Hot Talent: Cartoon nurtures raw graphic talent into two new concepts
A chance encounter between Cartoon Network Europe director of animation Daniel Lennard's mom and graphic novelist Jamie Smart's sister at an art show last year turned out to be an incredible stroke of luck for the London, England-based freelance artist. Smart had attracted a devoted fanbase with his two-year-old graphic book series Bear, but he always craved a spotlight on the small screen. And so he used the art show entrée to land two show concepts onto Cartoon's development slate.
May 1, 2005
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