Aaron Augenblick is an American animator, director, and producer. He
is the founder of Augenblick Studios, known for his work on Ugly
Americans, Superjail!, Wonder Showzen, and Golden Age.Augenblick grew
up in Wilmington, Delaware, and studied at the School of Visual Arts
(SVA) in New York City. While at college, Augenblick created two
animated short films entitled "The Midnight Carnival" (screened at
Slamdance Festival 2000) and "The Wire". These films received two
ASIFA Awards and the SVA Dusty Award for outstanding achievement in
Animation. On October 20, 1996, "The Wire" was screened on the Cartoon
Network as part of the ToonHeads special: A Night of Independent
Animation.He began his professional career working at MTV Animation on
such television shows as Daria, Cartoon Sushi and Downtown. In 1999,
Augenblick founded Augenblick Studios, an animation production
facility located in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to animation, Augenblick
has written and illustrated the Xeric Award-winning "Tales of the
Great Unspoken".From 2004 to 2005, Aaron Augenblick was the animation
director for two seasons of Wonder Showzen, a cult favorite for MTV.
Augenblick Studios garnered widespread notoriety for their spot-on
parodies of classic cartoons, leading to Aaron being named as one of
the rising stars of animation by Animation Magazine.
is the founder of Augenblick Studios, known for his work on Ugly
Americans, Superjail!, Wonder Showzen, and Golden Age.Augenblick grew
up in Wilmington, Delaware, and studied at the School of Visual Arts
(SVA) in New York City. While at college, Augenblick created two
animated short films entitled "The Midnight Carnival" (screened at
Slamdance Festival 2000) and "The Wire". These films received two
ASIFA Awards and the SVA Dusty Award for outstanding achievement in
Animation. On October 20, 1996, "The Wire" was screened on the Cartoon
Network as part of the ToonHeads special: A Night of Independent
Animation.He began his professional career working at MTV Animation on
such television shows as Daria, Cartoon Sushi and Downtown. In 1999,
Augenblick founded Augenblick Studios, an animation production
facility located in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to animation, Augenblick
has written and illustrated the Xeric Award-winning "Tales of the
Great Unspoken".From 2004 to 2005, Aaron Augenblick was the animation
director for two seasons of Wonder Showzen, a cult favorite for MTV.
Augenblick Studios garnered widespread notoriety for their spot-on
parodies of classic cartoons, leading to Aaron being named as one of
the rising stars of animation by Animation Magazine.
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