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Studio Heads: Aaron Augenblick, Michael Sporn, Vince Commisso, Craig Yoe, J.J. Sedelmaier, Brooke Burgess
Directors: Ron Clements & John Musker, Brad Raymond, Gary Conrad, Brian Pimental, Dave Bossert, Frank Nissen, Steve Anderson, Rob Boutilier
Animators: Andreas Deja, Mark Austin, Eric Goldberg, Leon Joosen, Tissa David
Producers: Fred Seibert, Kris Greengrove, Ron Tippe
Exec Producers/Creators: Rick Wiener, Tom Warburton, Amy Winfrey
Indie Filmmakers: John Canemaker, Candy Kugel, Nina Paley, Bruno Bozzetto, Bill Plympton
Writers: Rob Kurtz, Lisa Goldman
Designers: Traci Johnson, Dean Yeagle, William Joyce
Tech Supervisors: Dale Mayeda
Creative Directors: Jen Oxley, Ian Gooding & Dan Cooper, Jerry Davis, Frank Gladstone, Robh Ruppel
Pre-production Artists: Jay Schuster
Voice Actors: Lisa Davis, Bruce Reitherman, Kathryn Beaumont, Terry McGovern, June Foray
Composers: Ron Sadoff, Jared Faber
Network Execs: Linda Simensky
Recruiters: Ila Abramson
Documentarians: Dan Lund & Tony West
Authors: Dave Levy, John Culhane, Mo Willems, Gary Wolf
Curators: Matt Murray, Josh Siegel, Casey Safron
Muppetteers: Karen Prell
Comic Book People: Alejandro Arbona, Chris Giarrusso
 

Big Toons in the Big Apple
Animation Block Party Strikes Brooklyn Again
Animation Magazine, Sept 2008
Just A Little Pixie Dust
An interview with director Brad Raymond
Animation Magazine, Oct 2008
How to Survive as a Contractor

Animation Mentor, May 2008
Alejandro Arbona
An interview with Asst editor at Marvel
aNYmator, June 2008
Mr. Sporn in the Spotlight
NY animator is honored at the MOMA
Animation Magazine, Jan. 2008
101 Dalmatians on DVD
voice actress Lisa Davis remembers Walt Disney
AnimatorsUnite.com. May, 2008
Toons Take Bite Out of Big Apple
Brooklyn's top Animation Festival
Animation Magazine, Nov. 2007
Far Beyond the Bare Necessities
an interview with Bruce Reitherman, voice and modern director
Animation Magazine, Nov. 2007
"Rising Stars of Animation"
Amy Winfrey, Rob Boutilier, and Chris Siemasko
Animation Magazine, July 2007
"Disney-esque Artist and Pin-up King"
Dean Yeagle, Disney/Playboy illustrator
AnimatorsUnite.com, August 2007
"A Warm & Fuzzy Future World"
the Meet the Robinsons team
Animation Magazine, May 2007
"Keeping Fresh the Old Spirit"
studio head J.J. Sedelmaier
aNYmator, June 2007
"Peter Pan on DVD"
interview with Kathryn Beaumont, performer of Wendy
Animation Magazine, Apr. 2007
"Crafting a Solid Story"

Animation Mentor.com, May 2007
 
"Meet New York's New ANImagician"
studio head Jeff Nodelman
Animation Magazine, Feb. 2007
"The Slipper Still Fits"
Frank Nissen, modern Disney director
Animation Magazine, Mar. 2007
 
"A Minute with Andeas Deja
an interview with a top Disney animator
AnimatorsUnite, Jan. 2007
"Profile: Ila Abramson"
interview with an animation recruiter
aNYmator, Jan. 2007
 
"A Blast from TV's Past"
interview with the curator of Soho's Saturday Morning Cartoon exhibit
Animation Magazine, Dec. 2006
"Profile: Aaron Augenblick"
an interview with New York's young studio head
aNYmator, Dec. 2006
 
