On the heels of their debut in the April issue of Animation Magazine (Issue No. 329, available now), we are proud to present this year’s video panel featuring the Rising Stars of Animation 2023. Watch the video below to hear how these brilliant talents tackled some of the year’s most exciting projects!
Check out this year’s bright and talented stars as they tell us about their first jobs in animation and the challenges and rewards of working in the animation business and offer helpful advice about making it in the competitive and ever-changing world of making toons:
Animation Magazine’s 2023 Rising Stars are:
- Kai Akira (My Dad the Bounty Hunter)
- Shir Baron (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish)
- David Chung (Gabby’s Dollhouse)
- Angela Collins (Sonic Prime)
- Lee Ann Dufour (Hailey’s On It!)
- Luis Gadea (Bugs Bunny Builders)
- Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates (Win or Lose)
- Natasha Kline (Primos)
- Rachel Larson (The Tiny Chef Show)
- Tran Ma & Miguel Ortega (The Voice in the Hollow)
- Wayne-Michael Lee (Pinecone & Pony)
- Brett Nystul (Spellbound)
- Lauren Sassen (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
- Aidan Sugano (Nimona)
A big thanks to all our rising stars and to Kim Derevlany for producing the video. You can watch it below:
