Péter Vácz
Péter Vácz | |
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| Born | 1988 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, film director |
| Website | www |
Péter Vácz (born 1988) is a multi-award-winning Hungarian animator and film director based in Budapest.[1][2] He uses 2D and 3D stop-motion animation techniques to produce short films, including music videos.
Life and work
Péter Vácz was born in Budapest, studied graphic design in secondary school and then attended the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, where he took a puppet animation course.[1][3] He graduated with a BA and MA in animation, with films titled Streamschool and Rabbit and Deer.[1][4] The latter is a 16-minute film that uses a mixture of 2D and 3D animation and garnered more than 120 awards at international festivals, including the Junior Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival[1] and Best Animated Short at the Nashville Film Festival and Atlanta Film Festival.[2][5]
In 2014, Vácz was commissioned by Picasso Pictures, who'd noted his Streamschool film, to create a music video for the song "All I'm Saying" by British band James.[6][7] The project had a three-week deadline.[6] The resulting stop-motion puppet video premiered on The Quietus, which praised Vácz's "excellent, darkly uplifting handiwork",[8] and garnered a Best Animation nomination for the 2015 Berlin Music Video Awards.[6][9]
| External videos | |
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 The Making of: James – Dear John |
In 2016, Péter Vácz collaborated with Joseph Wallace on another James music video, for the track "Dear John".[10] Vácz and Wallace had met as students on the "Animation Sans Frontières" animation course and have collaborated on a number of projects over the years,[10] as well as teaching stop-motion animation together.[11] "Dear John" used 3D animation with 2D flashback sequences.[10] It, too, was nominated for the Berlin Music Video Awards.[12]
More recent projects by Vácz include a psychedelic music video for Hungarian kids' band Szagos Hörigekkók,[13] the live-action short film Pillowface – chronicling a man's playful attempts to combat hotel-room loneliness[11] – and the semi-autobiographical animation project Noah's Tree.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b c d Jennifer Wolfe (25 February 2015). "'Rabbit and Deer' Short Now Online – Short film from Berlin-based Péter Vácz wins 120 awards, employs a mixture of 2D and 3D animation". Animation World Network. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Rabbit and Deer (Nyuszi és őz)". National Film Institute Hungary. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "DEAR JOHN – AN INTERVIEW WITH PÉTER VÁCZ & JOSEPH WALLACE". showmetheanimation.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Jerry Beck (23 November 2011). ""Stream School" by Péter Vácz". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "2014 ATLFF Jury Award Winners Announced!". Atlantafilmfestival.com. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Péter Vácz Delivers a Powerful Tale of Loss & Regret in 'All I'm Saying'". directorsnotes.com. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Amid Amidi (4 November 2014). "'All I'm Saying' by Péter Vácz". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Tuffrey, Laurie (31 October 2014). "WATCH: James - All I'm Saying". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Nominees – Official Selection for the Berlin Music Video Awards 2015". berlinmva.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Ben Mitchell (23 August 2016). "Interview: Péter Vácz & Joseph Wallace on the making of JAMES music video "Dear John"". Skwigly. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Péter Vácz Discusses Making the Jump From Animation to Live Action Filmmaking in Playful Short 'Pillowface'". directorsnotes.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Berlin Music Video Awards, il festival dei più bei videoclip al mondo". berlinomagazine.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Fanni Kaszás (14 May 2018). "Psychedelic Strawberry? Hungarian Director Releases Animated Music Video for Children's Rock Song". Hungary Today. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Stephane Dreyfus (16 October 2018). "6 Promising European Animation Projects That We Saw At Cartoon Forum". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Spotlight on the 2018 projects". Annecy International Animation Festival. Retrieved 13 August 2020.