Director Alberto Mielgo Interview: The Windshield Wiper
Welcome director Alberto Mielgo to discuss his new animated film The Windshield Wiper, his road from self-taught concept artist to director, why NFTs are a form of rebellion, and his time on Love Death + Robots’ The Witness and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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More about The Windshield Wiper:
Inside a café, after lunch and while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a middle-aged man asks himself and the audience an ambitious question: What is Love? A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion. Presented by Pastel, Leo Sanchez Studio and Pinkman.tv, the film made its world premiere as part of the Cannes Film Festival’s Director’s Fortnight. The film was written, designed and directed by three-time Emmy winner Alberto Mielgo (Love Death + Robots’ The Witness, Tron: Uprising) and produced by Mielgo and veteran character designer Leo Sanchez (The Croods: A New Age, Over the Moon, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Tangled).
More about Alberto Mielgo:
Alberto is a Spanish born director. His projects include work for the Gorillaz, Harry Potter, The Beatles RockBand cinematic intro, Disney’s Tron: Uprising, Love Death + Robots’ The Witness… and more. He founded Pinkman.tv, an independent creative group.
You can watch The Windshield Wiper here. It is on the short list of 2022 Academy Awards for Best Animated Short.