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'''Nirvan Mullick''' (born April 8, 1975) is a [[Los Angeles]]–based [[filmmaker]], [[writer]], [[Public speaker|speaker]], [[stop motion]] animator and founder of the [[Imagination Foundation]].
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==Career==
'''Nirvan Mullick''' (born April 8, 1975) is a [[Los Angeles]]-based [[filmmaker]], [[writer]], [[Public speaker|speaker]], [[stop motion]] animator, and founder of the [[Imagination Foundation]]. He came into public view in April 2012, primarily through the creation of a viral short [[documentary]] called "Caine's Arcade" about a 9-year-old boy who created a cardboard [[Amusement arcade|arcade]] in his father's auto parts shop. He made billions off of this poor little kid trying to have fun. He was caught during production yelling at him and hiring all the people in line at the "real" event. After recieving a wanring he continued and recieved a red card and is out of the video buisiness. [[Caine's Arcade]], released on April 9, 2012, became a [[viral phenomenon]], achieving international media attention,<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/04/caines-arcade-nirvan-mullick.html New Yorker Article on Caine's Arcade & Nirvan Mullick]</ref> and launching a movement of cardboard creativity.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9c-4dX4Hk "Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement"]</ref> The official website's objective of a $25,000 [[college fund]] for young Caine Monroy reached $180,000 in [[Paypal]] donations by April 20, 2012 (only 10 days after the initial release of the video) - and is now over $240,000,<ref>[http://cainesarcade.com CainesArcade.com]</ref> with over 9 millions views via [[YouTube]] and [[Vimeo]]. In addition, the [[Good (magazine)|Goldhirsh Foundation]] announced a matching challenge grant of up to $250,000 for the initiation of the [[Imagination Foundation]], founded by Mullick, which has a mission to "find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids like Caine." The film includes music from actor [[Ryan Gosling]]'s band [[Dead Man's Bones]] and an original song 'Caine's Arcade" by local songwriter [[Juli Crockett]].
Mullick came into public view after creating ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'' project, 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 (2003 film)|''Willard'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/willard/|title = Willard}}</ref> and the stop-motion animated film ''The Box Man'' which screened in multiple film festivals, including Cannes Cinefondation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/47623707-9bae-4de2-beca-37854e6c5235/year/2003.html|title = The Box Man| date=28 May 2023 }}</ref> winning the AFI Fest Audience Award, and was nominated for a Student Academy Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmjerk.com/news/2003/05/07/finalists-selected-for-30th-student-academy-awards/|title = Finalists Selected for 30th Student Academy Awards|date = 7 May 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nirvan.com/theboxman/|title = The Box Man}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nirvan.com/thethreeofus|title = The Three of Us}}</ref> Mullick received an MFA in Experimental Animation from [[California Institute of the Arts]].


He also created a viral short [[documentary]] called ''[[Caine's Arcade]]'' about a nine-year-old boy named Caine Monroy who created a cardboard [[Amusement arcade|arcade]] in his father's used auto parts shop. The short was released on April 9, 2012, and became a [[viral phenomenon]], achieving international media attention,<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/04/caines-arcade-nirvan-mullick.html New Yorker Article on Caine's Arcade & Nirvan Mullick]</ref> and launched a movement to foster the creativity of more kids.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9c-4dX4Hk "Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement"]</ref> 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 ten days after the initial release of the video) – eventually raising over $240,000,<ref>[http://cainesarcade.com CainesArcade.com]</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-perfect-moment-goes-perfectly-viral|title = The Perfect Moment Goes Perfectly Viral|magazine = [[The New Yorker]]|date = 24 April 2012}}</ref> with over ten million views on [[YouTube]] and [[Vimeo]]. Five days after the film was posted on-line, the [[Good (magazine)|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'' titled ''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cardboardchallenge.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914172051/http://cardboardchallenge.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |title=Day of Play 2022 - Imagination.org's Cardboard Challenge |publisher=Cardboardchallenge.com |date=2022-07-29 |accessdate=2022-12-30}}</ref>
Other notable projects include "[[The 1 Second Film]]", a non-profit collaborative experimental film 10-years in the making, amongst the first crowd-sourced films, Mullick began selling $1 Producer credits in 2000 to raise funds for the film, with companies and individuals funding the film in exchange for being listed in the film's credits. Producer donations from dozens of prominent celebrities, as well as computer giant [[Apple Inc.]], Burbank-based post production facility FotoKem, and Pittsburgh-based web host Pair Networks, have helped the film achieve international recognition with over 14,000 producers and counting. Mullick also directed the opening title sequence to the 2003 film [[Willard (2003 film)|Willard]] and two stop motion animated films "The Box Man" and "The Three of Us" which have screened in hundreds of film festivals, winning numerous awards.


==References==
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Nirvan Mullick (born April 8, 1975) is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker, writer, speaker, stop motion animator and founder of the Imagination Foundation.

Career

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Mullick came into public view after creating The 1 Second Film project, 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[1] and the stop-motion animated film The Box Man which screened in multiple film festivals, including Cannes Cinefondation,[2] winning the AFI Fest Audience Award, and was nominated for a Student Academy Award.[3][4][5] Mullick received an MFA in Experimental Animation from California Institute of the Arts.

He also created a viral short documentary called Caine's Arcade about a nine-year-old boy named Caine Monroy who created a cardboard arcade in his father's used auto parts shop. The short was released on April 9, 2012, and became a viral phenomenon, achieving international media attention,[6] and launched a movement to foster the creativity of more kids.[7] 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 ten days after the initial release of the video) – eventually raising over $240,000,[8][9] with over ten million views on YouTube and Vimeo. Five 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 titled 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.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Willard".
  2. ^ "The Box Man". 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Finalists Selected for 30th Student Academy Awards". 7 May 2003.
  4. ^ "The Box Man".
  5. ^ "The Three of Us".
  6. ^ New Yorker Article on Caine's Arcade & Nirvan Mullick
  7. ^ "Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement"
  8. ^ CainesArcade.com
  9. ^ "The Perfect Moment Goes Perfectly Viral". The New Yorker. 24 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Day of Play 2022 - Imagination.org's Cardboard Challenge". Cardboardchallenge.com. 2022-07-29. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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