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Jan Pinkava

Film Director / Screenwriter / Animator | * 06/21/1963 (60) | Prague (Czechoslovakia)
Jan Jaroslav Pinkava (born 21 June 1963) is a Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator. He directed the Pixar short film Geri's Game and served as co-director and co-wrote the story for Ratatouille, both of which went on to win Oscars. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hoppe ...

A Bug's Life

G

1998 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
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An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the ...

Geri's Game

G

1997 | 3.8/5 | 4min
Animation, Kids & Family
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Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their worl ...

Monsters, Inc.

G

2001 | 3.9/5 | 1h 32min
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
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Remy, a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only ...

Ratatouille

Certification unknown

2007 | 3.9/5 | 1h 51min
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Jan Pinkava

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Movies with Jan Pinkava as Actor(2)

as himself2019 Animation Outlaws
as Ship's Crewman (voice)2018 Age of Sail

Movies with Jan Pinkava as Crew(12)

Production/Executive Producer2018 Age of Sail
Directing/Director2018 Piggy
Directing/Director2017 Son of Jaguar
Writing/Writer2014 Buggy Night
Directing/Director2013 Windy Day
Writing/Story2013 Windy Day
Directing/Co-Director2007 Ratatouille
Writing/Original Story2007 Ratatouille
Directing/Director1998 67 Aluminum Plates
Directing/Director1997 Geri's Game
Visual Effects/Animation1997 Geri's Game
Writing/Writer1997 Geri's Game

Full Name: Jan Jaroslav Pinkava
Citizenship: Czech Republic
Born: Friday, 06/21 1963 (June) in Prague (Czechoslovakia) (current age: 60 years + 309 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Czech (CS)
Educated at: Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth University, Colchester Royal Grammar School
Employer: Pixar
Member of: Czech Film and Television Academy
Siblings: Václav Z. J. Pinkava
Father: Jan Křesadlo
Jan Pinkava frequently works together with these people:
Brad Bird (4x, Crew)
Mark Oftedal (4x, Crew)
Andrew Stanton (3x, Crew)
Peter Sohn (3x, Crew)
John Kahrs (3x, Crew)
Jorge R. Gutierrez (3x, Crew)
Jason Bickerstaff (3x, Crew)
Angus MacLane (2x, Crew)
Lindsey Collins (2x, Crew)
Karen Dufilho-Rosen (2x, Crew)
Thomas Keller (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13118, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024