Director • Writer • Creator

I create animated worlds families want to return to.

Original films, series, and characters built with heart, humor, and cinematic scale.

Turns original ideas into cinematic worlds with the emotional clarity to connect and the creative scale to grow.

Ross Venokur in his animation studio

Films made for the big screen and global audiences.

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2025 • Animated Series • Netflix Kids

Ocean Explorers

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2025 • Animated Series • Crayola

Scribble Scrubbies

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Director first.
Storyteller always.

Ross Venokur is a director, writer, and creator of original animated films, series, and entertainment franchises for family audiences.

Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has built original stories across feature films, television, publishing, and digital media, combining comedy, heart, and imaginative world-building with franchise-minded storytelling.

He wrote and directed the animated feature films Charming and Rally Road Racers, directed A.C.O.R.N.S., and co-created Game Over, one of television's first CG-animated primetime series. His work has taken him to Disney, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, The Jim Henson Company, Carsey-Werner, and other leading studios, where he has collaborated with talent including John Cleese, Demi Lovato, Sia, J.K. Simmons, Jimmy O. Yang, Sharon Horgan, and many others.

Today, Ross continues to develop original animated films, series, and entertainment properties for theatrical, streaming, broadcast, and digital platforms. Whether creating original IP or bringing established brands to life, his focus remains the same: crafting unforgettable characters, emotionally engaging stories, and imaginative worlds that entertain audiences of all ages.

Stories audiences enjoy. Work critics remember.

Selected responses to Ross’s animated films, together with publications that have covered his work across entertainment.

“The best film of its kind for some time, so catch it if you can.”
Eye for FilmRally Road Racers
“A diverting joy ride for the littles.”
Austin ChronicleRally Road Racers
“A terrific new animated feature the entire family will enjoy.”
Animation ScoopRally Road Racers
“Charming teaches lessons about the importance of sacrifice and selflessness.”
Plugged InCharming

Three decades of building stories with some of the most recognized names in entertainment.

Ross has created, written, directed, produced, and developed work across theatrical film, television, streaming, publishing, and global family brands. The range is broad, but the through line is consistent: strong ideas, memorable characters, and entertainment built to reach audiences at scale.

Disney logo Universal logo Warner Bros. logo DreamWorks logo Sony Pictures logo Netflix logo Amazon logo Peacock logo ABC logo FOX logo MTV logo Nickelodeon logo Cartoon Network logo The Jim Henson Company logo Crayola logo NASCAR logo Baby Einstein logo Mark Burnett Productions logo Carsey-Werner logo Conaco logo Vanguard Animation logo Delacorte Press logo Bantam logo Simon & Schuster logo

What he is building now.

Original worlds in development for film, television, and streaming.

Original Animated Feature BLAST
RADIUS

In development

Blast Radius

An original animated feature with an optimistic vision of an AI future, developed for the FutureVision XPRIZE.

FeatureFamily AdventureOriginal IP
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Animated Series DEDE'S
DINER

A character-driven family comedy in development at Netflix.

Animated series, coming 2027 WALK OFF THE
EARTH IN SPACE

When Walk Off The Earth is whisked off into space, they learn the universe is in jeopardy and their music is the only thing that just might save it.

Holiday Special ORNAMENTAL

After being accidentally thrown away with the tree, Ornold the Ornament sets out on a year-long odyssey to find his beloved Christmas.

Family entertainment should never feel small.

Ross creates ambitious stories with humor, visual imagination, and emotional truth. The work is designed for children, but never talks down to them, and always gives adults a reason to stay in the room.

Original films. Family franchises. Stories people want to return to.

Ross Venokur

venokur@gmail.com