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LIZZI AKANA

Lizzi Akana is an award-winning director, animator, and designer based in Brooklyn, NY.

With a body of freelance work spanning broadcast television, advertising, feature film, music videos, and illustrative design, Lizzi has collaborated with many of the top studios in the country.

Lizzi is also a proud graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where she currently teaches “Cinematic Storytelling”, a course about the art of storyboarding, during the Spring semester. 

To contact, email at lizzidakana@gmail.com

PAST CLIENTS

  • Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Blue Sky Studios, Nickelodeon, MTV, Buck, Psyop, YesBoss, The Mill, Hornet, Charlex, MPC, AND/OR, Scholar, Bentobox, Augenblick Studios, 1st Ave Machine, Slanted Studios, Sesame Studios, Partisan, Transistor Studios, JWT, Passion Pictures, Ghost Robot, Penguin Books

Awards

  • OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2017
    “Children’s Animated Shorts” Official Selection
    Sesame Studios “Celebrate Lunar New Year”

  • LES SOMMETS DU CINEMA D’ANIMATION 2017
    “Very Shorts Shorts” Official Selection
    Adult Swim “Squidbillies” Show ID #1

  • ASIFA-EAST ANIMATION AWARDS 2014
    “Best Music Video” 1st Place
    Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings “Retreat”

  • ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2005
    “Best Student Film”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2005
    “Silver Hugo Award”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL 2006
    “Chris Frayne Award Best Animation”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • CAROLINA FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL 2006
    “Best Student Experimental Animation”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006
    “Special Jury Award”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • THE FLUX iPOD FILM FESTIVAL 2006
    “Best Student Film”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • INDEPENDENT EXPOSURE BEST OF ADDICTIVE TELEVISION 2006
    “3rd Place”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

  • ANIMATION ATTACK 2008
    “Audience Favorite”
    “Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin”

ANIMATION FESTIVAL JUROR

  • RIVERRUN FILM FESTIVAL: Animated Shorts Jury 2018

  • ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY: Prize Jury 2018

  • 29th DUSTY FILM & ANIMATION FESTIVAL: Animation Jury 2018