Ben Rush

Ben Rush is a veteran animation professional with extensive experience in the industry, currently serving as the Founder and Principal of L7 Pictures, which is focused on the animated film project "Lucy." Rush holds the position of Supervising Animator at Pixar Animation Studios since July 2015 and has been a mentor at iAnimate.net and AnimSchool, helping nurture the next generation of animators. Previous roles include Development Animator at Digital Domain 3.0 and Animator for Google ATAP's Spotlight Stories. Rush's career highlights also include a long tenure as Supervising Animator at Dreamworks Animation and pivotal roles at Square Pictures, contributing to projects like "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" and "Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris." Early in the career, Rush worked at Metropolis Digital, gaining experience in various animation and technical direction capacities.