Brooke Keesling

Brooke Keesling is a Business & Talent Development consultant for Chronicle Studios. She has worked in the animation and VFX industry for decades as a filmmaker, in recruiting & development, and in education. Prior to joining Chronicle, Brooke was the head of Animation Talent Development for Cartoon Network, Disney, Warner Bros, and most recently, Bento Box Entertainment. 

Keesling earned her MFA at CalArts where she produced the stop-motion film,Meatclownand the Student Academy Award winning filmBoobie Girl.Upon graduation, she worked in practical and miniature VFX on many films such asInception, The Dark Knight, Hugo,andThe Aviator.Brookeis an active member of the Motion Picture Academy, the Television Academy, Women in Animation, and she’s the Vice President of ASIFA Hollywood. Brooke is also on the advisory board of the GLAS Animation Festival, and she has been happily teaching in the Character Animation department at CalArts for the past fifteen years.