M. Wartella

• Name — M. Wartella • Born — 19 August 1976 • Occupation — Cartoonist, animator • Years Active — 1994–present

Wartella is a noted animator and director. Considered a pioneer of online animation, Wartella was among the earliest to use the animated.gif format to create story-driven independent animation. In 1998, The New York Times described his early animated web short The Dinky Dog Archive as "the Steamboat Willie of the internet". In the 2000s (decade), Wartella was an artistic contributor to several animated television shows including MTV2's cult hit Wonder Showzen (2005–2006), and Adult Swim's series Superjail! (2008–2009) and Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007–2009). In 2013, Wartella opened his own full-service production studio, Dream Factory Animation, in Brooklyn NY which has conceived, developed and produced animated programming for clients including Condé Nast, Radical Media, The Creative Agency and Warner Bros. From 2010 to 2013, he created nearly 300 hand-drawn animated shorts for Cartoon Network's MAD, where his work was featured in every episode during four seasons.

As of 2022, Wartella has directed several music videos combining live action and animation for musical acts including Ozzy Osbourne, King Tuff and The White Stripes. Wartella's music videos have received accolades from Blender magazine and Stereogum. • Title — Year — Artist — Label — Role • "Sun Medallion" — 2013 — King Tuff — Burger Records — Director • "Waterfall" — 2014 — Ex Hex — Merge Records — Director • "Physical Emotions" — 2014 — Black Bananas — Drag City — Director • "Madness" — 2015 — King Tuff — Sub Pop — Director • "Rainbow Shiner" — 2019 — Ex Hex — Merge Records — Director • "Richest Man" — 2020 — Brendan Benson — Third Man Records — Director • "Apple Blossom" — 2020 — The White Stripes — Sony Legacy — Director • "Let's Shake Hands" — 2020 — The White Stripes — Sony Legacy — Director • "Patient Number 9" — 2022 — Ozzy Osbourne — Epic Records — Director (with Todd McFarlane) • "Black Math" — 2023 — The White Stripes — Sony Legacy — Director

• Obey Propaganda Interview, October 2013 • Strange Kids Club Interview, May 2012 • New York Times Interview, March 1998