Nirvan Mullick (born April 8, 1975) is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker,
writer, speaker, stop motion animator, and founder of the Imagination
Foundation. He came into public view after creating a viral short
documentary called "Caine's Arcade" about a 9-year-old boy named Caine
Monroy who created a cardboard arcade in his father's used auto parts
shop. Caine's Arcade, released on April 9, 2012, became a viral
phenomenon, achieving international media attention, and launched a
movement to foster the creativity of more kids. Mullick's goal of
raising a $25,000 college fund for Caine reached $180,000 in on-line
PayPal donations by April 20, 2012 (only 10 days after the initial
release of the video) - eventually raising over $240,000, with over 10
million views on YouTube and Vimeo. 5 days after the film was posted
on-line, the Goldhirsh Foundation awarded Mullick a $250,000 grant to
create a non-profit inspired by Caine's Arcade, with a mission to
"find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids
worldwide." Mullick made a follow up film to Caine's Arcade (Caine's
Arcade 2) to launch the first Global Cardboard Challenge in 2012. The
Cardboard Challenge has since become a popular activity for kids in
schools around the world.Other notable projects include "The 1 Second
Film", amongst the first crowd-funded films, Mullick began selling $1
Producer credits in 2000 to raise funds for the film's production,
with companies and individuals funding the film via donations in
exchange for being listed in the film's credits in the order of amount
donated. Producer donations from dozens of prominent celebrities
helped the film achieve international recognition with over 14,000
producers. The one-second of film consists of animation created by
large murals painted collaboratively on March 8, 2001 at California
Institute of the Arts, where Mullick studied Experimental Animation.
Color design for the animation was created by Jules Engel. From
2015-2016, Mullick directed the UN Foundation's #EarthToParis Climate
Campaign for COP21 and COP22. Mullick also directed the opening
title-sequence animation to the 2003 film Willard and the stop-motion
animated film "The Box Man" which screened in multiple film festivals,
including Cannes Cinefondation, winning the AFI Fest Audience Award,
and was nominated for a Student Academy Award. Mullick received an MFA
in Experimental Animation from California Institute of the Arts.
writer, speaker, stop motion animator, and founder of the Imagination
Foundation. He came into public view after creating a viral short
documentary called "Caine's Arcade" about a 9-year-old boy named Caine
Monroy who created a cardboard arcade in his father's used auto parts
shop. Caine's Arcade, released on April 9, 2012, became a viral
phenomenon, achieving international media attention, and launched a
movement to foster the creativity of more kids. Mullick's goal of
raising a $25,000 college fund for Caine reached $180,000 in on-line
PayPal donations by April 20, 2012 (only 10 days after the initial
release of the video) - eventually raising over $240,000, with over 10
million views on YouTube and Vimeo. 5 days after the film was posted
on-line, the Goldhirsh Foundation awarded Mullick a $250,000 grant to
create a non-profit inspired by Caine's Arcade, with a mission to
"find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids
worldwide." Mullick made a follow up film to Caine's Arcade (Caine's
Arcade 2) to launch the first Global Cardboard Challenge in 2012. The
Cardboard Challenge has since become a popular activity for kids in
schools around the world.Other notable projects include "The 1 Second
Film", amongst the first crowd-funded films, Mullick began selling $1
Producer credits in 2000 to raise funds for the film's production,
with companies and individuals funding the film via donations in
exchange for being listed in the film's credits in the order of amount
donated. Producer donations from dozens of prominent celebrities
helped the film achieve international recognition with over 14,000
producers. The one-second of film consists of animation created by
large murals painted collaboratively on March 8, 2001 at California
Institute of the Arts, where Mullick studied Experimental Animation.
Color design for the animation was created by Jules Engel. From
2015-2016, Mullick directed the UN Foundation's #EarthToParis Climate
Campaign for COP21 and COP22. Mullick also directed the opening
title-sequence animation to the 2003 film Willard and the stop-motion
animated film "The Box Man" which screened in multiple film festivals,
including Cannes Cinefondation, winning the AFI Fest Audience Award,
and was nominated for a Student Academy Award. Mullick received an MFA
in Experimental Animation from California Institute of the Arts.
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