Dec 22, 2012

Andreas Deja Releases "Mushka" Teaser Trailer

Andreas Deja is a legendary animator of our time. He worked for Disney for 30 years and was responsible for classic characters such as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Jafar in Aladdin, Scar in The Lion King, and Lilo in Lilo and Stitch. He left the studio several years ago to focus on his personal projects, including the production of independent animated films. This morning, Andreas released to the audience the trailer for his short film "Mushka," featuring a girl and a tiger. The film, rendered in the style of colored pencil drawings, is "a story of love and sacrifice set in Russia."

On his blog, which also features development sketches of the characters, Deja noted that there is still a long road ahead. He is working on the story and pre-production this year, with animation planned for 2013.