Andrew Chesworth is an American animator known for his 2018 Oscar-nominated short One Small Step (with co-director Bobby Pontillas at Taiko Studios)From Burbank To Wuhan: Making ‘One Small Step’ Was A Big Global Collaboration For Taiko Studios|Cartoon BrewTAIKO Shoots for the Stars with short 'One Small Step' - AWN"Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film - Oscars on YouTubeWatch: TAIKO's Award-Winning Debut 'One Small Step' Launches Online|Animation Magazine and his 2023 Oscar-qualifying effort The Brave Locomotive.2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Brave Locomotive’ Director Andrew Chesworth|Cartoon BrewOscar Watch 2024: Your Guide to This Year’s Qualifying Animated Shorts|Animation Magazine
Career He formerly worked at Disney (being animator on Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Get a Horse!, Big Hero 6, Feast, Zootopia and Moana)Turner Classic MoviesInterview on Animation Insider and Netflix (on the 2019 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature winner Klaus)How it took almost a decade and Netflix to bring 'Klaus' — one of the year's best animated movies — to life - Insider while working independently on his passion projects including The Brave Locomotive (he released online in 2015 the opening sequence that was in progress before shelving it after being hired by Disney).
Accolades One Small Step - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (nominated)'First Man,' 'Solo' Get Tech Nominations for 2019 Oscars - Space.con2019|Oscars.org The Brave Locomotive - LA Shorts Film Festival: Best Animation (won)27th LA Shorts Film Fest Reaches New Animated Heights|Animation Magazine
References
External links The Brave Locomotive on Chesworth's official YouTube channel Official website Andrew Chesworth on IMDb