FILMOGRAPHY
BILL PLYMPTON FILMOGRAPHY
FEATURES
SLIDE (2023)
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- Woodstock Film Festival
- Seoul Independent Animation Festival
- Warsaw International Film Festival
REVENGEANCE (2017) (co-directed with Jim Lujan)
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- Special Jury Remi Award, Animation, Worldfest Houston
- Grand Jury Prize, Animated Feature Competition, Nashville Film Festival
- Special Distinction Prize, Feature Films, Bucheon International Animation Festival
THE BRAINWASHING OF MY DAD (2016) (animated segments of documentary)
THE PROPHET (2015) (segment "On Eating & Drinking)
ABCs OF DEATH 2 (2014) (segment "H is for Head Games")
CHEATIN' (2013)
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- Opening Night Film, Slamdance Film Festival
- Prix du Jury, Annecy Animation Festival
- Jury Special Prize, Monstra Film Festival
- Best Animated Feature, Gijon International Film Festival
- Platinum Grand Prize, Future Film Festival
- Special Mention, Holland Animation Film Festival
IDIOTS AND ANGELS (2008)
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- Special Mention at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Films, Germany
- Best Feature-Length Film at Anifest, Czech Republic
- Viewer’s Choice at Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival- Lisbon, Portugal
- Grand Prize at FantasPorto- Porto, Portugal
- Best Feature Film at CINANIMA 2008- Espinho, Portugal
- Best Director at the Buenos Aires Red Blood Film Festival- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Best Sound Award at the International Festival for Contemporary Cinema 2MORROW- Moscow, Russia
- EX AEQUO Award for the best full-length film in International Competition at Animadrid- Madrid, Spain
- Special Distinction Award at the Annecy Animation Festival 2008- Annecy, France
HAIR HIGH (2004)
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- Best Feature Film, Animadrid
- Gold Jury Prize, Best Animated Feature, Fant-Asia Festival, Montreal
- Official Selection, Annecy Animation Festival
- Official Selection, Hiroshima Animation Festival
- Official Selection, Ottawa Animation Festival
- Official Selection, London International Film Festival
MUTANT ALIENS (2001)
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- Official Entry, Midnight Section, 2001 Sundance Film Festival
- Grand Prize for Feature Films, 2001 Annecy Animation Festival
- Audience Prize, Best Feature film, 2002 Stuttgart Animation Festival
I MARRIED A STRANGE PERSON (1998)
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- Official Entry, Dramatic Competition, Sundance Film Festival
- Best Theatrical Film, World Animation Celebration
- Grand Prize for Feature Films, Annecy Animation Festival
WALT CURTIS, THE PECKERNECK POET (1997)
MONDO PLYMPTON (1997)
GUNS ON THE CLACKAMAS (1995)
LYLE (1994)
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- Silver Award, Worldfest (Charleston)
THE TUNE (1992)
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- Gold Special Jury Award, WorldFest (Houston)
- Golden Palm Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
- Spirit Award Nominee for Best Film Score
SHORT FILMS (partial list of awards)
DEMI'S PANIC (2021)
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- Big Apple Film Festival - Best Animation Film 2021
- USA Film Festival - First Place Animation
- Worldfest Houston – Awarded
THE PROPHET (2020)
DA TORTOISE & DA HARE (2021)
Short based in story from Matt Limo's zine
THE VAGINA SONG (2020)
Wendy Maybury comedy video
ONE MINUTE MEMOIR (2020) (segment “A True Story”)
Collaboration with 16 other animators
SEX & VIOLENCE 3 (2019)
TRUMP BITES (2018-2019)
NO SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS (2018)
COP DOG (2017)
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- First Place, Independent Films, ASIFA-East Festival, New York
GASTRONOMIC SHARK (2016)
THE LONELIEST STOPLIGHT (2015)
FOOTPRINTS (2014)
DRUNKER THAN A SKUNK (2013)
TIFFANY: DEATH ON THE RUNWAY (2012)
WAITING FOR HER SAILOR (2011)
SUMMER BUMMER (2011)
THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER (2010)
