Vinton Studios Hires Three Directors for Advertising Division

Vinton Studios Hires Three Directors for Advertising Division

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Vinton Studios, one of the foremost character animation companies in the world and a leading producer of computer animation, stop-motion animation, cel animation and live action for entertainment and commercials, has hired award-winning directors Courtney Booker, Jeff Drew, and Aaron Sorenson for its Advertising division.

Courtney Booker, animator, video director, painter, and multi-media visual artist, is currently putting the final touches on the new animated music video for the group They Might Be Giants. A Carnegie-Mellon graduate, her paintings have been exhibited at many of the country's top galleries. She worked in story animation and effects on Pixar's "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles" and her short film "Lesson One" won the Audience Award at the New York International Film & TV Festival.

Jeff Drew is a 1996 graduate of John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. His animated short film, "Walk," has been shown at numerous festivals around the world, including Sundance and the IFP West Los Angeles Film Festival and recently won the Audience Choice Award for Best Animation at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Jeff has done numerous animated television spots and his illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines.

Aaron Sorenson studied character animation at San Francisco State University and was hired by Wild Brain soon after his 1996 graduation. He worked as a layout artist and eventually as an animator on various television productions as well as the direct-to-video feature "Ferngully 2." Sorenson worked as an animator on Nike, Coca Cola, and KFC campaigns and then segued to animator director working on such iconic campaigns as The Jolly Green Giant, Bugs Bunny, and Cap'n Crunch.

Vinton Studios has garnered an Academy Award, four Academy Award nominations, 11 Emmys and 10 Clios. Vinton Studios is a leading producer of animated commercials and shorts, including long-running and iconic campaigns such as M&Ms, the NFL on FOX, and Arby's. In the entertainment arena, Vinton Studios is producing the feature film adaptation of author Neil Gaiman's cult favorite, CORALINE, to be directed by Henry Selick ("Nightmare Before Christmas," "James and the Giant Peach"). Vinton Studios is co-producing the stop-motion animated feature film "Corpse Bride," with director Tim Burton and Warner Bros., releasing in 2005.


Source: Vinton Studios

CONTACT: Maggie Begley, +1-310-301-1785, or cell, +1-310-749-3055,
mbegley@aol.com, for Vinton Studios

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