About

Noam Sussman is a freelance 2D animation director, GIF maker and independent filmmaker from Toronto. Noam’s varied experience in the animation world includes creating GIF sticker sets for Google, GIPHY, JibJab and TAAFI Animation Festival, storyboarding on Disney TV’s Pickle and Peanut, illustrating for the UFC’s partly animated documentary mini-series Fightlore, and directing several short interstitials for the PBS Kids show Let’s Go Luna. In his free time, Noam also enjoys drawing comics and directing short films. His three films, Gum (2012), Dream Cream (2019) and Oh Say Can You See? (2019) have screened in over a 100 festivals worldwide including Pictoplasma, Slamdance, Ottawa and Annecy, and won multiple awards.
In 2023, Noam and his wife Ali Kellner co-founded Homework Studio, an animation studio focusing on short content for TV, film and advertising.

Education:
Sheridan College BA in Animation 2012
Estonian Academy of Arts MA in Animation 2019

Select Clients and Studios:
Disney TV, Google, Shopify, PBS Kids, JibJab, GIPHY, Exclaim!, New Metric Media, Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, Anyways Creative, Blame Your Brother, Tinman Creative

Features:
Koyama Provides Grant
GIPHY featured artist
It’s Nice That article about Dream Cream
Cartoon Brew exclusive short film premiere and interview about Oh Say Can You See?
Cartoon Brew Short Pick of the Day - Dream Cream
Stash media feature on Dream Cream

Awards and Accomplishments:
Max3Min Festival 2021 - Top Ten of the jury awards - Oh Say Can You See?
AI-AP’s International Motion Arts Awards 8 Winner - Oh Say Can You See?
Toronto Animated Image Society 2019 Showcase - Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film Dream Cream
Animation Block Party 2013 - Best Minute Movie - Gum
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2012 - Best Canadian Student Animation - Gum

Let’s work together! Email me at noam.sussman@gmail.com