swap_horiz Sylvain Chomet Alternatives

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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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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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Tomm Moore

Tomm Moore is a celebrated Irish animator known primarily for his distinctive approach to storytelling. His work, includ...

Traditional Irish Cartoon Saloon Director

9.1 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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René Laloux

René Laloux is a French animator renowned for his 1973 film Fantastic Planet. This visually distinctive science fiction...

French Traditional Science Fiction Director

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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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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Henry Selick

American director Henry Selick is best known for the stop-motion features "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) and "C...

Independent Stop Motion Director Nightmare Before Christmas

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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Michel Ocelot

French animator Michel Ocelot is best known for "Kirikou and the Sorceress" (1998), a hand-drawn feature set in West Afr...

French Traditional Silhouette Director

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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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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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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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