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- 1st Prize, Animation - Delray Beach Film Festival, Delray Beach FL, March 26, 2010
- Grand Jury Award, Best Animation - Florida Film Festival, Maitland FL, April 9-19, 2010
- Best in Show - Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival, Jacksonville FL, April 11, 2010
- com award - Best Comedy Animated Short, L.A. Comedy Short Film Festival, April 15-18, 2010
- 1st Prize - BeFilm Underground Film Festival, New York, NY, April 27-May 1, 2010
- Excellence in Sound - ASIFA-East Awards, May 9, 2010
- Mention Speciale du Public, Narkolepsy Short Film Festival, Grenoble, Switzerland, June 25-??, 2010
- Audience Award, Short Film Animation, Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole MA, July 31-Aug. 7, 2010
- Outstanding Animated Short, Flagstaff Film Festival, Flagstaff AZ, August 9-16, 2010
- Golden Cowbell, Best Independent Animation, SoDak Animation Festival, SD, Oct. 14-16, 2010
- Best of Fest Awards, Seattle WA, October 16, 2010
- Best Animated Short Film, Starz Denver Film Festival, Denver CO, November 3-14, 2010
- Annie Award Nomination, Best Animated Short, Feb. 5, 2011
HORN DOG (2009)
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- Best Animation, Marin County Festival of Short Film + Video, San Rafael
- First Prize, Int'l Cartoons + Comics Festival, Dervio, Italy
- Best Animated Short, Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, MA
SANTA: THE FASCIST YEARS (2008)
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- 2nd Place, Animation, BeFilm Underground Film Festival, New York NY
- Excellence in Writing, Independent Films, ASIFA-East Festival
HOT DOG (2008)
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- 1st Prize, Independent Short Films, ASIFA-East awards, New York
- Best Animation, Maui Film Festival, Hawaii
- Best Character, Int'l Cartoons and Comics Festival, Dervio, Italy
- Special Distinction for Best Animation, Animanima, Serbia
- Best Animation, Interfilm Short Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
- Best Short Film, London Children's Film Festival, London UK
- Best Animation, FIKE - Fest. Int'l de Curtas Metragens de Evora, Portugal
- Special Mention, Anima, Int'l Brussels Cartoon + Anim Film Festival, Belgium
- Best Animated Short, Roma Independent Film Festival, Rome, Italy
- 1st Place, (Professional) MedienFestival, Villingen-Schweningen, Germany
SHUTEYE HOTEL (2007)
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- Best Animation, Animanima 07, Serbia
- Best Film, Best Director, Edwood Film Festival, Albany NY
- 3rd Place, ASIFA-SF screening of ASIFA-East films
GUIDE DOG (2006)
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- First Place, Animation, USA Film Festival, Dallas
- First Place, Independent Films, ASIFA-East Festival
- Best Animation, New Jersey Film Festival
SPIRAL (2005)
THE FAN AND THE FLOWER (2005)
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- Best Animated Short Subject, Annie Awards (ASIFA-Hollywood)
- Grand Prize, ASIFA-SF,
- Audience Favorite Award, Sao Paulo International Film Festival
- Best Animation, Plymouth Film Festival
- Best Short Film for Children, International Film Festival for Children + Youth, Buenos Aires
- Best Original Idea, Festival International de Filmets, Barcelona, Spain
- Grand Jury Award, Best Animated Short, Florida Film Festival
- Best Animated Film, Newport Beach Film Festival
GUARD DOG (2004)
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- 2004 Academy Award Nomination, Animated Shorts Category
- Special Prize, Hiroshima Animation Festival
- First Prize, Best Shorts Category, Anima-Mundi
- Best in Show Award, ASIFA-EAST Festival
- Special Mention for Humor, Cartoons by the Bay Festival
PARKING (2002)
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- First Place, Independent Films, ASIFA East Festival
EAT (2001)
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- Best in Show, ASIFA East Festival
- Grand Prize for Short Films, 2001 Cannes Film Festival Critics' Week
- Special Jury Award, Florida Film Festival
CAN'T DRAG RACE WITH JESUS (2000)
SURPRISE CINEMA (1999)
MORE SEX & VIOLENCE (1998)
