Name Jim Blashfield | Role Filmmaker | |
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Movies Moonwalker, Storytelling Giant Awards Grammy Award for Best Music Video Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences Similar People Michael Jackson, Colin Chilvers, Brandon Adams, Kellie Parker, Will Vinton |
Oregon cartoon institute interviews jim blashfield
Jim Blashfield (born September 4, 1944, Seattle, Washington) is an American filmmaker and media artist, best known for his short films such as Suspicious Circumstances and The Mid-Torso of Inez, and his music videos for musicians Talking Heads, Joni Mitchell, Nu Shooz, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Tears for Fears, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Marc Cohn. He has collaborated with Bill Frisell and the Oregon Symphony.
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- Oregon cartoon institute interviews jim blashfield
- Vanity directed by jim blashfield
- Selected Short films
- Moving Image Installations
- Theater Performance
- Music videos
- Sesame Street
- References

Blashfield is the recipient of a Cannes Golden Lion, a Grammy Award, and several MTV Music Award nominations and awards.
Recent films include Bunnyheads, SuctionMaster, Vanity and The Tasseled Loafers, an irreverent interpretation of Hector Berlioz' Dream of a Witch's Sabbath with music by the Czech Philharmonic. Recent multi-image installations include the 7 screen "Circulator" and the 5 screen "Conveyor" as well as Running Dog with Cactus, and The Resurrectory, a collaboration with the Liminal Performance Group.
Vanity directed by jim blashfield
Selected Short films
Moving Image Installations
Theater / Performance
Music videos
Sesame Street
Blashfield produced several segments for Sesame Street during the 1980s.