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Alex Parkinson

Alex lives and breathes movies. “If I’m not making them,” he says, “I’m probably watching them.” His passion for cinema has led to a career spanning 20 years in animated movies. Having held creative leadership positions in both large and independent studios, Alex’s infectious enthusiasm is essential to his ability to lead and inspire large […]

Chris Kazmier

Chris’ talents as a VFX Supervisor, author, filmmaker, and musician reflect his all-around creative personality. With over two decades of experience leading VFX on both animated features and live-action films, his credits include Open Season, Arthur Christmas, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Most recently, Chris brought his expertise in VFX and FX supervision to Cinesite’s […]

Ryan Schaller

Ryan has been an animator for over fiften years. He cut his teeth in animation in Portland, Auckland and Albuquerque before joining Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver. Animating commercials before moving onto TV shows, his credits included Robot and Monster, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Monsters vs. Aliens, Dinotrux, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 […]

Jason Ryan

Animation Director Jason is renowned throughout the animation industry, not just for his skills as an animation director, but as a passionate advocate for educating the next generation of artists. He is co-Founder and Head of Character Animation Training for online training resource iAnimate. During Jason’s 30+ year career in animation, he has been supervising […]