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- Best Short Film, Festival Internacional de Cine de Sitges, Spain
THE EXCITING LIFE OF A TREE (1998)
SEX & VIOLENCE (1997)
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- Best Humor Film, Internationales Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart
- First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York
SMELL THE FLOWERS (1996)
PLYMPMANIA (1996)
BONEY D (1996)
HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A WOMAN (1995)
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- Millor Curt Metrage (Best Short Film), Festival de Cinema Fantastic de Sitges
NOSE HAIR (1994)
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- First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York
- Special Recognition, Aspen Film Festival
FADED ROADS (1994)
DRAW! (1993)
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (1991)
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- Prix du Jury, Cannes Film Festival
THE WISEMAN (1990)
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- First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York + ASIFA San Francisco
- P.M.E. (Broadcast Promoters & Marketing Executives) Gold Medallion
TANGO SCHMANGO (1990)
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- First Prize, USA Film Festival (Dallas, Texas)
PLYMPTOONS (1990)
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- First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York
- Grand Prize, ASIFA San Francisco
25 WAYS TO QUIT SMOKING (1989)
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- Prix du Public, Annecy Film Festival
- Second Prize, Los Angeles Animation Celebration
- "Summa Cum Laude" Gold Medal, Medical and Scientific Film Festival
HOW TO KISS (1989)
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- Best Short of 1989, Aspen Film Festival
ONE OF THOSE DAYS (1988)
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- First Prize, USA Film Festival (Dallas, Texas)
- First Prize, ASIFA San Francisco
- Best Film of Year, ASIFA New York
- Special Animation Award, Zagreb Animation Fest
- Museum of Modern Art, New Directors Series
- Director's Choice Award, Sinking Creek Celebration
- Golden Gate Award, San Francisco Film Festival
YOUR FACE (1987)
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- 1987 Academy Award nominee for Best Animation
- Official U.S. entry to the Cannes Film Festival
- Museum of Modern Art, New Directors Series
- First Prizes for Animation + Direction, ASIFA New York
- First Prize, ASIFA San Francisco
- First Prize, Seattle Film Festival
- First Prize, Aspen Film Festival
- People's Choice Award, Los Angeles Film Festival
- First Prize, Hiroshima International Animation Festival
DRAWING LESSON # 2 (1987)
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- First Prizes for Story + Concept, ASIFA New York
BOOMTOWN (1985)
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- First Prize, Festival Do Rio
- Directors Award, London Film Festival
TELEVISION
THE SIMPSONS “BILL PLYMPTON COUCH GAGS” (2012-2022) nine (9) show opens
Fox Television/Film Roman
THE WHOOPI PROJECT (2019)
TV pilot for proposed Whoopi Goldberg animated series
GARY GUITAR (2006)
Nickelodeon Random! Cartoons
10 DAYS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED AMERICA: SHAY’S REBELLION (2006)
Actual Reality / History Channel
DREW CAREY’S GREEN SCREEN SHOW-4 segments (2004)
Acme Filmworks
CHALKZONE “THAT THING YOU DREW” (2004)
Nickelodeon
12 TINY CHRISTMAS TALES (2001)
Cartoon Network
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- Second Place, Sponsored Films, ASIFA East Festival
WORK WITH ME (1999)
CBS Television/Stephen Engel Productions
THE EDGE (1992-93)
Fox Television, starring Julie Brown
TOON-O-RAMA (1992)
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- Ace Award Nominee (MTV)
COMMERCIALS/COMMISSIONED WORK
FORD MOTORS "THE IMPORTANCE OF PAYING ATTENTION: TEETH" (2016)
J.J. Sedelmaier Productions
ACCOUNTEMPS HOLIDAY WEB ANIMATION (2010, 2011)
Oink Ink
“THE QUEST FOR AN AGENCY” (2010)
Euro RSCG Worldwide/Chicago
CATALYST (2010)
DraftFCB
LUV RACE (2008)
Gauguins International Inc.
