Biography of Tony White

Tony White, renowned animator, director, professor, lecturer, and author has been in the animation industry for almost 30 years, and currently teaches 2D animation and oversees the Sprite and Flash Animation production classes at DigiPen Institute of Technology. White began his career working with legendary industry professionals like award winning illustrator Ralph Steadman, animation gurus: Ken Harris (original lead animator of “Bugs Bunny,” “Roadrunner,” and others at Warner Brothers), Art Babbit (original lead animator on “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” and others at Disney), and personally assisted, then directed/animated for Richard Williams (3 time Oscar winner and author of “The Animator’s Survival Kit”).

In addition to teaching full-time at DigiPen, White founded and presides over The Animaticus Foundation, which he formed to preserve, teach and evolve the art form of traditional 2D animation in the digital age. He is widely known as the author of the definitive book on animation, called “The Animator’s Workbook,” which has sold almost 80,000 copies world wide, and recently released a subsequent title called “ANIMATION from PENCILS to PIXELS ~ Classical Techniques for Digital Animators,” published by Focal Press in August of 2006.

White has won numerous awards for a variety of projects and has completed and premiered last month, a short 10-minute film for the Tacoma Museum of Glass, entitled “Fire Gods,” on behalf of The Animaticus Foundation. White states that this current project is “a labor-of-love, animated account of ‘the history of glass and glass-making’, which embraces the talents of both my graduate students and exceptionally talented colleagues from the DigiPen Institute of Technology.” Utilizing 2D, 3D, and Flash animation, the film is expected to complete in January 2008.

Previous Awards that White has won include:

• 1999, The New York Film and Television Festival, For “A Seafarer’s Tale 2,” presented to Tony White, Animus Entertainments Limited, London.”
• 1998, The New York Film and Television Festival, For “A Seafarer’s Tale,” presented to Tony White, Animus Entertainments Limited, London.”
• 1991, The New York Festivals Finalist Award, presented to presented to Tony White, Animus Productions for "Hands On/Big Moments", 34th Annual New York Festivals Competition.
• 1990, The Mobius Advertising Awards, Certificate For Outstanding Creativity International Competition, for "Build A Cat", presented to Tony White, Animus Productions Limited, London.
• 1988, British Television Advertising Awards, Silver Award for film title, "Rousseau", presented to Animus Productions, Director: David Sproxton/Tony White.
• 1988, British Television Advertising Awards, Silver Award for film title, "Picasso", presented to Animus Productions, Director: David Sproxton/Tony White.
• 1988, British Television Advertising Awards, Craft Award for film title, "Rousseau", presented to Animus Productions, Director: David Sproxton/Tony White.
• 1985, Creative Circle Honours, Silver, for Best Use of Animation, "Lamot Pils Lager and Volcano", presented to Tony White, Animation Partnership.
• 1985, London Film Festival, British Film Institute, "Potterton: This Ol' House", Directed by Tony White and selected as an outstanding film of the year.
• 1984, London Film Festival, "Lamot: Volcano", Directed by Tony White and selected as an outstanding film of the year.
• 1983, British Television Advertising Awards, Bronze Award for film title, "Swan Lake", presented to Animation Partnership, Director: Tony White.
• 1983, CLIO Awards.

1. Certificate Honoring Advertising Excellence Worldwide, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Recreation Equipment, "Swan Lake", by Animation Partnership, London, Director: Tony White.
2. Certificate Honoring Advertising Excellence Worldwide, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Tobacco Products, "Dove", by Animation Partnership, London, Director: Tony White.
3. Certificate Honoring Advertising Excellence Worldwide, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Dentifrice/Pharmaceuticals, "Boar", by Animation Partnership, London, Director: Tony White.
4. Certificate Honoring Advertising Excellence Worldwide, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Foods, "A Summer's Day", by LansdownEuro, London.

• 1982, CLIO Awards.

1. Certificate Creative Excellence, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Animation, "Boar", by Animus Productions, London, Director: Tony White.
2. Certificate Creative Excellence, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Dentifrice/Pharmaceuticals, "Boar", by Animus Productions, London, Director: Tony White.
3. Certificate Creative Excellence, for International TV/Cinema, Recognition: Dentifrice/Pharmaceuticals, "Bear", by Animus Productions, London, Director: Tony White.

• 1982, U.S. Television Commercials Festival, for Outstanding Creativity in the production of Television Commercials entered in International Competition, awarded to "Swan Lake", Director: Tony White.
• March 14-30, 1979, International Film Exposition, Los Angeles, Hollywood, U.S., for "Hokusai".
• The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, The British Academy Awards, certificate awarding the British Academy Award for 1978 to Tony White for The Best Short Factual Film "Hokusai - An Animated Sketchbook".
• London's D&AD Award for "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" titles.
• "Quartet", first place at the Chicago Film Festival.
• "A Short Tall Story", used in international animation festivals and by the United Nations to promote peace.