email: owenandrejco@gmail.com
Hello, thanks for checking out my website! I’m a story artist, animator, and producer.
I recently completed my independently animated and produced short, Miracle Under 34th Street.
Since 2023, I have been a producer for two-time Academy Award nominated animator Bill Plympton. I was a producer his most recent animated feature film, Slide, and was also a producer and the editor of the animated shorts Duckville and Whale 52.
Writer, Director, Producer, Animator, Editor
Producer, Editor
Producer, Art Director, Story Artist, Editor
Producer
Writer, Director, Producer, Animator, Editor
Writer, Director, Producer, Animator, Editor
Awards and Honors
International Motion Art Awards 11 Selected Winner — “A Zoo Story News Story” and “Jersey Devil”
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition 2023 — 8th Place Animation for “Jersey Devil”
Coney Island Film Festival Official Selection— “Rat and Croc! Best Friends Forever”
Parsons School of Design Alumni Guest Lecturer — March 2024, 2025
Pratt Institute Guest Lecturer — October 2025
Los Angeles Animation Festival Best Animated Feature — “Slide”
Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize “Breakouts” — “Slide”
Alameda International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — “Slide”
Best Animation Film at The Big Apple Film Festival — “Slide”
Interviews and Publications
Coney Island Festival, cinema indipendente e generazione Z | il manifesto
How Bill Plympton and the Team behind ‘Whale 52’ Created Their Poignant, Hand-Crafted Short
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Whale 52’ Director Daniel Neiden (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
2026 Oscar-Eligible Animated Short Whale 52 Filmmakers Interview