FILMOGRAPHY

BILL PLYMPTON FILMOGRAPHY

FEATURES

SLIDE (2023)

    • Woodstock Film Festival
    • Seoul Independent Animation Festival
    • Warsaw International Film Festival

REVENGEANCE (2017) (co-directed with Jim Lujan)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • Silver Award, Worldfest (Charleston)

THE TUNE (1992)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 2nd Place, Animation, BeFilm Underground Film Festival, New York NY
    • Excellence in Writing, Independent Films, ASIFA-East Festival

HOT DOG (2008)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • First Place, Independent Films, ASIFA East Festival

EAT (2001)

    • 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)

    • Best Short Film, Festival Internacional de Cine de Sitges, Spain

THE EXCITING LIFE OF A TREE (1998)

SEX & VIOLENCE (1997)

    • 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)

    • Millor Curt Metrage (Best Short Film), Festival de Cinema Fantastic de Sitges

NOSE HAIR (1994)

    • First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York
    • Special Recognition, Aspen Film Festival

FADED ROADS (1994)

DRAW! (1993)

PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (1991)

    • Prix du Jury, Cannes Film Festival

THE WISEMAN (1990)

    • First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York + ASIFA San Francisco
    • P.M.E. (Broadcast Promoters & Marketing Executives) Gold Medallion

TANGO SCHMANGO (1990)

    • First Prize, USA Film Festival (Dallas, Texas)

PLYMPTOONS (1990)

    • First Prize for Animation, ASIFA New York
    • Grand Prize, ASIFA San Francisco

25 WAYS TO QUIT SMOKING (1989)

    • 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)

    • Best Short of 1989, Aspen Film Festival

ONE OF THOSE DAYS (1988)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • First Prizes for Story + Concept, ASIFA New York

BOOMTOWN (1985)

    • 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

    • 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)

    • 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