Ars Electronica Festival · 1997
Mars Attacks!
by Jim Mitchell
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1997
In 1997, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Mars Attacks!” by Jim Mitchell (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
"Mars Attacks!" was initially planned as a stop-motion project, much like director Tim Burton's earlier work "Nightmare Before Christmas". But this time the animated characters would need to exist in the real world with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker and Pierce Brosnan, among others.
About Jim Mitchell
Jim Mitchell (USA) joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1990. He has played an integral role in the creation of the Computer graphics imagery in "Jurassic Park", "Death Becomes Her“ and "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", each of which received Academy Awards for…
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