Mark Gustafson

Mark Gustafson got his start in Animation at the legendary Will Vinton Studios in Portland Oregon. There he honed his skills as an animator and went on to create the award winning short film Mr Resistor. Mark worked as a Director on over two hundred television commercials including the iconic California Raisins and a Nisan spot that Time magazine named best commercial of the year. He has received numerous awards including two Emmys, two Annies, a Clio and the Tri Cities intramural bowling prize for “High Average.” Mark also served as supervising director on Eddie Murphy’s The PJ’s, and as Animation Director on Wes Anderson’s, Fantastic Mr. Fox. He directed Pinocchio alongside Guillermo Del Toro, which has kept him mostly out of trouble since 2018.