About Me
Austin Kimmell is a filmmaker, animator and cartoonist, based in New England.
He has written and directed a number of award-winning independent films, such as Stranger Danger (2023), Dracula, The Literal Moron (2022) and Put a Stick in It (2020), He’s directed and contributed work for a variety of clients, including Buzzfeed, MIT, Supernova, Pencilmation and Nickelodeon Animation on SpongeBob SquarePants. He is also a published illustrator and cartoonist, providing pieces for Bird's Eye Comics, The American Bystander and Pegasus Publishers, in addition to teaching animation at the Montserrat College of Art.
Austin currently resides outside of Boston, Massachusetts, complaining about his back whenever he isn't making dumb cartoons.
Beautiful portrait (picture and photo) provided by Shayla Zamora
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CONTACT:
(DMs open on Instagram & Twitter)
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SELECTED CLIENTS:
Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Buzzfeed, Supernova.go, Pencilmation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vanishing Angle, First-Name Films The American Bystander, MacBook Orchestra, Bird’s Eye Comics
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SELECTED FESTIVALS:
Salon des Refusés (Ottawa International Animation Festival), Les Sommets du Cinéma d’Animation, Boston Underground Film Festival, Channel 101, Athens International Festival of Film & Video, Animation Block Party, Malt Adult, SPARK Animation, Hell’s Half Mile Festival of Film & Music, Charlotte Film Festival, Eastern Oregon Film Festival, Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival
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SELECTED PRESS / AWARDS:
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Moonlight Film Festival
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INDEPENDENT FILMS
(Writer / Director / Storyboard / Animator, etc.)
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Dracula 2: The Ride Home (2025)
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Stranger Danger (2023, 4 min)
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Vanilla (2023 -- for Hellavision Television's THE GUY anthology)
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Dracula, the Literal Moron (2022)
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Art Museum (2022)
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Mircoloops (2021-2022)
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Put A Stick In It (2020)
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41 Seconds of A Man Sneezing (2020)
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Gotcha! (2018)
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Querrido (2017)
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Trapper Keeper (2017)
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Critique (2016)
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COMMISSIONED FILMS
(Director for Hire -- Clients Listed)
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Hooligan (Supernova.go -- Coming Soon)
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Meat-Eatin' Police (Macbook Orchestra -- 2025)
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MOOCH (Jeff Ryan / First-Name Films -- 2024)
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Wellesley College “Celito Lindo” Show (Shayla Zamora -- 2023)
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Exciting Day (Sylvia Family Studios -- 2022)
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MIT (Hannah Ruebeck / Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- 2021-2022)
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Edge of A Knife (Nico Rivers / Songs & Whisper -- 2023)
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Tribe WOD (Tribe Wod -- 2021)
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All Those Left Behind (Meghan Mickela -- 2021)
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STORYBOARDS
(Non-Directorial -- Clients Listed)
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Supernova Advertisements (Supernova.go -- 2025 - Present)
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Chikin Nuggit (Buzzfeed -- 2025)
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Meddler (Jacob Rossacci / Diluvian Films -- 2022-2023)
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SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon Animation Studios -- 2023)
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ANIMATION
(Non-Directorial -- Clients Listed)
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Chikin Nuggit (Buzzfeed -- 2025)
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Ross Bollinger Shorts (Pencilmation -- 2025)
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A Charlie Brown Christmas: Reanimated (Kolumbo / Newgrounds -- 2024)
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Bad Omens: Visualizers (Braintickle -- 2024)
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Dog Eats Chocolate (Mike Green -- 2023)
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Popeye: BBQ for Two Reanimated (Dirk Erik Schulz -- 2022)
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LEGO Batman (Braintickle -- 2022)
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Train of Death (Javier Barboza -- 2022)
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ILLUSTRATION, COMICS & DESIGN
(Print Publications)
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QHS Posters / Designs (2023 - 2025)
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Wellesley College (2023)
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My Laundry Monster (2022)
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NO CINEMA (2022)
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Bird’s Eye Comics (2021)
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VOICE ACTING
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Dracula 2: The Ride Home (2026)
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A Studio Digital (Directed by Will Heff -- 2024 & 2026)
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Stranger Danger (2023)
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The Return of Chrons Jones (Directed by Jack-Seber Morella -- 2023)
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Dracula, the Literal Moron (2022)
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Animal Instinct (Directed by Otis Meehan -- 2020)