Vera Brosgol facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Vera Brosgol
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| Born | August 2, 1984 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Pen name | Verabee |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, storyboard artist, comics writer |
| Nationality | American Canadian |
| Education | Sheridan College |
| Period | 2010–present |
Vera Brosgol, also known as Verabee, is a talented artist born on August 2, 1984, in Moscow. She is famous for being a cartoonist and a storyboard artist. This means she draws comics and helps plan animated movies and TV shows.
Vera Brosgol's Creative Journey
Vera Brosgol was born in the Soviet Union. She grew up in both the United States and Canada. She studied Classical Animation at Sheridan College in Canada. Today, she lives in Portland, Oregon.
Vera worked for Laika Entertainment, a well-known animation studio. There, she created storyboards and concept art. Storyboards are like comic strips that plan out scenes for a movie. Concept art helps design the look of characters and places.
She also worked with Shaenon Garrity on a comic called L'il Mell and Sergio. Vera has also drawn special guest comics for John Allison's Scary Go Round.
Amazing Awards and Honors
Vera Brosgol has won many awards for her creative work. Here are some of them:
- 2005: Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent for her work on Flight and Hopeless Savages B-Sides.
- 2006: Best Animated Film by a NW Filmmaker for her film Snow-Bo. This award was from the Film Society of Portland.
- 2007: Darkly Award for Snow-Bo from the Channel Frederator Podcast.
- 2012: Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults (ages 12–17) for her graphic novel Anya's Ghost.
- 2012: Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers, also for Anya's Ghost.
- 2016: Caldecott Honor for her book Leave Me Alone!. This is a very special award for children's picture books.
Her Work in Movies and TV
Vera Brosgol has helped create many animated movies and TV shows you might know.
- 2005: Snow-Bo (animation)
- 2005: Someone Is Going to Die (animation)
- 2009: Coraline (storyboard artist)
- 2012: ParaNorman (story artist)
- 2014: The Boxtrolls (additional writing)
- 2015: We Bare Bears (writer/storyboard artist for the episode "Pet Shop")
- 2016: Bee and PuppyCat (storyboard artist)
- 2022: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (head of story)
