swap_horiz Borge Ring Alternatives

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Walt Disney

Walt Disney was a pioneering American animator and studio founder. He established Walt Disney Productions in 1923, revol...

Traditional Pioneer Producer Golden Age

9.6 Brilliant

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Yuriy Norstein

Yuriy Norstein is a prominent Russian animator known for his deeply evocative and experimental films. His work, particul...

Russian Independent Traditional Director

9.6 Brilliant

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Bill Tytla

Bill Tytla was a prominent animator primarily known for his evocative character work during Disney’s Golden Age. His met...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Character Animator

9.3 Excellent

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Richard Williams

Richard Williams is an independent animator celebrated for his meticulous traditional techniques. He directed animation...

Independent Traditional Director Who Framed Roger Rabbit

9.3 Excellent

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Glen Keane

Glen Keane is a renowned American animator celebrated for his work at Disney. He’s particularly known for shaping iconic...

Traditional Disney Beast Character Animator

9.3 Excellent

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Frederic Back

Frédéric Back is a Canadian animator renowned for his deeply moving and ecologically focused work. His films, particular...

Canadian Traditional Environmental Nfb

9.0 Excellent

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Michaël Dudok de Wit

Michaël Dudok de Wit is a Dutch animator known for his distinctive, traditional animation style. His work emphasizes pat...

Independent Traditional Dutch Oscar Winner

9.0 Excellent

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Sylvain Chomet

Sylvain Chomet is a French animator renowned for his distinctive, hand-drawn style. His films, such as “The Triplets of...

French Independent Traditional Director

8.8 Great

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Don Bluth

Don Bluth is an American animator who left Disney in 1979 to found his own studio, directing successful 1980s animated f...

Independent Traditional Disney Director

8.3 Great

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Kunio Kato

Japanese animator Kunio Kato won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009 for La Maison en Petits Cubes, a...

Independent Japanese Oscar Winner Director

8.2 Great

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Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton is an American independent animator renowned for his distinctive, surreal hand-drawn style, creating accla...

Independent Traditional Adult Animation Director

8.2 Great

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Joanna Quinn

Welsh animator Joanna Quinn created the recurring character Beryl in Girls Night Out (1987) and has received multiple BA...

Independent Traditional British Character Based

8.1 Great

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Raoul Servais

Belgian animator Raoul Servais won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at Cannes in 1979 for "Harpya," establishing him a...

Independent Experimental Belgian Oscar Winner

8.0 Great

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Eduard Nazarov

Soviet animator Eduard Nazarov is known for his witty short films at Soyuzmultfilm, including "Once Upon a Dog" (1982),...

Independent Traditional Satirical Soviet

7.9 Good

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Bob Godfrey

British animator Bob Godfrey created the TV series Roobarb (1974) and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film...

Traditional British Adult Animation Oscar Winner

7.8 Good

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Ishu Patel

Indian-Canadian animator Ishu Patel worked at the National Film Board of Canada and created visually distinctive short f...

Independent Canadian Experimental Nfb

7.7 Good

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Gary Goldman

Gary Goldman is an American animator and producer who partnered with Don Bluth in the 1980s, co-directing several animat...

Independent Traditional Producer Don Bluth

7.4 Good

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John Pomeroy

John Pomeroy is an American animator and producer who co-founded Don Bluth Productions, later returning to Disney to ani...

Independent Traditional Don Bluth Character Animator

7.4 Good

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Alison de Vere

British animator Alison de Vere is noted for personal, symbolically rich short films including The Black Dog (1987), whi...

Independent Traditional British Director

7.4 Good

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Marv Newland

Canadian animator Marv Newland created the cult short "Bambi Meets Godzilla" (1969), a two-minute parody that became an...

Independent Canadian Satirical Director

7.2 Good