ANIMAX35 is FOR anyone who has a passion to see the message of Jesus told through animation:
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communicators
youthworkers |
preachers
You-Tubers |
storytellers
evangelists |
Presenters at the 1st ANIMAX event included: (click on each presenter to read their bio)
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Ian Harrowell was with Walt Disney Animation Australia for 17 years in a number of roles including Director of Animation for a Theatrical Release (Return to Neverland), Director of Animation for a Direct-to-Video including Annie award winner An Extremely Goofy Movie and Aladdin and the Prince of Thieves. He has also been Director of Animation for TV with several productions including Annie award winner, The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh.
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Nate Butler is the president of COMIX35 and the primary instructor at the ministry's international seminars. Nate made his living for 20+ years as a cartoonist, graphic artist, and writer/ illustrator of comics. He worked on over a dozen internationally known characters, including Archie, the Muppets, Popeye, and Heathcliff. Nate has also packaged or published Christian comics including Aida-Zee, Behold 3-D, The Dave Roever Story and The Truth for Youth. He created the "Christian Comics International" web site.
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Phil Watson has been a freelance cartoonist for over ten years. His animations were once seen on Channel 9's TV game show "Burgo's Catch Phrase". He has also drawn Jesus about a thousand times for Bible Society Australia, Anglican Youthworks and Baptist Union. He currently animates sharks for an aquarium in Minneapolis, while avoiding sharks in the surf near his home on Sydney's northern beaches.
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Matt Baker is now a freelance artist, after working for several years as a clean-up artist with Disney. Matt has also recently taken on a new challenge: fatherhood!
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Rene Pfiztner studied Graphic Design in Melbourne but worked at Disney animation in Sydney for 5 years and as an assistant university chaplain at UTS for 2 years. 2006 saw him oil painting in the traditional salon style at the Julian Ashton Art School. He's contributed short animated films to the Ignite film festival and the roxtoonz.com website. This year he's studying at Moore Theological College, Newtown.
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