The 2025 class of Variety‘s 10 Animators to Watch, presented by Nickelodeon, and “Smurfs” director Chris Miller gathered at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Los Angeles on July 9 for a “Smurfs”-themed awards reception.
Ramsey Naito, president of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, kicked off the remarks. “This event is truly one of my favorite events, because we as a community can come together and celebrate animation and celebrate the artists, the artists behind the brush, the pencil, the cintiq, and it’s because of you that we’re here,” she said.
The 2025 Animators to Watch honorees included Brooke Shay Bradford (“The Bad Guys 2″), Tom Brass (“Wolf King”), Todd Harris (“Eyes of Wakanda”), Meg Park (“Zootopia 2”), Christina Sotta (“Batman: Caped Crusader”), C.J. Sarachene (“Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie”), Alon Winterstein (“Hoppers”), Margaret Wuller and Kasey Fagerquist (“Smurfs”), Daniel Lim Ti Yan (“Cat in the Hat”) and Kirill Yeretsky.
Burbank, California – July 09: (L-r) Kasey Fagerquist,...
Ramsey Naito, president of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, kicked off the remarks. “This event is truly one of my favorite events, because we as a community can come together and celebrate animation and celebrate the artists, the artists behind the brush, the pencil, the cintiq, and it’s because of you that we’re here,” she said.
The 2025 Animators to Watch honorees included Brooke Shay Bradford (“The Bad Guys 2″), Tom Brass (“Wolf King”), Todd Harris (“Eyes of Wakanda”), Meg Park (“Zootopia 2”), Christina Sotta (“Batman: Caped Crusader”), C.J. Sarachene (“Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie”), Alon Winterstein (“Hoppers”), Margaret Wuller and Kasey Fagerquist (“Smurfs”), Daniel Lim Ti Yan (“Cat in the Hat”) and Kirill Yeretsky.
Burbank, California – July 09: (L-r) Kasey Fagerquist,...
- 7/14/2025
- by Abigail Lee
- Variety Film + TV
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