Career in The United States & Founding of AR&T
He arrived in the United States in 1968 where he first worked for Universal Pictures as a documentary director of Prague, The Summer of Tanks. For a short period the Fierlingers lived in Burlington, Vermont to work for a local TV station: while in Vermont, their first son, Philip, was born. In 1969, the Fierlingers settled in Philadelphia, where he was hired by Concept Films to animate political commercials for Hubert Humphrey and other political candidates. In 1971, a second son, Peter was born.
Fierlinger formed AR&T Associates, Inc., his own animation house, in 1971. It produced animated segments for ABC’s Harry Reasoner specials and PBS’ Sesame Street, including the popular Teeny Little Super Guy series, a network ID for Nickelodeon, and more. Since 1971, AR&T has produced over 700 films, of which several hundred are television commercials. Many of these films received considerable recognition, including an Academy Award nomination for It’s so Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House. Other awards include Cine Golden Eagles, and "Best in Category" awards at festivals in many cities and countries. And Then I’ll Stop, a 1989 film on drug and alcohol abuse, has received more awards than any other of his films, including "First Prize" in Aspen, Colorado, and was selected for screening at MOMA’s New Films, New Directors series, and the London Royal Film Festival. At that time, Paul and Helena were divorced, and their two young adult sons moved to San Francisco to pursue their own careers in computer and multimedia productions. From 1986 to 1995, Fierlinger worked with composer and audio producer Paul Messing.
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