Philip Gelatt

Philip Gelatt is an American film director, writer, producer and video game writer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the animated film, The Spine of Night and the Netflix animated series, Love, Death & Robots.[3][4]

Philip Gelatt
Gelratt in 2014
Born
Philip Gelatt Jr.

La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • video game writer
Years active2011–present

Life and career

Gelatt was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from New York University in Cinema Studies with a minor in Anthropology and has worked in the comic book industry.[5]

Gelatt's debut feature film, The Bleeding House, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011.[6] In 2013, He wrote the science fiction film Europa Report, directed by Sebastián Cordero.[7] Along with Rhianna Pratchett, he co-wrote his debut video game, Rise of the Tomb Raider in 2015.[8] In 2018, he wrote, directed and produced the film They Remain, based on Laird Barron's short story -30-.[9] In 2021, he co-directed and co-wrote the 2D adult animated film The Spine of Night, along with Morgan Galen King, which premiered at South by Southwest.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2011 The Bleeding House Yes Yes
2013 Europa Report Yes
2018 They Remain Yes Yes Yes
2021 The Spine of Night Yes Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Notes
2020 One Minute Worlds 4 episodes
2019-present Love, Death & Robots 21 episodes

Video game

Publications
  • 2008 - Indiana Jones Adventures Volume 1 ISBN 978-1-5930790-5-5
  • 2008 - Labor Days ISBN 978-1-9326649-2-8
  • 2011 - Petrograd ISBN 978-1-9349644-4-6[11]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Nebula Award Ray Bradbury Award Europa Report Nominated [12]
2016 Writers Guild of America Awards Videogame Writing Rise of the Tomb Raider Won [13]
2021 Fantasia International Film Festival Best Animated Feature The Spine of Night Nominated [14]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Love, Death & Robots Won [15]

References
  1. ""THE WEIRD IS, THE WEIRD WAS, THE WEIRD WILL BE." AN INTERVIEW WITH THEY REMAIN DIRECTOR PHILIP GELATT". diaboliquemagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. "Exclusive Interview – Director and writer Philip Gelatt on working with big and low budget projects, Lovecraft and his new film They Remain". flickeringmyth.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  3. "'The Spine of Night' Review: Cosmic Forces at Work". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. "Love, Death & Robots – An Unpredictable and Wild Experiment in Anthology Storytelling". hollywoodinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  5. "La Crosse native turns love of horror into film career". lacrossetribune.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  6. "Philip Gelatt on The Bleeding House". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  7. "Review: 'Europa Report' gets good mileage from low-budget sci-fi". latimes.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  8. "Rhianna Pratchett leaves the Tomb Raider franchise". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  9. "William Jackson Harper's Thriller 'They Remain' Bought by Paladin (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  10. "SXSW Horror Pic 'The Spine Of Night' Lands U.S. Deal With RLJE Films And Shudder". deadline.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  11. "Petrograd". simonandschuster.net. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  12. "Congratulations to the 2013 Nebula Award Winners". tor.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  13. "2016 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". wga.org. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  14. "'The Spine of Night' Red Band Trailer Teases an Ultraviolent Psychedelic Trip Across Time and Space". collider.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  15. "Outstanding Short Form Animated Program - 2021". emmys.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
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