| Intro | American cartoonist and filmmaker |
| Is |
Cartoonist Filmmaker |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Arts Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 4 February 1970 |
| Age: | 50 years |
Chris Brandt (born February 4, 1970 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American filmmaker and cartoonist, director of the documentary “Independents”.
Biography
Brandt, the son of a U.S. Diplomat, spent his youth in several countries, and studied at University of Maryland and UC Santa Cruz. In 1993, after graduating college, he pursued cartooning on his own, eventually becoming associated with the comic book co-op Puppy Toss in Berkeley, California. He turned his attentions to film making and video in 2000, creating the celebrated Dance, Voldo, Dance in 2003, the award winning short film Closing Time in 2005, and the critically acclaimed feature documentary Independents in 2007.
At one point he chauffeured for Karen Black at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Created the Artfly mini-comics series with fellow cartoonist Jesse Reklaw.
Awards
Brandt’s short film, Closing Time, won “Best Narrative Short” at the 2005 Northampton Independent Film Festival, and “Best Short Film” at the 2006 Longbaugh Film Festival. The short film placed 2nd for “Best Short” in the 2006 East Lansing Film Festival.
Brandt’s Dance, Voldo, Dance was nominated for “Best Virtual Performance” at the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.
Accepted the 2003 Eisner Award for Jason Shiga.
Works
- Films
- Independents: A Guide for the Creative Spirit
- Closing Time
- Comic book series
- Bainst #1-6, 1996–2004, self-published minicomics
- Far Flung, 1999, comic book calendar
- Artfly #1-3, self-published minicomics
- Television
- Comic Book Geeks (2007–present)
- Machinima
- Dance, Voldo, Dance