Episode 9: Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt on Being Showrunners for Netflix

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt on how they became showrunners on their own series for Netflix. You will also learn: *The surprising advice they have on connecting with industry professionals *What they pitched to get their show Pinky Malinky picked up by Nickelodeon and then Netflix *Their take on mastering one skill vs learning a wide range of skills Chris Garbutt has a BA in Graphic Arts and Illustration from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK. He’s been a creator, executive producer, show runner, writer, director, character designer, and storyboarder for Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Aardman and Passion Pictures. Some of the shows he’s worked on include Ben Bouklet’s The Amazing World of Gumball, Butch Hartman’s The Fairly Odd Parents, and Mr. Bean. Rikke Asbjoern was one of the youngest students to attend the Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. She has worked on commercials, music videos, short films and feature films in various roles such as animator, supervising animator, animation director, storyboard artist and co-director. She’s worked on projects for Tony the Tiger, MTV, Adidas, The Tigger Movie, Jungle Book 2, the BBC, and the Gorillaz music videos for Passion Pictures. In 2007 she started working at Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe in London, where she also helped work on The Amazing World of Gumball with Chris while also crafting her own show ideas. Most recently, Chris and Rikke were co-creators and showrunners for Pinky Malinky for Netflix. Get in touch with Rikke and Chris through their Instagrams: https://www.instagram.com/fattywhale/ and https://www.instagram.com/thatdamngarbutt/ See Feedspot’s full list of the top 10 animation podcasts here: https://blog.feedspot.com/animation_podcasts/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/