Steve Segal

Steve Segal (born 1949 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American animator and filmmaker known for his independent animated shorts as well as his contribution to Pixar films like Toy Story.[1] He teaches animation at the California College of the Arts[2] and has also been a professor in the animation department at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California.

This article is about the animator/filmmaker. For the actor and martial artist, see Steven Seagal. For the comic book writer, see Steven T. Seagle.

Animation and film production

Futuropolis, the creation of Steve Segal and Phil Trumbo, premiered in 1984 at the Biograph Theatre near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Futuropolis is a combination of real film, imaginative clunky sets, live actors, and animation. Both Segal and Trumbo were graduates of VCU and closely collaborated on early animation projects in Richmond.[3]

He also directed the 1975 animated short Red Ball Express,[4] a train-based drawn on film to the tune of "Orange Blossom Special".[5][6]

Honors, awards, and community activity

Steve Segal has produced independent short films which have won awards at international film festivals, including Cannes International Film Festival,[7] Zagreb Animation Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Sinking Creek Film Festival (now renamed Nashville Independent Film Fest) and the Animation Celebration Festival.[8][9]

He worked on the 2014 CCA group project Domoic Acid Attack, which was made for the Marine Mammal Center in Sausolito, California to generate awareness of the problem of domoic acid (DA) affecting the food chain of sea lions. His performance piece Outside the Box won first place in the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival.[2]

Segal attended and wrote a review of the Hiroshima International Film Festival in 2016.[10]

See also

References
  1. "In His Own Words: Steve Segal on Toy Story | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "Steve Segal | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. "20170930_MET_POD_mtvDONE-RIC0021765338". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. Film Fourm: Owl Weds Goose - The New York Times
  5. Animating Entertainment|News|The Harvard Crimson
  6. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1975 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  7. Résumé - Steve Segal Animation Website
  8. Kings of Cartoons: Visiting the Walt Disney Family Museum with Bill Plympton|EatDrinkFilms.com
  9. Animation Celebration Promotional Spots posted by WonderGrove on Vimeo
  10. Segal, Steve (21 September 2016). "Hiroshima International Animation Festival – Review". ASIFA International. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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