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    Kevin D.A. Kurytnik

    Kevin Kurytnik was adopted in 1966. Two years before, he was born at the General Hospital in Norquay, Saskatchewan. He has only recently found out that his mom who he has lived with until he went to The Alberta College of Art to study Visual Communications in 1982 is biologially his Aunt and that one of his Aunts on his Father's side is his mom. Undoubtably this will be great fodder for an autobiographical film some day.

    Until the inspiration for that film hits he keeps himself busy making other independent short animated films and teaching animation to all ages, mostly through the Quickdraw Animation Society.

    Education

    1982-87 Alberta College of Art - Major: Visual Communication

    1988 Introductory animation course, Quickdraw Animation Society

    Animation Instructor

    1991 - Current Quickdraw Animation Society, Adult Introductory and advanced animation courses

    1991 - 1998 Quick Kids 2D and 3D Animation camps and courses for ages 9 to 14

    1997 Fifteen Pound Pink Productions, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" Tutorials for children and adults

    1997 Calgary Arts Partners in Education, participating artist, connecting arts approaches to core curriculum courses. Worked in Public and Catholic Elementary schools

    1996 7th Annual SAGE Conference, The University of Calgary, "Quickdraw Animation" lecture/workshops for the "Faces of Excellence" youth strand

    1996 Calgary Academy, 6 week animation workshop for Grade 10 Drama Class

    1994 University of Calgary Education Department, Art Education animation lecture  

    1994 Springbank Middle School, Introduction to Animation lecture for students 8 - 13 yrs

    1994 Bishop Carrol High School, Flipbook and cameraless animation workshops

    Filmography

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    Really Bad Morning

    15 minute, cel animation

    a film by
    Kevin Kurytnik and Carol Beecher

    Animation Assistant:

    Jean-Francois Cote

    Sound Design and Mix:

    Tona Ohama

    Music Composition, Arrangement and Performance:

    Willy Joosen

    Beethoven's Symphony no.9 Design & Mix:

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    Story and Design:

    Kevin D.A. Kurytnik

    Computer Animation:

    John Lees

     

    Animation Intern:

    Robbin Martens

    Funding Provided by:

    The Canada Council for the Arts, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, The Calgary Region Arts Foundation

    Produced at:

    Fifteen Pound Pink Productions

    Digital Production at:

    The Quickdraw Animation Society

    All images © kdak 1999

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    Dali Ants
    1994 - 2 minute, stop motion

    with Don Best and Gary Tallin

     

     

     

     

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    A Divine Comedic Satire

    1997 - 7 minutes, cel animation

    Directed by Kevin D. A. Kurytnik
    Music By Willy Joosen

    A seven minute long black and white epic with sound on video.
    Big apologies to Dante, Dore and Preston Blair
    An Extremely Grim Animation, 1997

    Abandon Bob Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here is a bastard satirical mutation comprised primarily of animated collage bits of Gustave Dore's Divine Comedy engravings of the Inferno and those oversized "how to" animation books that were put out by Hal Foster and were created by animator Preston Blair. You know the ones.

    The diametrically opposed bits were selected, photocoped, chopped up and then processed in a blender before being forced at gun point onto film. As a final conceptual insult this scathing critique of bland toons is only available for screening on video.

    • SEE the Hand of cartoon fate!
    • REVEL in the uncomfortable juxtapositions of high and low brow!
    • TRY to figure out why Bob Hope's skull is in this film!
    • Dante and Dor» meet Disney. In hell.

