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Mar 2021
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41. What it’s really like to direct your...

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Izzy Burton is an award-winning director, illustrator, author and lead artist at Netflix Animation. Based in Brighton, she directs short films, draws for television and film, and illustrates and writes for books. In this episode, we talk about how Izzy went from graduation to working at lead studios to freelancing, publishing books and then joining one of the largest broadcasters in the world and directing her own films – all in the space of six years. An inspiring story told by one of the most exciting storytellers of today.

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