follows the story of Banjo, an overly curious and rebellious kitten who, after getting into trouble for falling from a house to see if he could land on his feet, runs away from his woodpile home in his owners'...
(1979) (animator - uncredited)