ART DIRECTOR AT PIXAR WAS A SPEAKER AT INNOVATION EXPLORER DAY IN SOFIA

The Bulgarian artist Anthony Christov was the guest on the BNT morning show “The Day Begins with Culture” on 26th of February. He is an art director of the animated feature film “Finding Nemo”, “Wall-E” and many more, and was a set designer for “Cars” and “The Incredibles”.

Anthony Christov has worked for Pixar animation studios for 15 years and has participated in a large number of Pixar projects. Prior to that, he worked for The Walt Disney Company followed by a career in Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Art Academy in San Francisco, USA.

The artist is visiting Bulgaria to take part in the Innovation Explorer forum in Sofia.

In an exclusive interview for BNT, the artist talked about the latest film he works on – a part of “Toy Story”, dedicated to Christmas. He revealed that the characters of the film would meet a group of dinosaurs.

Animation has to be interesting and entertaining, Christov said. You can convey a message, a profound thought, but it has to be presented in a way, which is appropriate for animation, he explained.