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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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Trey Parker

Trey Parker is a prominent American animator recognized primarily for his creation of *South Park*. He directs and anima...

Television Creator Adult Animation 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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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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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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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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Barry Purves

British stop-motion animator Barry Purves is known for intricately choreographed puppet films including Screen Play (199...

Independent British Stop Motion Puppet

7.9 Good

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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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Chris Butler

American stop-motion director and screenwriter who co-directed ParaNorman (2012) at Laika Studios, blending horror and c...

Independent Stop Motion Laika Director

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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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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Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane is an American animator, writer, and actor who created the hit animated sitcom Family Guy for the Fox ne...

Television Creator Adult Animation Director

7.4 Good