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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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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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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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Henry Selick

Henry Selick is a prominent animator recognized for his distinctive stop-motion filmmaking style. He directs visually ri...

Independent Stop Motion Director Nightmare Before Christmas

8.8 Great

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Caroline Leaf

Canadian animator Caroline Leaf pioneered sand and paint-on-glass animation techniques at the National Film Board of Can...

Independent Canadian Experimental Nfb

8.5 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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Bruno Bozzetto

Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto directed "Allegro Non Troppo" (1976), a comedic parody of Disney's Fantasia, and created...

Italian Independent Satirical Director

8.3 Great

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Priit Pärn

Estonian animator Priit Pärn produced satirical short films at Tallinnfilm studio, with "Breakfast on the Grass" (1987)...

Independent Experimental Surrealist Estonian

8.3 Great

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Wendy Tilby

Canadian animator Wendy Tilby co-directed When the Day Breaks (1999) with Amanda Forbis, a film combining charcoal and o...

Independent Canadian Female Festival

8.3 Great

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Amanda Forbis

Canadian animator Amanda Forbis co-directed When the Day Breaks (1999) with Wendy Tilby, a mixed-media short that won th...

Independent Canadian Female Festival

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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Georges Schwizgebel

Swiss animator Georges Schwizgebel is known for his fluid, painterly short films, earning numerous international festiva...

Swiss Independent Experimental 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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Chris Landreth

Canadian animator Chris Landreth won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2005 for Ryan, a CGI documentary...

Independent Canadian Experimental Cgi

8.1 Great

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Theodore Ushev

Bulgarian-Canadian animator Theodore Ushev is known for graphically bold short films, including Tower Bawher (2006) and...

Independent Canadian Experimental Festival

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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David Fine

Canadian animator David Fine won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1994 with Alison Snowden for Bob's Bi...

Independent Canadian Festival Short

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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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