South Korea
Biography
Erick Oh is a Korean filmmaker / animator based in California, USA. His independent films have been introduced and awarded at numerous international film festivals including Student Academy Awards, Annie Awards, Annecy Animation Festival, Hiroshima Animation Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, Anima Mundi and more.
After receiving his BFA from the Fine Art Department at Seoul National University and his MFA from UCLA’s film program, Erick worked at Pixar Animation Studios from 2010 to 2016 as an animator and participated in Oscar winning films like 'Inside Out' and 'Finding Dory'. Erick recently joined Tonko House, founded by Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo, also former Pixar artists to direct 'PIG, The Dam Keeper Poems'. Erick is currently nominated at the Annie Awards 2017 as Best Animator.