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Dutch animator, director and illustrator

Michaël Dudok de Wit (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈmixaːɛlˈdydɔɡdəˈʋɪt]; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London.

He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Father and Daughter (2000) and was nominated in the same category for The Monk and the Fish (1994) as well as for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for The Red Turtle (2016).

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Early life and education

Michaël Dudok de Wit was born in Abcoude in the Netherlands.^[1] After his high school education in the Netherlands, he attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts.

In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art & Design (now the University for the Creative Arts) with his first film The Interview.^[2]

Career

After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema.

In 1992,