• Studio ADZ is the New York-based studio space of award-winning artist and director Andrew D. Zimbelman. Passionate about design, story, and motion, Andrew crafts visually compelling narratives for brands and social causes alike. With a network of producers and production partners, he assembles bespoke teams to fit the needs of each project, ensuring every story is told in the most effective and compelling way possible.

    Trained in fine art, Andrew discovered a love for film and animation during his studies, earning an MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts. He has since worked with clients like HBO, NBC, Adult Swim, The United Nations, TED Ed, and Google. His work has been nominated for an Emmy and been featured in Fast Company, Animation Magazine, NBC News Digital, Creative Boom, and Motionographer.

    Beyond client projects, his independent films and artwork have won awards and been showcased in exhibitions and festivals worldwide.


  • “Director Andrew Zimbelman Takes Us on a Ride Along ‘Moon River’ ”
    – Animation Magazine


    “Moon River: charming animated short tracks the meandering course of love.”
    – Creative Boom


    “Navigating the Release of an Independent Animated Short.”
    – Motionographer


    “Feminist history, but make it fashion.”
    – Fast Company


    “I brainwashed myself with the internet.”
    – NBC News Digital


    “Rooms is a dark yet delightful short film by New York-based director, designer, and animator Andrew Zimbelman based on the poem by Billy Collins.”
    – Motionographer


    “Rooms, a short but lovely animation set to a poem by Billy Collins, in which the narrator attempts to find the best room in which to die.”
    – Democrat & Chronicle


    “Brooklyn-based filmmaker Andrew D. Zimbelman’s lovely animation of a poem by Billy Collins.”
    – tv.booooooom


  • Adult Swim
    Universal Studios
    Headspace
    The United Nations
    HBO
    Google
    NBC
    David Handler
    One Medical
    AdoptUSKids
    State Bags
    End Sepsis
    Mic.com
    Prudential
    Jack Daniel’s
    TED Ed

    + more


  • 2022 Arena Art Group Award for Moon River, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
    2022 “Moon River” ASIFA-SOUTH Animation Festival and Conference
    2022 “Moon River” Kids Film Fest, Brooklyn Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
    2020-2021 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction for NBC 45 Weeks
    2021 Animation Block Party, Brooklyn, NY
    2021 Portland Film Festival, Portland, OR
    2021 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI
    2020 “The Subway Series” Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
    2019 66th Rochester / Finger Lakes Exhibition, Rochester, NY
    2018 Animation Block Party, Brooklyn, NY
    2018 Williamsburg International Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
    2018 Peekskill Film Festival, USA
    2018 Brooklyn Film Festival, USA
    2018 Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Münster/ Berlin, Germany
    2018 Arc Film Festival, Germany
    2018 Rochester International Film Festival, USA
    2017 Vimeo Staff Pick 
    2012 Best of Sequence: Animation Sequence Project/ KLIK Animation Festival, Amsterdam
    2009 Best Animation. Hollywood Film Festival
    2009 Cleveland International Film Festival
    2009 CalArts Character Animation Producer Show
    2007 Cleveland International Film Festival
    2006 Forming Motion Animation Festival. Berlin, Germany


  • 2022 Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), Artist Talk
    2022 Cleveland Institute of Art, Guest Speaker
    2021 Rochester Institute of Technology, Guest Speaker
    2021 Portland Film Festival 'Meet the Director', Guest Speaker
    2020 NYU, Visiting Artist
    2021 NYC, High School of Fashion Industries, Guest Speaker
    2019 MAG Rochester FLX Exhibition, Guest Speaker/ Artist Talk
    2016 NYU Studio Visit / Guest Speaker