FULL FILM CREDITS
BERT KLEIN (Producer & Director) has been an animator on such movies as
Hercules, Fantasia 2000 (Rhapsody In Blue), and Treasure Planet. At Warner Bros. he
was a Supervising Animator on Looney Tunes: Back in Action, the Director of
Animation on Fat Albert: the Movie, and lead animator on The Simpsons Movie. Most
recently he animated on Disney's The Princess and the Frog and served as co-
producer of The Chestnut Tree.
JENNIFER CARDON KLEIN (Producer, Director, Screenplay) started in the
industry as an animator at Warner Bros. and went on to animate at Dreamworks
and Disney on such features as Iron Giant, El Dorado, and The Emperor's New Groove.
She has also worked as a story artist at Disney and Universal. Jennifer co-produced
Picnic's first film The Chestnut Tree.
HYUN-MIN LEE (Assistant director) is an animator from Seoul, South Korea. She
came to the United States in 2000, has a degree in painting from Wesleyan
University and a Masters degree in animation from the California Institute of the
Arts. She trained with animators Eric Goldberg and Bert Klein at Disney and
animated on Disney's The Princess and the Frog. Hyun-min directed Picnic's first film,
The Chestnut Tree, which was nominated for two Annie Awards in 2008.
PAUL WILLSON (Voice Talent) is a veteran character actor that has appeared in
Cheers, Office Space, Curb your Enthusiasm, and countless other television series and
films.
PHILIP PROCTOR (Voice Talent) is an actor and comedian whose extensive career
includes voice work for films such as The Lion King and The Iron Giant and his years
with the comedy troupe Firesign Theatre. He also played Howard on Rugrats (with a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and three Daytime Emmys); Seahorse Bob in
Finding Nemo, Charlie in Monsters, Inc., the drunken French Monkey in Eddie
Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle series, and a Chef in Spirited Away.
STEVEN MORRELL (Composer) holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music,
the latter from the Eastman School in Rochester, NY. He says about Pups of Liberty:
"I jumped at the chance to work on this project because I simply love animation. It
gives the composer the greatest opportunity to help shape and develop characters;
to really bring the film to life."
JAMES LOPEZ (Production Designer) was Supervising Animator on Disney's
Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove, and Home on the Range and animated on
Dreamworks’ Flushed Away and The Bee Movie. He has served as Production
Designer and Art Director for Pups of Liberty. Most recently he animated on
Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
MARK HENN (Supervising Animator) is a veteran supervising animator of Disney
films. Over almost 30 years he has brought to life Ariel the Mermaid, Belle, Princess
Jasmine, Young Simba from The Lion King, Mulan, and Disney's newest princess
Tiana. He lends his extraordinary talent to the Pups of Liberty as supervising
animator and key character developer.
ERIC GOLDBERG (Animator, Voice Talent) is a treasure of the animation
community with his unique style that he has applied to such characters as the Genie
in Aladdin and which made Fantasia 2000's Rhapsody is Blue so memorable. He has
recently finished up supervising on Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
BARRY ATKINSON (Background Supervisor) has been key background artist and
art director for such studios as Walt Disney, Dreamworks, and Don Bluth, among
many others. Lion King, An American Tail, Prince of Egypt, and Fantasia 2000 all came
to life with Barry’s background images gracing the screen.
TONY DEROSA (animator) was a Disney supervising animator for such characters
as Nala in The Lion King and Zeus in Hercules. He has currently finished work
supervising on The Princess and the Frog.
FRANS VISCHER (animator) is best known as the supervising animator of Darla
Dimples in Turner's Cats Don't Dance. This soccer fanatic was also a lead animator
on Dreamworks' El Dorado, and animated on Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
BERT KLEIN (Producer & Director) has been an animator on such movies as
Hercules, Fantasia 2000 (Rhapsody In Blue), and Treasure Planet. At Warner Bros. he
was a Supervising Animator on Looney Tunes: Back in Action, the Director of
Animation on Fat Albert: the Movie, and lead animator on The Simpsons Movie. Most
recently he animated on Disney's The Princess and the Frog and served as co-
producer of The Chestnut Tree.
JENNIFER CARDON KLEIN (Producer, Director, Screenplay) started in the
industry as an animator at Warner Bros. and went on to animate at Dreamworks
and Disney on such features as Iron Giant, El Dorado, and The Emperor's New Groove.
She has also worked as a story artist at Disney and Universal. Jennifer co-produced
Picnic's first film The Chestnut Tree.
HYUN-MIN LEE (Assistant director) is an animator from Seoul, South Korea. She
came to the United States in 2000, has a degree in painting from Wesleyan
University and a Masters degree in animation from the California Institute of the
Arts. She trained with animators Eric Goldberg and Bert Klein at Disney and
animated on Disney's The Princess and the Frog. Hyun-min directed Picnic's first film,
The Chestnut Tree, which was nominated for two Annie Awards in 2008.
PAUL WILLSON (Voice Talent) is a veteran character actor that has appeared in
Cheers, Office Space, Curb your Enthusiasm, and countless other television series and
films.
PHILIP PROCTOR (Voice Talent) is an actor and comedian whose extensive career
includes voice work for films such as The Lion King and The Iron Giant and his years
with the comedy troupe Firesign Theatre. He also played Howard on Rugrats (with a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and three Daytime Emmys); Seahorse Bob in
Finding Nemo, Charlie in Monsters, Inc., the drunken French Monkey in Eddie
Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle series, and a Chef in Spirited Away.
STEVEN MORRELL (Composer) holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music,
the latter from the Eastman School in Rochester, NY. He says about Pups of Liberty:
"I jumped at the chance to work on this project because I simply love animation. It
gives the composer the greatest opportunity to help shape and develop characters;
to really bring the film to life."
JAMES LOPEZ (Production Designer) was Supervising Animator on Disney's
Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove, and Home on the Range and animated on
Dreamworks’ Flushed Away and The Bee Movie. He has served as Production
Designer and Art Director for Pups of Liberty. Most recently he animated on
Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
MARK HENN (Supervising Animator) is a veteran supervising animator of Disney
films. Over almost 30 years he has brought to life Ariel the Mermaid, Belle, Princess
Jasmine, Young Simba from The Lion King, Mulan, and Disney's newest princess
Tiana. He lends his extraordinary talent to the Pups of Liberty as supervising
animator and key character developer.
ERIC GOLDBERG (Animator, Voice Talent) is a treasure of the animation
community with his unique style that he has applied to such characters as the Genie
in Aladdin and which made Fantasia 2000's Rhapsody is Blue so memorable. He has
recently finished up supervising on Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
BARRY ATKINSON (Background Supervisor) has been key background artist and
art director for such studios as Walt Disney, Dreamworks, and Don Bluth, among
many others. Lion King, An American Tail, Prince of Egypt, and Fantasia 2000 all came
to life with Barry’s background images gracing the screen.
TONY DEROSA (animator) was a Disney supervising animator for such characters
as Nala in The Lion King and Zeus in Hercules. He has currently finished work
supervising on The Princess and the Frog.
FRANS VISCHER (animator) is best known as the supervising animator of Darla
Dimples in Turner's Cats Don't Dance. This soccer fanatic was also a lead animator
on Dreamworks' El Dorado, and animated on Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
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