Animation Industry Podcast

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt on how they became showrunners on their own series for Netflix. You will also learn: *The surprising advice they have on connecting with industry professionals *What they pitched to get their show Pinky Malinky picked up by Nickelodeon and then Netflix *Their take on mastering one skill vs learning a wide range of skills Chris Garbutt has a BA in Graphic Arts and Illustration from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK. He’s been a creator, executive producer, show runner, writer, director, character designer, and storyboarder for Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Aardman and Passion Pictures. Some of the shows he’s worked on include Ben Bouklet’s The Amazing World of Gumball, Butch Hartman’s The Fairly Odd Parents, and Mr. Bean. Rikke Asbjoern was one of the youngest students to attend the Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. She has worked on commercials, music videos, short films and feature film