Vera Brosgol

Vera Brosgol (born August 1984 in Russia) is a cartoonist and a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She lives in Portland, Oregon and works for Laika Entertainment House where she does storyboards and concept art for their animation productions. Her story "I wish..." was considered a highlight of the first Flight Anthology,Raiteri, Steve (January 15 2005). "Flight: Vol. 1". "Library Journal Reviews", Pg. 88] and she has also created the long-since-abandoned webcomic "Return to Sender".

elected works

*2007: "Little Trouble at the Big Top" (part of "Flight" Volume Four)
*2005: "Someone Is Going to Die" (animation)
*2005: "Snow-Bo" (animation)
*2005: "Hopeless Savages: B-sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies" (as co-illustrator)
*2005: "Salmoning" (part of "Flight" Volume Two)
*2004: "I wish..." (part of "Flight" Volume One)
*2002-2004: "Return to Sender" (discontinued)
*2003: "Wary Tales" Anthology
*2002: "Babeland" (part of "Mostly Acquisitions")

Also, Brosgol has collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on "L'il Mell and Sergio" for Girlamatic and drawn several guest comics for John Allison's "Scary Go Round".

Recognition

In 2005, the Friends of Lulu gave Brosgol the Kim Yale award as that year's most promising new female talent. This award was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con. [cite web
url=http://www.friends-lulu.org/awards.php
title=Friends of Lulu - Events - The Lulu Awards]

In January 2007, the Film Society of Portland announced Brosgol as the winner of their (2006) 3rd Annual Far From Hollywood Film Society's "Best Animated Film by a NW Filmmaker" for "Sno-bo." [cite web
url=http://farfromhollywood.org/FFH_Awards.html
title=Far From Hollywood Film Society Awards]

In January 2007, the First Annual Channel Frederator Awards recognized Brosgol as their 2006 winner of the The “Podcast Darkly” Award for "Snow-Bo." [cite web
url=http://www.channelfrederator.com/episode/freddies5
title=Channel Frederator Awards]

References

External links

* [http://www.verabee.com/ Vera Brosgol]
* [http://www.verabee.com/animation.html Animation by Vera Brosgol]
*" [http://rts.lunistice.com/ Return to Sender] "
*" [http://www.projectkooky.com/warytales/ Wary Tales] "
* [http://verabee.blogspot.com/ Brosgol's current sketch blog]