Eduardo Schuldt
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animator
Condorito: la película (2017)
Eduardo Schuldt | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1972 |
| Occupations | Film director animator |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | Pirates in Callao (2005) Condorito: la película (2017) |
Eduardo Schuldt (born May 22, 1972) is a Peruvian animator and filmmaker, best known for directing animated feature films like Pirates in Callao, The Illusionauts, Condorito: la película, A Giant Adventure, and Milagros: An Extraordinary Bear. Schuldt has also directed over a hundred television commercials and created 3D experiences for various amusement parks.[1]
First projects
Schuldt made his feature film directorial debut with Pirates in Callao (2005), the first Peruvian 3D animated film.[2][3] The following year, he directed Dragones: Destino de fuego, a film inspired by the book of the same name by economist and writer Hernán Garrido-Lecca.[4]
In 2009, he directed The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer, based on the novel by Peruvian author Sergio Bambarén Roggero,[5][6] followed by Lars y el misterio del portal (2011).[7] That same year, media outlets announced that Schuldt would direct Gogo's Crazy Bones, recognized by RPP Noticias as the first animated series produced in Peru.[8] In 2012, he directed The Illusionauts, which became the highest-grossing Peruvian film of that year, earning over $740,000.[9]
Schuldt temporarily moved away from animation to explore the horror genre with The Entity (2015), Peru's first 3D horror feature, which follows a group of students who discover a dark secret while filming a documentary.[10][11] That same year, he directed El cascanueces, an animated film based on the book by E.T.A. Hoffmann; the international version featured the voices of actors Ed Asner and Alicia Silverstone.[12]
Condorito: The Movie and recent work
Also in 2015, reports surfaced that Schuldt was developing an animated film about Condorito, the comic character created by Chilean cartoonist Pepo.[13][14] The film, co-directed by Schuldt and Alex Orrelle and distributed by 20th Century Fox, was released in October 2017.[15] Following the film's box-office success, Schuldt confirmed in 2020 that a sequel was in development.[16]
In 2023, Schuldt released two new animated features: A Giant Adventure, which tells the story of two young people who encounter pre-Hispanic deities in the Nazca Lines region,[17][18] and Milagros: An Extraordinary Bear, based on the literary work by Hernán Garrido-Lecca.[19][20]
In 2024, he released the sequel to Pirates in Callao (titled Piratas del Callao: El Regreso de L'Hermite) using a virtual reality format branded as Adventure Cinema.[21]