Stefan Nadelman
| Stefan Nadelman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 39–40) New York City, New York |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Field | Film Director, Animator, Commercial Director |
| Training | Iowa State University |
Stefan Nadelman (born Stefan Jan Nadelman) is an award winning director and animator.
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[edit] Career
Nadelman's first short film, Latin Alive (2000), a colorful, Schoolhouse Rock-like sing-a-long created in Macromedia Flash, was submitted to only one festival, Resfest 2000, where it premiered and subsequently garnered a spot on the Best of Resfest Vol. 1 DVD.
In 2003, the short documentary Terminal Bar showcased the down-and-out denizens of the notorious Times Square watering hole by using the black and white photographs taken by the bartender and director's father, Sheldon Nadelman. The 22 minute exposé earned him the Grand Jury Prize for Short Film at the Sundance Film Festival.[1] The film went on to screen at over 60 other film festivals worldwide, gathering 11 more awards and earning a spot on Cinema16's American Short Films DVD alongside the short films of better known directors such as Tim Burton, Andy Warhol, Alexander Payne, Todd Solondz, George Lucas, and Gus Van Sant.[2]
In the following two years, Nadelman worked closely with the producers at VH1 to develop the animated style of their hit show The Fabulous Life, collaborated with Brent Rollins of Ego Trip for the collective's series of shows on racism, and two image spots for HBO's Sunday night lineup .
In 2004, Nadelman joined the roster at Curious Pictures where he directed commercials and animations for companies such as Mike and Ike, Volkswagen, Scion, and AT&T.[3] He then joined forces with Robert Smigel to direct and animate the SNL TV Funhouse episodes Celebrity Mugshot Poker (Dec. 10, 2005), Republican Attack Ads (Oct. 28, 2006), and Frontline: 2007 Year in Review (Jan. 20, 2007).[4]
While creating the opening animations for Resfest 2005, Nadelman produced special animations for The Tribe, a short film about being an American Jew by award winning director Tiffany Shlain, whom he met during their respective screenings at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.[5] After working with the city of Toronto by directing a video to unveil their new logo, Nadelman teamed up with director Brett Morgen to create digitally photoanimated sequences for his feature film Chicago 10 (film) (2007).[6]
Food Fight (2006), an American-centric, abridged history of war told through the foods of the countries in conflict, was Nadelman's fifth short film, and was slated to tour with Resfest's 10th anniversary festival but the company dissolved before touring began. Rejected by a dozen renowned film festivals, Food Fight found its way to Atom Films, BoingBoing, and eventually YouTube where the film went viral and has racked up millions of views.
In October 2006, the director moved to Portland, OR where he collaborated with Brent Knopf to direct and animate the music video Evil Bee (2007) for the indie rock band Menomena.[7] Nadelman then acted as visual effects supervisor for Kris Belman's More Than a Game (2008), a feature documentary film chronicling the high school basketball careers of LeBron James and his teammates aka the "Fab 5".[8] Nadelman teamed up again with Brent Knopf to direct and animate the music video I Say Fever (2009) for Knopf's solo project Ramona Falls, for the debut album, Intuit.
In 2011, Nadelman completed work as director of animation for Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence, a documentary feature film by Tiffany Shlain.[9] which premiered in the documentary category at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[10]
[edit] Short Filmography
- (2000) Latin Alive
- (2002) Terminal Bar
- (2002) Tourist Pictures
- (2004) One Step Ahead
- (2006) Food Fight
- (2007) Evil Bee
- (2009) I Say Fever
- (2010) Terminal Bar: Pimps and Prostitutes
- (2010) Terminal Bar: Porters, Bouncers, and Bartenders
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Stefan Nadelman at the Internet Movie Database
- Stefan Nadelman at AllRovi
- Stefan Nadelman's channel on YouTube
- Director's Notes 2008 podcast interview with Stefan Nadelman.
- Videology-tv.com Interview with Stefan Nadelman.
