Benjamin Gluck
Born
Benjamin Gluck

Missouri, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)Animator, film director, screenwriter.
Years active1996–present
Known forPeanuts
9
Disney Animation Studios
Alpha and Omega

Ben Gluck is an American animator, screenwriter, and film director. Gluck was a director and head of story at Disney Animation studios[1]

Beginnings

Benjamin Gluck was born in Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Character Animation from the esteemed California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and was awarded a full-tuition merit scholarship from Walt Disney Feature Animation studios. His student short film Man's Best Friend was awarded the Walter Lantz First Prize Award.[2] That film premiered worldwide in heavy rotation on MTV's network,[3] and received many top awards in the United States and International film circuits and toured worldwide and theatrically in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival.

Career

Gluck started his professional career at DreamWorks Animation as the studio's very first story trainee, on The Prince of Egypt.

After graduating with a BFA in character animation, he was recruited by Walt Disney Feature Animation where he worked for over a decade as a story artist on the Disney films Dinosaur, The Emperor's New Groove, and Home on the Range. He was the first head of story at Disney-Television on the film Bambi 2, and he directed Brother Bear 2, Disney's second sequel to have a higher rating on Rotten Tomatoes than its predecessor.[4]

After Disney, Gluck was recruited by Academy Award nominated director Shane Acker, for head of story, on the Tim Burton produced adult animated, 9 for Focus Features. In this role, Gluck shaped the characters and supervised the story animatic. Gluck was a segment storyboard artist on the critically acclaimed animated feature film adaptation of Kahlil Gibran's, The Prophet. Gluck was also hired by George Lucas as a creative consultant on the film Strange Magic.

Gluck co-directed, along with Anthony Bell the small budget film Alpha and Omega, which was followed by eight sequels creating the franchise of the same name, and Lionsgate studios' highest-grossing original CGI franchise to date.

Gluck was the head of story on two Peanuts specials: Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne, the first new Peanuts holiday special since 2011, and the 47th overall, and on the 49th original Peanuts streaming holiday special Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love. Both specials are in collaboration with Apple TV +, and the family of Charles Schultz.

Awards and recognition

Filmography

Year Title Credits Awards
2022 Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love head of story Humanitas Award nomination

Emmy Award nomination

2021 Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne head of story
2015 Strange Magic (film) creative consultant
2015 Madea's Tough Love creative consultant
2014 Kahlil Gibran's, The Prophet storyboard artist Winner: The Visionary Award
2013 Battle of the Planets development
2010 Yogi Bear storyboard artist
2010 Alpha and Omega co-director
2009 9 head of story VES Award Nominee: Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
2006 Brother Bear 2 director Winner: Annie Award: Best Screenplay
2006 Bambi II head of story Winner: Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production
2004 Home on the Range storyboard artist
2003 Piglet's Big Movie storyboard artist
2001 The Emperor's New Groove storyboard artist
2000 Dinosaur storyboard artist
2000 Clerks (TV) Season 1/Episode 2: Wherein Dante and Randle are Locked in the Freezer storyboard artist
2000 Rugrats (TV) Season 8/Episode 3: Don't Poop On My Parade storyboard artist Winner: Daytime Emmy Award
1998 The Prince of Egypt story trainee
1996 MTV's Cartoon Sushi
forth episode: Man's Best Friend
creator/animator Winner: Walter and Gracie Lantz “Woody Award”

Television

See also

References

  1. "Review - Alpha & Omega by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck". Challenges.
  2. "CalArts Magazine Fall/Winter 2009". Issuu.
  3. 1 2 "Ben Gluck - Mafab.hu". Mafab.hu.
  4. "Brother Bear 2 - RottenTomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.

5.Apple TV+ New Peanuts Holiday Specials

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