In this fourth episode of the 2011 Spokane International Film Festival, SpIFF Director and Eastern Washington University professor Dr. Pete Porter chats with Geefwee Boedoe, the creator Oscar nominated Short Film (Animated) Let’s Pollute.
They talk about his path to becoming an animation filmmaker and his journey to being named a Oscar nominated short filmmaker. They also discuss how he produced Let’s Pollute through both hand and computer generated methods and his focus on textures. Geefwee gives advice for budding animators and speaks to his future plans.
To see more of Geefwee’s work, check out his web site http://geefwee.com/. To see his credits for feature films such as A Bug’s Life (1998), Finding Nemo (2003), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and more, head over to his page on IMDB.com.
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Episode Length: 00:13:39
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Tom Dineen – who has written 136 posts on Film And Video Enthusiasts of Spokane.
Born in California and transplanted to Spokane WA at a young age, Tom Dineen graduated with a degree in film and video production and business and started his career working for a local film production company. After a short stint in the industry, Tom became active in the community as an organizer of the FAVES group and has administered the FAVESblog.com web presence and emailing lists. Tom has also been involved with organizing several short films produced in the Spokane area as well as Reel Spokane and the 50 Hour Slam events.
