James Hanpadungvongs

Story artist and animator in film and video games with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry. I’m available for work as a storyboard artist and/or revisionist.

The majority of my time has been as an experienced senior/lead animator which eventually lead me to my last position as 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 has been an idea brewing for years. As a matter of fact, my first job in animation was waaaay back in the mid-90’s as a storyboard revisionist on the tv show, Mummies Alive! Those day were fondly filled with paper, pencils, and lots of Post-It notes. Forging a new path into storyboarding is an exciting opportunity to feed my creative brain, play and tell stories, and work with the most creative minds in the entertainment industry.

To this new endeavour I bring experience working under pressure, keeping up animation quality while maintaining quotas, mentorship of fresh-faced grads, senior knowledge to problem solve issues in productions, and know a thing or two in leading successful teams to create amazing work on 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.