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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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Nick Park

Nick Park is a British animator renowned for his pioneering work in stop-motion claymation. His creations, most famously...

British Stop Motion Claymation Aardman

9.4 Excellent

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Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer is a Czech animator renowned for his distinctive experimental style. He masterfully combines live action...

Experimental Czech Stop Motion Surrealist

9.3 Excellent

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Jiří Trnka

Jiří Trnka was a pioneering Czech animator who developed innovative stop-motion techniques using puppets. His meticulous...

Pioneer Czech Stop Motion Puppet

9.2 Excellent

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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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Peter Lord

British animator Peter Lord co-founded Aardman Animations in 1972 with David Sproxton and co-directed the stop-motion fe...

British Stop Motion Aardman Director

8.4 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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Travis Knight

American animator Travis Knight served as lead animator on "Coraline" (2009), directed "Kubo and the Two Strings" (2016)...

Stop Motion CEO Laika Director

8.1 Great

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John Halas

Hungarian-British animator John Halas co-founded the Halas and Batchelor studio and co-directed Animal Farm (1954), cons...

Traditional British Director Studio Founder

8.0 Great

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Roman Kachanov

Soviet animator Roman Kachanov created the character Cheburashka in the "Crocodile Gena" series (1969), which became one...

Stop Motion Soviet Puppet Director

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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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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David Sproxton

British animator David Sproxton co-founded Aardman Animations in 1972 with Peter Lord, helping build the studio into a g...

British Producer Stop Motion Aardman

7.7 Good

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Hermína Týrlová

Czech animator Hermína Týrlová was a pioneering figure in puppet and object animation at the Bratři v triku studio, dire...

Pioneer Czech Stop Motion Puppet

7.7 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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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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Graham Annable

Canadian cartoonist and animator who co-directed The Boxtrolls (2014) at Laika Studios and created the independent Grick...

Stop Motion Laika Director The Boxtrolls

7.4 Good

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Anthony Stacchi

American animator and director who co-directed The Boxtrolls (2014) at Laika Studios and previously worked on Open Seaso...

Stop Motion Dreamworks Laika Director

7.3 Good

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Dave Borthwick

British animator Dave Borthwick directed The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993), a dark, inventive film combining sto...

Independent Experimental British Stop Motion

7.0 Good

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Arthur Melbourne-Cooper

British filmmaker regarded as a pioneer of stop-motion animation who produced some of the earliest known object-animatio...

Pioneer British Silent Era Stop Motion

6.7 Fair