Hot Talent: c.e.l.m.a.t.e.s. ready to lock up the licensing world
When Daniel Cohen, former manager of Disney's cel animation studio in Orlando, Florida, was busy working with his animators on films such as Lilo & Stitch for the mouse house, it didn't occur to any of them how much their jobs actually had to do with licensing. After all, it was often their work that went into making style guides for properties as they moved into the realm of consumer products. But a little more than a year since the division was shuttered in March 2004, Cohen and a handful of former Disney animators have found a place in the art licensing world under the shingle c.e.l.m.a.t.e.s.
June 1, 2005










