Andrew Chesworth is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker living in Burbank, CA. He co-wrote and co-directed the short film One Small Step at Taiko Studios.
He wrote and directed the Oscar-qualified independent animated short film The Brave Locomotive. He was a CG animator at Disney on Frozen, Zootopia, Moana, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It Ralph, Feast, Get a Horse!, Inner Workings, and Olaf's Frozen Adventure. Previously, he was a director of commercials and short films at Make in Minneapolis. He was also a 2D animator on Netflix's Klaus for Sergio Pablos Animation Studios. From 2016-2017, Andrew taught fourth-year Character Animation at CalArts. He was an instructor for the online CG animation school Animsquad from 2014-2022. Recently, he was both Character Design Supervisor and Supervising Animation Director on the Netflix animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter. He was also a Character Lead at Flying Bark Studios on the upcoming animated Stranger Things series for Netflix. Currently, Andrew is employed at Netflix as a Character Design Lead on the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory animated feature. |