Michaela Zee editor Domee Shi and six of Variety’s animation honorees gathered at this year’s Variety 10 Animators to Watch event, presented by Nickelodeon, on Thursday night.
The in-person awards ceremony and cocktail reception took place at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif., where fellow creatives and representatives in the animation space celebrated this year’s class of rising storytellers.
The honorees in attendance included Fawn Veerasunthorn, Arthur Fong, Shea Fontana, Sergio Valdivia, Natasha Kline and Juston Gordon-Montgomery.
Pixar Animation Studios filmmaker Shi received the 2022 Creative Impact in Animation award. “It’s pretty surreal that stories about dumpling infanticide and magical, furry, Canadian puberty have been embraced by all of you guys and by audiences of all ages and backgrounds,” Shi said in her acceptance speech. “But it’s also a testament to how influential our medium of animation is, in exploring specific complex themes in a way that resonates with everyone.
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