Carlos Grangel

Carlos Grangel
Born	Barcelona, Spain

Carlos Grangel (born 1963 in Barcelona) is a Spanish-born character designer for animated films.

Career

He started out as a comic book artist, drawing Fix und Foxi for the German market from the mid-80s to 1994 and Disney comics (Brer Rabbit) for the Dutch market in 1994/95. Afterwards he moved to DreamWorks Animation, where his credits include The Road to El Dorado (2000), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Madagascar (2005), Shark Tale (2004) and Corpse Bride (2005).

He owns Grangel Studios along with his brother Jordi.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Filmography

Character designer

• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
• Balto (1995)
• The Fearless Four (1997)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• Periwig Maker (1999)
• The Road to El Dorado (2000)
• Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
• Till Eulenspiegel (2003)
• Shark Tale (2004)
• Madagascar (2005)
• Corpse Bride (2005)
• Hui Buh (2006)
• Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
• Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Recognition

• 2003, won Annie Award for 'Individual Achievement in Character Design' for Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).
• 2005, nominated for Annie Award for 'Character Design in an Animated Feature Production' for Shark Tale (2004)
• 2006, nominated for Annie Award for 'Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production' for Corpse Bride (2005)

References

1. Solomon, Charles (14 August 2005). "How a Puppet Master Brings Life to the Comically Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
2. "eDIT 9. Presents Trends in Animation". DesignTaxi. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
3. Grau, Anna (25 December 2009). "Niño grande en un museo de adultos". ABC. Spanish. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
4. "Spanischer Meister der Trickfiguren : Carlos Grangel – Schöpfer der "Corpse Bride"". Deutschlandradio Kultur. 3 November 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
5. LUZÁN, JULIA (16 October 2005). "Un dibujante de cine". El País. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

External links

• Carlos Grangel at the Internet Movie Database
• Article on Carlos Grangel in Kaukapedia (German)
• Official Website