    Client Work

    1997 Brutus Three 30 second penalty shorts for Canadian Airlines Saddledome Jumbotron scoreboard, for Fifteen Pound Pink Productions

    1995 Trees! 3 1/2 minute video for TransAlta Utilities Arbor Day Program; Executive Producer, Animation Director, Animator, Fifteen Pound Pink Productions

    1994 The Child, The Wife Two 30 second p.s.a.'s against family violence for Alberta Social Services; Co-Producer, Animation Director, Animator, Silhouette Productions

    1994 Dunvegan: Where the Trails Cross 12 minute laser disc for Fort Dunvegan, Director, Storyboard Artist, for Bob Winter Productions

    1992 The Saga of Ward and His Wondrous Multiped 3 minute video for Reynolds Technological Museum, Alberta Historic Sites Services; Animator, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, for Sarevna Animation

    1991 Beyond the Open Door 30 second p.s.a for workplace equity, for Sarevna Animation

    1989 The History of Anaesthesia 3 1/2 minute video for Foothills Hospital Anaesthesia Department; Co-Director, Animator, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, for Foothills Hospital Public Relations Department

    Screenings

    Trees!

    1997

    • SciFest Festival of Science Films and Videos for Young People, Vancouver, B.C
    • Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
    • IFVA Media Salon, Montreal, Quebec
    • Student Animation Festival of Ottawa, "Declaring Independence" Presentation
    • The First NYC Sierra Club Film and Video Festival
    • "Tradition Transformed", Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    • FLICKS International Children's Film Festival, Saskatchewan

    1996

    • Mendrisio Cartoon Swiss International Animation Festival, Switzerland
    • Holland Animation Film Festival, the Netherlands
    • Columbus International Film and Video Festival, Ohio
    • Ottawa 96 International Animation Festival, Ontario
    • Hiroshima 96, 6th International Animation Festival, Japan
    • Ambiente-Incontri FilmFestival, Sacile, Italy
    • WorldFest Houston, Texas
    • National Educational Media Network, California
    • ITVA Canada
    • 22nd Annual AMPIA Awards
    • Iris Awards, Alberta

    1995

    Intercom '95 International Communication Film & Video Festival, Chicago, Illinois

     

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    1999

    • Fantoche Animation Festival, Switzerland
    • The QAS Hometown Screamin' Screening, Calgary, Alberta
    • 1999 Anti-Film Festival, Miami Beach, Florida
    • 1998 Ottawa 98 International Animation Festival, "State of Canadian Animation, part 2"
    • Images Festival, Toronto, Ontario

    Awards

    • 1999 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Film Project Grant, "Mr. Reaper's Really Bad Morning"
    • 1998 Calgary Region Arts Foundation Impresario grant, "Mr. Reaper's Really Bad Morning"
    • Canada Council Film Production Grant, "Mr. Reaper's Really Bad Morning"
    • 1996 Honorable Mention, TREES!, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, Ohio
    • Official Competition, TREES!, Ottawa 96 International Animation Festival, Ontario
    • Official Competition, TREES!, Hiroshima 96, 6th International Animation Festival, Japan
    • Finalist Award, TREES!, WorldFest Houston, Texas
    • Silver Apple Award, TREES!, National Educational Media Network, California
    • Bronze Eva Award, External Communications, TREES!, ITVA Canada
    • Nominee, Best Animation, TREES!, 22nd Annual AMPIA Awards
    • Nominee, Corporate Education Category, TREES!, Iris Awards, Alberta
    • 1995 Silver Hugo Award, Children's Educational category, TREES!, Intercom '95 International Communication Film & Video Festival, Chicago, Illinois  
    • 1994 Best Documentary, Dunvegan: Where the Trails Cross, Southern Alberta IRIS Awards  
    • 1993 Best Animation, The Saga of Ward and His Wondrous Multiped, 19th Annual AMPIA Awards, Alberta
    • 1991 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Film Project Grant, "Mr. Reaper's Really Bad Morning"
    • 1990 Alberta Culture Travel Grant, research trip to New York
    • 1989 ITVA Silver Cloud Award, Regional Informational category, "The History of Anaesthesia"
    • ITVA Silver Birch Award, National Informational category, "The History of Anaesthesia"

    Contact Information

    Kevin D.A. Kurytnik
    Fifteen Pound Pink
    1419-9 St. S.W, Calgary, Alberta, T2R 1C8
    Studio Phone/Fax: (403) 541-1527
    e-mail reaper@spots.ab.ca

 

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