“WHAT IS BONNAROO” (2008)
Axis Projects LLC
DELRAY Film Festival TRAILER (2007)
Delray Film Festival
NEWPORT Film Festival TRAILER (2005)
Newport Film Festival
THE F-WORD DOCUMENTARY (2005)
Directed by Steve Anderson; MudFlap Films
UNITED AIRLINES "SIGNATURE" (2005)
Fallon Hong Kong
ADVERTISING WEEK NYC “PSSST” (2004)
Euro RSCG
MERCEDES BENZ INDUSTRIAL (2002)
Woo Art
WILSON TENNIS (3) (2002)
Euro RSCG Tatham
GEICO DIRECT (6) (1999)
Martin Agency
THE MONEY STORE “END OF THE WORLD” & “ROLLERCOASTER” (1998)
Sanderson Studios
7-11 “HEAD” & “EXPLORE” (1998)
PBS
AT&T WIRELESS “MAP-O-RAMA” (1997)
McCann-Erickson
NBC LOGO SPOT (1997)
NBC
AT&T “LONGSHOT” - NBA SWEEPSTAKES (1996)
N.W. Ayer & Partners
AIRTOUCH CELLULAR (1996)
VitroRobertson
BRIS “BRISLOTTERI” (1994)
Rönnberg McCann, Sweden
“BEST DANCE VIDEO” MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (1993)
Remote Productions, Inc.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS '95 (1993)
Weiden & Kennedy
TACO BELL “FUDDY DUDDY” (1993)
Foote, Cone & Belding
NIK-NAKS (1993)
Ogilvy & Mather, London
- Bronze Award, Cannes Advertising Festival
OREGON LOTTERY “BLACKJACK” (1992)
Cole & Weber
SOLOFLEX “TRANSFORMATION” (1992)
Wieden & Kennedy
TRIVIAL PURSUIT (3) (1991-92)
Grey Advertising
- Prix du Film Publicitaire, Annecy Festival
SUGAR DELIGHT (1991)
Chiat, Day, Mojo Advertising
ACID RAIN (1989)
MTV Networks
MUSIC VIDEOS
LIPSTICK OF THE BRAVE (2022)
Tripping Jupiter music video
(OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami , OutFest Los Angeles , Woodstock Film Festival)
JOKE 45 (2020)
Diets music video
ODD DUCK (2020)
Jeff Pearring music video
VOODOO DOLL (2020)
Matt Jaffe music video
GONNA BE GREAT (2019)
Tim Grimm music video
WICKED WORLD (2019)
Matt Jaffe music video
THE MODERN LIVES (2018)
Jackie Greene long-form collection, 6 music videos
THE DEEP END (2015)
Joe Cartoon music video
TMZ (2011)
“Weird Al” Yankovic music video
MEXICAN STANDOFF (2008)
Parson Brown music video
DON’T DOWNLOAD THIS SONG (2006)
“Weird Al” Yankovic music video
HEARD ‘EM SAY (2005)
Kanye West music video
245 DAYS (1990)
Peter Himmelman music video
WHO’S THAT GIRL (1987)
Madonna music video
2023 Milton Canif
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
National Cartoonist's Society
New Jersey, USA
2023 Spark Animation Festival
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Cartoons on the Bay Festival
PULCINELLA AWARD (LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT)
Turin, Italy
2018 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Santa Fe, NM USA
2017 Fantaspoa Festival
CAREER ACHIEVMENT AWARD
Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 ReAnimania Festival
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Yerevan, Armenia
2011 St. Louis International Film Festival
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
St. Louis, MO USA
2011 AOF (Action on Film)
LIFETIME AWARD
2007 Annie Awards/ASIFA-Hollywood
WINSOR McCAY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hollywood, CA USA
2005 Sitges International Film Festival
TIME MACHINE HONORARY AWARD
Sitges, Spain