Jules Engel

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Jules Engel

Directing March 11, 1909

Budapest, Austria – Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)

Jules Engel was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental anim…

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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

7.1 2004 Movie
Gerald McBoing-Boing

Gerald McBoing-Boing

6.6 1950 Movie
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

6.7 1966 TV Show
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

10.0 1956 TV Show
Nutcracker Suite

Nutcracker Suite

8.0 1940 Movie
Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley

6.4 1970 Movie
1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

6.6 1959 Movie
Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

7.2 1949 Movie
Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

6.2 1950 Movie
Christopher Crumpet's Playmate

Christopher Crumpet's Playmate

6.5 1955 Movie
Man Alive!

Man Alive!

5.7 1952 Movie
Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

9.0 1951 Movie

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Jules Engel was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation program at the California Institute of the Arts, where he taught until his death, serving as mentor to several generations of animators.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2004
    The Pumpkin of Nyefar

    Movie Visual Effects Design Consultant

  2. 2004
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

    Movie In Memory Of

  3. 2002
    The Box Man

    Movie Thanks

  4. 2001
    The Velvet Tigress

    Movie Thanks

  5. 2001
    Boobie Girl

    Movie Thanks

  6. 1999
    Between the Lines

    Movie Thanks

  7. 1999
    Al Tudi Tuhak

    Movie Thanks

  8. 1999
    MuM

    Movie Thanks

  9. 1998
    The Toy Shop

    Movie Director

  10. 1997
    Aviary

    Movie Director

  11. 1996
    Shaft of Light

    Movie Thanks

  12. 1995
    Scratch and Crow

    Movie Thanks

  13. 1994
    Greener

    Movie Thanks

  14. 1994
    The Meadow

    Movie Director

  15. 1993
    Abstract Cinema

    Movie Himself

  16. 1992
    Wormholes

    Movie Thanks

More credits
  1. 1988
    Candyjam

    Movie Thanks

  2. 1988
    Villa Rospigliosi

    Movie Director

  3. 1987
    Interior

    Movie Director

  4. 1987
    Gallery 3

    Movie Director

  5. 1986
    Play-Pen

    Movie Director

  6. 1978
    Mobiles

    Movie Director

  7. 1978
    Hors d’oeuvres

    Movie Director

  8. 1977
    Shapes and Gestures

    Movie Director

  9. 1977
    Wet Paint

    Movie Director

  10. 1976
    Rumble

    Movie Director

  11. 1975
    Swan

    Movie Director

  12. 1974
    Train Landscape

    Movie Director

  13. 1973
    Accident

    Movie Director

  14. 1971
    Landscape

    Movie Director

  15. 1970
    Shinbone Alley

    Movie Production Design

  16. 1968
    Silence

    Movie Director

  17. 1967
    Centipede

    Movie Director

  18. 1966
    The Lone Ranger

    TV show Associate Producer

  19. 1963
    Bahing

    Movie Art Direction

  20. 1962
    Icarus Montgolfier Wright

    Movie Producer

  21. 1960
    Barbecue for Two

    Movie Color Designer

  22. 1960
    Popeye's Service Station

    Movie Background Designer

  23. 1960
    The World of Sine

    Movie Director

  24. 1959
    1001 Arabian Nights

    Movie Color Designer