On this podcast Charles talks to Patrick Smith about animation, technology, photography, inspiration, and creating work that emotionally connects with the audience.
"Independent animator Patrick Smith is known for his sublime and bizarre hand-drawn interpretations of people, our emotions, and identity. His films have been featured on MTV, PBS, FX, Nickelodeon, Rolling Stone, New York Times, and Huffington Post. Currently, Smith and his studio are producing the third season of the PBS series "Blank on Blank" an innovative animated show that visually illustrates rare audio interviews of famous artists, actors and musicians.
Smith made his directorial debut for the MTV series “Daria.” His formative years were spent as a storyboard artist for Walt Disney, and other major studios in New York and Los Angeles. During the past decade, he has animated, directed and produced six award winning short films as well as many iconic television commercials, namely, Zoloft, Visa, and AOL. Smith spent five years in Singapore as a professor at the graduate film program for New York University, under artistic director Oliver Stone. Patrick is a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts and a curator for multiple international film and animation festivals. He lives and works in Montauk New York with his wife, Kaori Ishida."
Awards/Honors
• Emmy Nomination, Wynton Marsalis, Outstanding New Approaches.
• Streamy Nomination, Best Animation.
• Best Animation, Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival.
• Jury Award, Durango Film Festival.
• Jury Award, Anima Mundi, Brazil.
• Surreal Animation Award, Dragon Con Film Fest, Presented by Ralph Bakshi.
• Excellence in Animation, ASIFA-East.
• Best Animation, Naperville Independent Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Wild Rose Independent Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Back Seat Independent Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Arizona Underground Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Dragon Con Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Great Lakes Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Phoenix Film Festival.
• Best Animation, First Sundays Film Festival, New York City.
• Honorable Mention, Smogdance Film Festival.
• Second Place, ASIFA-East (Assoc. Internationale du Film d'Animation).
• 3rd Place, Lake Havasu Film Festival.
• 1st Place, Dragon Con Film Festival, Atlanta.
• Best Music Video, No Exit Music Video Festival.
• Best Animation, Northampton Independent Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Action on Film Festival, Los Angeles.
• Best Animation, Griffin International Film Festival.
• Honorable Mention, Signals International Film Festival, UK.
• Best Animation, Grand Festival Award, Berkeley Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Garden State Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Myrtle Beach Film Festival.
• 3rd Place, First Glance Film Festival, Los Angeles.
• Second Place, Asheville Film Festival.
• Honorable Mention, Smogdance International Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Temecula Valley International Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Myrtle Beach Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Golden Film Festival.
• Best Animation, Spindletop Film Fesitval.
• Best Animation, Long Island Film Expo.
• Bronze Award, Kalamazoo Animation Festival.
• Best Animation, Black Point Film Festival.
• Best Music Video, Oxford Film Festival.
• Jury Award, Savannah Film Festival. Presented by Producer Don Bluth.
• 1st Place, ASIFA-East (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation).
• Pulcinella Award Nomination, Cartoons on the Bay, Italy.
• Honorable Mention, Tribeca Underground Film Festival.
• Honorable Mention, ASIFA San Fran.
• Best Animation, Northampton Film Festival.
• Jury Prize, China International Cartoon Animation Festival.
• Best Music Video, Urban Mediamakers Film Festival.
• Winner, IMVF, International Music Video Festival.
• Winner, Sponsored Films, ASIFA-East Animation Festival.
• 1st Place, ASIFA-East(Association Internationale du Film d'Animation).
• Winner, "The One to Watch" Award, Chicago Animation Festival.
• Gold Pencil Award, The One Club.
• DTC National Communication Bronze Award.
• 2nd Place, ASIFA-San Francisco Animation Festival.
• 2nd Place, ASIFA-East(Association Internationale du Film d'Animation).
• Best Debut Film, New York Film Expo.
• Jury Award, Holland Animation Festival.
• Fellowship Grant. New York Foundation for the Arts.
• Bronze Award. BDA(Broadcast Design Assoc.)
• Fellowship Grant. Cable Endowment of Springfield Public Service Grant.