swap_horiz Zdeněk Miler 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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Matt Groening

Matt Groening is a prominent figure in animation history. He conceived and developed both *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*,...

Television Creator Director The Simpsons

9.4 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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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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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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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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Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky is an accomplished animator recognized primarily for his innovative and visually dynamic television w...

Television Creator Director Dexter Lab

9.2 Excellent

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Kunihiko Ikuhara

Kunihiko Ikuhara is a Japanese animator recognized for his distinctive directorial style and complex narratives. He freq...

Television Japanese Surrealist Magical Girl

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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Alex Hirsch

Alex Hirsch is an animator primarily recognized for his creation of the television series *Gravity Falls*. His distincti...

Television Creator Disney Channel Director

9.0 Excellent

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Yoshiyuki Tomino

Japanese anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino created Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979, establishing the real-robot mecha subgenre...

Mecha Television Japanese Gundam

8.8 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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Trey Parker

Trey Parker is an American animator and filmmaker who co-created the highly successful and controversial animated televi...

Television Creator Adult Animation Director

8.8 Great

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Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez was an American animator and producer who directed the classic 1965 television special A Charlie Brown Chr...

Television Traditional Peanuts Director

8.2 Great

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Gene Deitch

Gene Deitch was an American-Czech animator and director known for his modern work at UPA, directing 13 controversial Tom...

Traditional Czech Director Tom And Jerry

8.0 Great