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Extended Interview: Aliki Grafft :: Prolific Animation Writer/Director Story Artist & Show Creator

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Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft describes her career as “failing upward.”

She broke-in during the TV animation revolution and has since accumulated numerous impressive credits including: animated series creator, director, storyboard artist, writer, emmy-nominated songwriter and voice actor.

This Extended Interview Contains Almost Half An Hour Of Extra Audio:

  • The artistry and emotional power of cartoons.
  • How Aliki practically applied her love for cartoons.
  • Her adventures as a PA at Hanna Barbera.
  • And the rest is history? No!
  • Growing (painfully) through character design.
  • The art and heartbreak of pitching.
  • Phineas and Ferb.
  • Being a mom in animation.
  • The road maps of storytelling.

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