Alberto Mielgo

Alberto Mielgo
Born	(1979-04-29) April 29, 1979 (age 45) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupations	Animator artist director
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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Awards

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]

References

1. "Emmy Awards of Alberto Mielgo". Television Academy. 2013–2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
2. "40TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS Legacy". ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD. 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
3. "47TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS Legacy". ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD. 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
4. Yeoman, Kevin (June 8, 2012). "'TRON: Uprising' Series Premiere Review". Screenrant.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
5. Ovenden, Olivia (March 14, 2019). "David Fincher's Netflix Series 'Love, Death & Robots' Is A Deep Dive Into Darkness". Esquire Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
6. "Alberto Mielgo at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn". Trojan Horse was a Unicorn. 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
7. Giardina, Carolyn (July 22, 2019). "Animated Feature Via Stampede". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
8. "Contemporary Art Curator Magazine". October 8, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
9. Weisberegr, Jason (2009). "Everything but the Game: the Art and Motion of The Beatles: Rock Band". BoingBoing. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
10. "TRON UPRISING Art Direction". Computer Graphics Daily News. 2013. Retrieved Apr 19, 2020.
11. Campbell, Josie (May 18, 2012). "'Tron: Uprising' Producers Talk Timelines, Influences & the Grid". CBR.com. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
12. Amidi, Amid (January 25, 2019). "Cartoon Brew: Early Boards For 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
13. Guido, Giulia (2019). "The Spiderman storyboard by Alberto Mielgo". Collater.al. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
14. Major, David (April 6, 2019). "Netflix's Love, Death & Robots in Hong Kong: director of The Witness on his theme and inspiration". South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
15. 'The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film | 94th Oscars, retrieved May 10, 2022
16. Mielgo, Alberto (May 20, 2022), Episode #3.9, Love, Death & Robots, retrieved May 21, 2022
17. "'The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film Award at Oscars". March 28, 2022.
18. "Outstanding Short Format Animated Program Nominees / Winners 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
19. Giardina, Carolyn (September 3, 2022). "Creative Arts Emmys Showcase "Storytelling That Is Quite Unique"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

External links

• Milligan, Mercedes (July 23, 2019). "Stampede Producing Original Feature by Emmy Winning Animator Alberto Mielgo". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2020.