Jackie Files
Storyboard Artist Jackie Files reflects on sustaining a sense of self-worth, her support for healthy production schedules, and the feeling of community provided by the Guild.
With the feature film GOAT, TAG members score big, giving the classic sports movie a new spin.
Using the framework of classic crime genres, TAG members find the freedom to get weird in new animated series.
TAG members share how they transformed The Twits from a tale of cruelty into a film about the importance of empathy.
Familiar mammals and brand-new reptiles inspired creative solutions for TAG members working on Zootopia 2.
Take a trip through animation’s early years at the Oscars and find out more about the cartoons that made history.
Storyboard Artist Jackie Files reflects on sustaining a sense of self-worth, her support for healthy production schedules, and the feeling of community provided by the Guild.
Background Painter and Designer Kelsey Suan reflects on the versatility of her path to animation, her admiration for artists who push the medium, and how the Guild uplifts working artists.
Storyboard Artist Rachel Green reflects on the role of determination in achieving her goals, the challenge of staying employed as the industry contracts, and the value of Guild community during difficult times.
Storyboard Artist Andrew Capuano reflects on his early love of creative collaboration, finding ways to keep growing during industry down times, and how the Guild provides the opportunity to create meaningful art.
Lighting/Compositing Lead Emily Abele reflects on the challenge of being seen as an artist, her desire to be a role model for women in her field, and why she became Co-Chair of the Technical Directors Committee.
Storyboard Revisionist Mary Buhl reflects on taking the risk of a career in art, searching for her animation path, and the anchoring effect of having access to Guild support.
From SpongeBob to Charlie Brown, TAG member Erik Wiese has influenced some of animation’s most beloved characters.
Asia Vigil Ellington brings her talent for character design to the unique world of marionette theater.
Meet four TAG members inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in 2025.
Dark humor and adult storytelling add up to a successful career for Story Artist Alex Vvedenskiy.
A passion for tarot cards led TAG member David DePasquale to design his own original decks.
Meet the talented TAG members behind two of this year’s Oscar-qualifying short films.
Directing The Mayfly allowed Sue Perrotto to pursue her own passion through a story about following dreams.
In the new series Haunted Hotel, TAG members take up the challenge of creating an endearing horror show.
Life’s imperfections give depth to the multicultural, multigenerational kids series Wylde Pak.
Using her sprawling, multi-ethnic family as inspiration, Natasha Kline infusesPrimos with humor and heart.
Ray Kosarin reflects on the invaluable contributions made by fellow Timing Director Christine Smith Ishimine.
Animation is a family affair for TAG members Ron Roesch and his daughter Tristin Roesch Cole.
On the 25th anniversary of Dinosaur, Terry Moews reflects on being present at the dawn of a new animation epoch.
Confusion over job titles has led TAG’s Story Editors to ask for a new credit: Head Writer.
Three TAG members share how the animatic pilot Tea Leaves Last embraced learning curves to provide new opportunities for Asians in animation.


