Tara Donovan

Tara Donovan

Director and character animator seeking feature work.

Lead Animator / Senior Animator / 10 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Animation Supervisor

Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Animation Supervisor

Time Bandits (2024)

Animation Supervisor

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

Animation Supervisor

Argylle (2024)

Animation Supervisor

Heart of Stone (2023)

Animation Supervisor

The Gryphon (2023)

Digital Artist

Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (2022)

Senior Animator

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Lead Animator

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)

Lead Animator

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Senior Animator

Aquaman (2018)

Senior Animator

Meg (2018)

Senior Animator

Justice League (2017)

Animator

PINY Institute of New York (2016)

Animation Director

Dot (2016)

Digital Artist

Stranger Things (2016)

Lead Animator

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

Animator

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)

Inbetween Artist / Key Animator

Rob the Robot (2010)

Animator

ModNation Racers (2010)

Animator

RollBots (2009)

Flash FX Design

Asdfmovie (2008)

Animator

Phineas and Ferb (2007)

Animator

Erky Perky (2006)

Animator

Johnny Test (2005)

Animator

The Backyardigans (2004)

Animator

Casa Foster pentru prieteni imaginari (2004)
Animation Demo Reel 2019
I'm a senior character animator seeking to relocate from Vancouver to Montreal in 2020.

Currently I'm a Lead Animator at Method Studios following several features at ScanlineVFX where I animated on Godzilla vs King Kong, Justice League and Aquaman. I was also Lead on Detective Pikachu at MPC.

My experience in animation spans more than 2 decades and includes a wide variety of styles, budgets and roles. My lifelong obsession with animation led me to teaching and taking on more responsibility for building top-notch teams. I enjoy collaboration and taking on new stylistic challenges.
Work History

  • Lead Animator

    Rodeo FX

    November 2021 - February 2024
    Canada

  • Lead Animator

    Game On

    October 2020 - October 2021
    Montréal, Canada

  • Lead Animator

    Method Studios

    January 2020 - July 2020
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Senior Animator

    ScanlineVFX

    April 2019 - December 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

    Senior animator on King Kong vs Godzilla

  • Lead Animator

    MPC

    July 2018 - March 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

    Lead Animator on Detective Pikachu

  • Senior Animator

    ScanlineVFX

    September 2016 - July 2018
    Vancouver, Canada

    Senior Animator on Justice League, The Meg, and Aquaman

  • Animation Director

    Industrial Brothers

    February 2016 - August 2016
    Toronto, Canada

    Animation Director on award-winning Dot. preschool series based on the book by Randi Zuckerberg for Industrial Brothers, Jim Henson, and CBC

  • Lead Animator

    Arc Productions

    June 2015 - February 2016
    Toronto, Canada

    Animation Lead on "Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade" Easter special for Blue Sky Studios which aired on Fox, Teletoon, and iTunes https://www.awn.com/news/ice-age-easter-special-migrating-fox-television

  • Senior Animator

    Awesometown Entertainment

    June 2014 - May 2015
    Toronto, Canada

    Character animator on CG comedy feature.

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Education

  • Diploma in Classical Animation

    Sheridan College

    1989 - 1993

  • Life Drawing, Illustration

    OCAD University

    1988 - 1989

  • B.A. in French

    York University - Glendon College

    November 1984 - November 1987