"Diving Back into a Disney Classic"
with Ron Clements & John Musker
Animation Magazine, Nov. 2006
"Michael Sporn"
an interview
aNYmator, Nov. 2006
"Terry McGovern"
interviews with Launchpad McQuack and his performer
AnimatorsUnite.com, Oct. 2006
"Profile: Fred Seibert"
an interview with the independent producer
aNYmator, Oct. 2006
 
"IDT Hits One Out of the Park"
interviews with Ron Tippe, Rob Kurtz, Jerry Davis and Frank Gladstone
Animation Magazine, Oct. 2006
"Animation Discount Treasures"
a DVD recommendation
aNYmator, Sept. 2006
 
"Apocalypse Soon"
an interview with Broken Saints creator
Animation Magazine, Sept. 2006
"Adventures in the Toon Trade"
an interview with author David Levy
Animation Magazine, Sept. 2006
 
"Profile: Gary Conrad"
an interview with top toon TV director/producer
AnimatorsUnite.com, Aug. 2006
"Fraggle Rock Season 2 on track for September release"
a blurb
MuppetCentral.com, July 2006
 
"Moma's Tomorrowland Looks Back in Wonder"
a CalArts retrospective
Animation Magazine, July 2006
"Ron Sadoff Tells the Score"
an interview
aNYmator newsletter, June 2006
 
"Dream On Silly Dreamer"
Interviews with the Disney documentarians
FPS Magazine, June 2006
"Head in the Clouds"
An interview with 9 Story studio head
Animation Magazine, June 2006
 
"Jay Shuster, Wielder of a Pixar Pencil"
An interview
AnimatorsUnite.com, May 2006
"Ice Age II "
A review
aNYmator newsletter, May 2006
 
"Fawning Over Bambi II "
interviews with Brian Pimental and Andreas Deja
Animation Magazine, May 2006
"John Canemaker, Oscar Winner " An interview
aNYmator newsletter, Apr. 2006
 
"Candy Kugel: The Reigning First Lady Of Indie-Studio Animation "
FPS Magazine, Mar. 2006
"Big Apple's Fantastic Toon Femmes "
interviews with top women in NY animation
Animation magazine, Mar. 2006
 
"Traci Paige Johnson"
an interview with the creative designer of Blue's Clues

aNYmator newsletter, Mar. 2006
"A Minute with Bruno Bozzetto"
a brief interview with Italy's greatest animation director
aNYmator newsletter, Feb. 2006
 
"Behind Disney's Chicken Little"
words from Ian Gooding, Dan Cooper, Dale Mayeda and Mark Austin
aNYmator newsletter, Jan. 2006
"Lunch with June Foray"
an interview with legendary voice artist
aNYmator newsletter, Dec. 2005
 
"Rick Wiener Uncovered"
an interview with an American Dad writer/co-exec producer
aNYmator newsletter, Nov. 2005
"A Minute with Eric Goldberg"
a brief interview with lead animator/director
aNYmator newsletter, Oct. 2005
 
"A Tribute to Joe Grant"
with words from Dave Bossert, John Canemaker and Eric Goldberg
aNYmator newsletter, Sep. 2005*
"Milking the Pros" -- Part 3
interviews with John Culhane, Jared Faber and Dave Levy
aNYmator newsletter, May/June 2005
 
"Milking the Pros" -- Part 2
Interviews with Bill Plympton, Craig Yoe, and Mo Willems
aNYmator newsletter, April 2005
"Milking the Pros" -- Part 1
Interviews with Tom Warburton, Gary K. Wolf, Dave Bossert and Chris Giarrusso
aNYmator newsletter, March/April 2005
 

"2D vs. 3D"
an age-old argument
aNYmator newsletter, Feb. 2005

Ren & Stimpy on DVD!!!
a review
aNYmator newsletter, Jan. 2005
 

* aNYmator newsletter takes a break between June and September each year.