Marjut Rimminen (born 1944) is a Finnish-born animator and film director living and working in London.Rimminen studied graphic design at the Helsinki College of Applied Arts and graduated in 1968. She started making animated television commercials, one of which was named the Best Commercial at the 1972 Animafest Zagreb. The following year Marjut joined Halas & Batchelor Animation in the United Kingdom, and has lived and worked in London ever since.Marjut Rimminen has made short films for Channel Four Television as well as directed and animated TV spots for the Finnish advertising market. Her work has been screened at numerous film festivals around the world, and she has been member in several festival juries.Marjut Rimminen has given tuition at the National Film & Television School, the Royal College of Art and the Institute of Art & Design in Surrey. She has given master classes and workshops in animation around the world.Rimminen was married to British animation producer Dick Arnall (1944–2007).A retrospective of Rimminen's work was screened in 1998 at the 1998 Tampere Film Festival, Finland, and the 9th International Festival of Animated Film in Stuttgart, Germany.
Filmography
1972 Trip to Eternity, with Sakari Rimminen, 3 min, 16mm
honourable mention, 1973 Lübeck Film Festival
1982 The Bridge, drawn animation, 8 mins, 35mm
Finnish State Film Award 1983
1986 I'm not a Feminist, but… Channel 4 co-production with Christine Roche, 7 mins, 35mmSpecial Jury Prize, 1986 Espinho International Animation Festival
1987 Blind Justice – Some Protection for Channel 4, 9 mins, 16mm
1989 The Frog King, 7 mins, 35mm
Winner, Magic Mirror animated fairy -tale competition
1991 The Stain, with Christine Roche, 11 mins, 16mm
Special Jury Prize, 1992 Hiroshima International Animation Festival
Special Jury Prize, 1992 San Francisco International Film Festival
1996 Many Happy Returns for Channel Four Television, 8min23s
Grand Prix, 1997 Tampere International Short Film Festival
2nd prize for Best Computer Assisted Animation by Independent, 1997 Los Angeles World Animation Celebration
Jury special prize, 1997 Kraków International Short Film Festival
The Grand Animation Prize, 1997 Vila do Conde Short Film Festival
Diploma, 1997 Krok International Animation Festival
First prize, 1997 Fantoche International Animation Festival
Honorary distinction for the Best Animation, 1997 Drama International Short Film Festival
Finalist, 1998 British Animation Awards
Director's Choice Award for the Most Innovative Animation Work, the Images Festival of Independent Film and Video 1998, Toronto, Canada
1996 Absolut Panushka.
