Patricia Beckmann

Patricia Beckmann is the Manager of Artist Professional Development at the Disney Circle Seven studios in Burbank. She is responsible for training and artist development. Circle Seven is a division of Walt Disney Feature Animation, and their first production will be 'Toy Story 3' in 2008.

Patricia has been involved in both education and production throughout her career in Animation. She recently was Chair of the Animation department at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and nurtured the new program through its first two years of development.

She was the Educators Chair for SIGGRAPH 2005 in Los Angeles. Patricia previously won placement in the 'Top 25 Women of the Web 2000' by the San Francisco Women of the Web, and won the Playboy Animation festival with 'Matilda.' She has created original content for the Romp, Playboy, and the Oxygen networks based on her own characters. She has worked at Warner Brothers, Film Roman, and on educational products with MIT.

Patricia lives in Los Angeles with her animator husband, and continues to create short films.

Contact: bunsellapb@yahoo.com

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