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Jan Jaroslav Pinkava (born 21 June 1963) is a Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator. He directed the Pixar short film Geri's Game and served as co-director and co-wrote the story for Ratatouille, both of which went on to win Oscars.
Jan Pinkava is a Czech-born animator who co-directed the Oscar-winning film Ratatouille in 2007. He also worked on Pixar projects such as A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc. and Geri's Game.
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- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Nov 25, 2017 · Jan Pinkava, the director of Geri's Game, the Oscar-winning Pixar short about an old man playing chess, shares his creative process and challenges. He reveals how he pitched the idea to John Lasseter, how he drew inspiration from Czech animation, and how he developed the subdivision surfaces technology.
- Ian Failes
May 27, 2022 · Jan Pinkava was the creator of the idea of a rat who wants to be a chef in Paris, but he was replaced by Brad Bird during production. Learn about the untold truth of Ratatouille, the Pixar movie that became a classic.
Apr 26, 2023 · Jan Pinkava, the British-Czech animator, director, screenwriter, and Oscar® winner will take over as head of the institute in June 2023, succeeding Prof. An...
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Jan Pinkava is the Academy Award-winning founder and Creative Director of the renowned Google Spotlight Stories project; a team of artists and technologists, working with leading directors and studios, that defined new forms of immersive, interactive storytelling for film, mobile and VR.
Jan Pinkava is a Czech-born producer and director of animated films, such as Ratatouille, Geri's Game and A Bug's Life. He won the children's BBC Screen Test animation award in 1980 and married Kay Renard in 1994.
