swap_horiz Michaël Dudok de Wit 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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Ollie Johnston

Ollie Johnston was a highly influential American animator primarily known for his work at Disney during the studio’s “Go...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Nine Old Men

9.2 Excellent

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Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator and director renowned for his innovative approach to animation and storytelling. He...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Evangelion

9.2 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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James Baxter

James Baxter was a British animator recognized primarily for his innovative work on the iconic ballroom scene within Dis...

Traditional Disney Dreamworks Character Animator

9.0 Excellent

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John Musker

John Musker is a prominent animator and director recognized for his contributions to beloved animated films. He has nota...

Traditional Disney Aladdin Director

9.0 Excellent

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Ron Clements

Ron Clements is a prominent animator and director recognized for his contributions to Disney’s classic animated films. H...

Traditional Disney Aladdin Director

9.0 Excellent

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Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball was a prominent American animator during Disney’s Golden Age. He was one of the “Nine Old Men,” a group of...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Nine Old Men

8.9 Great

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Sylvain Chomet

French animator Sylvain Chomet directed "The Triplets of Belleville" (2003) and "The Illusionist" (2010), both nominated...

French Independent Traditional Director

8.8 Great

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Paul Grimault

French animator Paul Grimault directed "The King and the Mockingbird," a landmark of French animation whose definitive v...

French Traditional Pioneer Director

8.8 Great

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Fyodor Khitruk

Soviet animator Fyodor Khitruk directed the influential Soviet "Winnie the Pooh" series beginning in 1969 and was a foun...

Traditional Pioneer Soviet Director

8.8 Great

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Eric Goldberg

American Disney animator and director best known for animating the Genie in Aladdin (1992) and directing segments of Fan...

Traditional Disney Director Character Animator

8.8 Great

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Nora Twomey

Nora Twomey is an Irish animator and director who co-founded Cartoon Saloon and directed the acclaimed 2017 animated fea...

Traditional Irish Cartoon Saloon Director

8.8 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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Paul Driessen

Dutch animator Paul Driessen is known for whimsical, minimalist short films often featuring simultaneous parallel storyl...

Independent Experimental Dutch Character Based

8.0 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