James Hanpadungvongs

Artist and animator in film and video games with more than 18 years of experience in the industry. I’m available for work as a storyboard artist and/or revisionist.

My last position was animation director at a Japanese game company’s Montreal satellite studio; building out the animation department, laying out the pipeline, and leading the team on projects. The move from animation to storyboarding is an idea that’s been brewing for years and now I’ve gotten the opportunity to pursue it full-time. As a matter of fact, my first job in animation was waaaay back in the mid-90’s as a storyboard revisionist on a tv show, Mummies Alive! Days fondly filled with paper, pencils, and lots of Post-It notes. This shift into boarding is an exciting venture that I’m thrilled to dive into and explore.

I’ve got experience working under pressure during crunch, keeping up quality animation while maintaining quota, mentorship of fresh-faced grads, senior knowledge to help out productions, and know a thing or two in leading a successful team to create amazing work on for some fun movies and games.

Most importantly, I always strive to work and have fun with amazing talent, that in turn lead to great projects. It’s a big world out there and I want to create experiences that leave this world a better place.