Directors’
Biographies
Lee Lanier
Lee Lanier is short film director and animator whose work has played over 150 festivals, galleries, and museums worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival, Annecy, Imagina, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution. Before forming his own company, BeezleBug Bit, Lee served as a Senior Animator on “Shrek” and “Antz” at PDI/Dreamworks.
Jeffrey Dates
Jeffrey Dates launched his animation career at ReelFX Creative Studios in 1997, and quickly gained recognition for the award winning commercial "Steel Eel.” He was soon promoted to Animation Director and went on to perform FX for Robert Rodriquez's "Spy Kids 2.” He currently serves as Creative Director at Janimation in Dallas, Texas.
Directors’
Filmographies
Lee
Lanier
“Little Dead Girl”
2005
Santa Fe Film
Festival Trailer 2005
“Weapons of Mass
Destruction” 2004
“Day Off The
Dead” 2003
Best Animated Short – Memphis International Film
Festival – 2004
1st
Runner-Up, Best Short, Seattle International Film Festival -2004
“Mirror” 2000
New Independent Talent Action Award – Imagina 2002
2nd
Place, Animation - World Animation Celebration 2001
“Millennium Bug” 1998
Director’s
Choice, Black Mariah Film & Video Festival 1999
Mike Gribble Award, Ottawa International Animation
Festival 1998
Jeffrey Dates
“Day Off The Dead”
2003
Best
Animated Short – Memphis International Film Festival – 2004
1st Runner-Up, Best Short, Seattle
International Film Festival -2004