- Aaron Augenblick
Aaron Augenblick is a
cartoon animator from theUnited States of America .Biography
Augenblick grew up in
Wilmington, Delaware , and studied at theSchool of Visual Arts (SVA) inNew York City . While at college, Augenblick created two animated short films entitled "The Midnight Carnival" (screened at Slamdance Festival 2000) and "The Wire". These films received two ASIFA Awards and the SVADusty Award for outstanding achievement in Animation. In 1996, "The Wire" was screened on theCartoon Network as part of "A Night of Independent Cartoons".He began his professional career working at
MTV Animation on such television shows as "Daria ", "Cartoon Sushi " and "Downtown". In 1999, Augenblick foundedAugenblick Studios , an animation production facility located in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to animation, Augenblick has written and illustrated theXeric Award -winning "Tales of the Great Unspoken".Augenblick Studios created the animated content for two seasons of "
Wonder Showzen ", a cult favorite forMTV . Augenblick Studios garnered widespread notoriety for their spot-on parodies of classic cartoons, leading to Aaron being named as one of the rising stars of animation in 2005 by "Animation Magazine ".In 2006, Aaron Augenblick wrote and directed "Golden Age", a faux-documentary which examined the scandalous private lives of iconic cartoon characters from the past. The ten episodes series was originally created for Comedy Central’s broadband channel Motherload and was later released as a 22 minute short film. "Golden Age" was an official selection of the
Sundance Film Festival and played in numerous festivals throughout the world.Augenblick Studios is currently working on "
Superjail ", a new animated series forAdult Swim on theCartoon Network .External links
* [http://www.augenblickstudios.com Augenblick Studios official web site]
* [http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3251&page=3 Augenblick Studios article on AWN]
* [http://www.thereeler.com/sundance_features/aaron_augenblick_golden_age.php Aaron Augenblick interview on The Reeler]
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