Noureddin Zarrinkelk

Noureddin Zarrinkelk

23, Monte Carlo

Irvine, CA 92614

(949) 955-0555

(408) 739-7884

nzarrinkelk@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE

Working in creative visual art field

SUMMARY

Expertise:
Animation:

Conceptual, Character and Background Design, as well as Layout
Cell, Cutout, Pixelation, and Computer Assisted Animation

Illustration and Graphic Art
Storytelling, Film Ideas, Film Scripts, Storyboarding and Gags

More than 30 years experience in art for children:

More than 20 years in traditional animation

Writer, Designer and Director of 14 short or mid-length films
Stylist, Art Director and Co-Director of a full length feature film in Hollywood

Wrote and/or Illustrated more than 40 books
More than thousand of pieces of Graphics, Illustration and Caricatures for advertisement and newspapers

Solid academic background:
Classical Animation with Raoul Servais
Puppet Animation with Jiri Trunka
Educational experience:
Founded a major Animation Faculty (Pre-Graduate and Post-Graduate)
20 years teaching of Animation, Illustration and Graphic
Professional achievements:
More than 20 International Awards for films and books, in particular:

"Jewel of the Century" award for a short film
Hans Christian Anderson Life Achievement for children books
UNESCO for the best book of the year
UNICEF universal animated spot
Collection, Tokyo Museum of Illustration
First award in all major festivals during 2 consecutive years for a short film

Jury member of dozens of international children films and books festivals (including Annecy)
More than 20 years ASIFA activity, including 9 years board membership
Held several successful art galleries

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

U.S. permanent resident

Education	Puppet Film Jiri Trunka Studio Prague 1975 Animation Film Royal Academy Of Fine Arts Belgium 1969-1972 Miniature Persian Traditional Painting School Tehran 1950’s
Films	Pood Writer, Designer & Director 2000 Identity (For UNICEF) Writer, Designer & Director 1999 Moscow: Mouse & Cow Writer, Designer & Director 1998 Sinbad (Full length animated feature) Stylist, Art Director & Co-Director 1987-1991 Super Powers Writer, Designer & Director 1987 One, Two, Three, More Writer, Designer & Director 1982 A Way To Neighbor Writer, Designer & Director 1978 Hero Amir-Hamzeh Writer, Designer & Director 1977 The Mad, Mad, Mad World Writer, Designer & Director 1975 Nursery Rhymes "Atal-Matal" Writer, Designer & Director 1974 Association Of Ideas Writer, Designer & Director 1973 Philipo and a Train from Hong Kong Writer, Designer & Director 1972 A Playground for Baboush Writer, Designer & Director 1971 Duty First Writer, Designer & Director 1970
Publications	Mullah Nasruddin Text & Illustration Under Publication The Elephant And The Ant Text & Illustration Under Publication From The Waters Text & Illustration 1996 Multi-Job Factory Text & Illustration 1988 A-B-Zoo Text & Illustration 1986 Medical Publications (700 Titles) Design & Illustration 1984-1985 As A God Text & Illustration 1983 When I Was A Kid Text (Illustration by Zarrinkelk Junior) 1981 Story Of The Silk Worm Text & Illustration 1979 Cyrus The King Illustration 1977 Albino And The Princess Illustration 1976 Folk Tales From Asia, issue 1-3 Illustration 1975 New Year’s Day and the Kites Illustration 1974 Story of Carpet Flowers Illustration 1973 Albino and the Sphinx Illustration 1972 The Crows Illustration 1968 Hero "Amir-Hamzeh" Illustration 1967 The Myth Of The Sphinx Illustration 1965 Iran, Crossroad Of Caravans Illustration 1964 Text Book For Schools (grade 1 to 4) Illustration 1960-1970 Various Newspapers Graphics, Illustrations, Caricatures 1950-1960
Exhibitions	Gallery, Private Irvine, California 2000 Gallery, Golestan Tehran 1997 Gallery, Golestan Tehran 1996 Gallery, Naderi Tehran 1960

Other Activities

Member Of The Board Of Directors of ASIFA* International since 1988

Founder and President of ASIFA* Iran since 1986

Founder and Teacher Of Animation, Post Graduate School, Farabi University, Tehran 1977-1996

Founder and Teacher of Animation College, Tehran 1974-1977

Member of ASIFA* International since 1971

Jury member of various international animation festivals and illustration biennials since 1975

Awards

Jewell of the Century Annecy International Film Festival, France The Mad, Mad, Mad World 2000

Collection Tokyo Museum of Illustration, Japan Mullah Nasruddin 2000

Jury’s special award Tehran International Biennial, Iran Mullah Nasruddin 1999

Jury’s special award Tehran International Film Festival, Iran Super Powers 1989

Special Mention Bologna Book Exhibition, Italy A-B-Zoo 1987

Diploma Of Honor Hans Christian Anderson Jury For Lifetime Achievement 1984

Diploma of Honor Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy Hero Amir-Hamzeh 1978

Diploma Of Honor Paris International Short Film Festival The Mad, Mad, Mad World 1977

First Prize for Subject Oberhausen International Film Festival The Mad, Mad, Mad World 1977

Appreciation Plate Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt The Mad, Mad, Mad World 1976

Silver Prize Espinho International Film Festival, Portugal The Mad, Mad, Mad World 1976

Diploma of Honor Chicago International Film Festival The Mad, Mad, Mad World 1976

First Prize for Subject Saloniki Film Festival, Greece The Mad, Mad, Mad World 1976

Diploma of Honor San Francisco International Film Festival Association of Ideas 1975

Best Book of the Year IBBY**, Iran When I Was a Kid 1975

Prix Clothide Coupie Belgium National Film Festival Duty First 1973

Prize for Schools Annecy International Film Festival, France Duty First 1971

Golden Apple Bratislava Biennial for Illustration, Slovakia The Crows 1971

Best Book of the Year UNESCO International, Tokyo, Japan The Crows 1970

Best Book of the Year UNESCO Iran The Crows 1970

Plate of Honor IBBY**, Iran Myth of The Sphinx 1969

For more information see "Who’s Who in Graphic Arts" 1984, Zurich, Switzerland

* ASIFA: Association International du Film d’Animation

** IBBY: International Board of Books for Youth