Lauren Rantala is a creator, writer, and illustrator currently living in Los Angeles. She is best known for her female driven storylines and dark wit. Her series “Tiffany the Teenage Grim Reaper” was awarded Best Animated Project at the 2017 New York TV Festival. She has developed projects and pilots with The Jackal Group, Aaron Lee, 3 Arts, Dan Harmon, and FX. In 2019 she won Snapchat’s Animated Initiative with her animated dark comedy “Red Flags.” Lauren has produced viral content for Super Deluxe, Brud, Vertical Networks, and Ripple Entertainment. Most recently, she wrote for an adult animated series on HBO Max.

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Lauren Rantala is a creator, writer, and illustrator currently living in Los Angeles. She is best known for her female driven storylines and dark wit. Her series “Tiffany the Teenage Grim Reaper” was awarded Best Animated Project at the 2017 New York TV Festival. She has developed projects and pilots with The Jackal Group, Aaron Lee, 3 Arts, Dan Harmon, and FX. In 2019 she won Snapchat’s Animated Initiative with her animated dark comedy “Red Flags.” Lauren has produced viral content for Super Deluxe, Brud, Vertical Networks, and Ripple Entertainment. Most recently, she wrote for an adult animated series on HBO Max.

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Lauren Rantala is a creator, writer, and illustrator currently living in Los Angeles. She is best known for her female driven storylines and dark wit. Her series “Tiffany the Teenage Grim Reaper” was awarded Best Animated Project at the 2017 New York TV Festival. She has developed projects and pilots with The Jackal Group, Aaron Lee, 3 Arts, Dan Harmon, and FX. In 2019 she won Snapchat’s Animated Initiative with her animated dark comedy “Red Flags.” Lauren has produced viral content for Super Deluxe, Brud, Vertical Networks, and Ripple Entertainment. Most recently, she wrote for an adult animated series on HBO Max.

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Language

French
Intermediate

Work Experience

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Education

Bachelor of Business Administration at Belmont University
May 7, 2015

Qualifications

New York TV Festival Best Animated Project
October 27, 2017
Yes And Laughter Lab Finalist
June 7, 2019
Snapchat Animated Initiative Winner
September 2, 2019
San Francisco Indie Short Semi-Finalist
May 15, 2021
Indie Short Fest Award
April 4, 2021
Independent Shorts Awards Best Animated Short
March 21, 2021
Phoenix Shorts Animated Selection
April 16, 2021
Venice Shorts Animated Selection
March 17, 2021
New York Flash Festival Animated Selection
March 1, 2021
Chicago Indie Film Awards Animated Selection
April 23, 2021

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE608 Short Animation for Software Developer
    A short banner animation video animation
    uniE621 Award Winning Animated Series
    A poster for my animated series Tiffany the Teenage Grim Reaper illustrator animator 2danimator cartoon
    uniE621 Cartoon TV Pitch Design
    A still from a TV pitch I developed with 3 Arts and Aaron Lee (Family Guy, Duncanville). illustrator 2danimation cartoon
    uniE621 Award Winning Animated Short
    The Naked Lady Show is an award winning animated short film that I wrote, designed, and animated.
    uniE621 Character Design for Animated Series
    A character design I illustrated for an animated series animator 2danimator illustrator cartoon characterdesign
    uniE621 Animated Web Series
    A poster for the animated series "Fish Girl" I designed, animated, and wrote. illustrator animator cartoon 2danimator
    uniE621 Animated Web Series
    A still from an animated web series I wrote, designed, and animated illustrator designer animator 2danimator cartoon