Andrew Chesworth
Illustration — Andrew Chesworth speaking at the 2019 WonderCon, for "The Animation Show of Shows", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. An American animator known for his 2018 Oscar-nominated short One Small Step (with co-director Bobby Pontillas at Taiko Studios) and his 2023 Oscar-qualifying effort The Brave Locomotive.
Andrew Chesworth
Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America · Andrew Chesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- 1985
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- animator · film producer · film director · film editor
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He formerly worked at Disney (being animator on Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Get a Horse!, Big Hero 6, Feast, Zootopia and Moana) and Netflix (on the 2019 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature winner Klaus) while working independently on his passion projects including The Brave Locomotive (he released online in 2015 the opening sequence that was in progress before shelving it after being hired by Disney).
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Accolades
• One Small Step - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (nominated) • The Brave Locomotive - LA Shorts Film Festival: Best Animation (won)
Andrew Chesworth at the 2019 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
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Andrew Chesworth speaking at the 2019 WonderCon, for "The Animation Show of Shows", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
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- 1.From Burbank To Wuhan: Making ‘One Small Step’ Was A Big Global Collaboration For Taiko Studios|Cartoon Brew
- 2.TAIKO Shoots for the Stars with short 'One Small Step' - AWN
- 3."Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film - Oscars on YouTube
- 4.Watch: TAIKO's Award-Winning Debut 'One Small Step' Launches Online|Animation Magazine
- 5.2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Brave Locomotive’ Director Andrew Chesworth|Cartoon Brew
- 6.Oscar Watch 2024: Your Guide to This Year’s Qualifying Animated Shorts|Animation Magazine
- 7.Turner Classic Movies
- 8.Interview on Animation Insider
- 9.How it took almost a decade and Netflix to bring 'Klaus' — one of the year's best animated movies — to life - Insider
- 10.'First Man,' 'Solo' Get Tech Nominations for 2019 Oscars - Space.con
- 11.2019|Oscars.org
- 12.27th LA Shorts Film Fest Reaches New Animated Heights|Animation Magazine
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