GHOSTBOT :: ABOUT

ROQUE BALLESTEROS :: Co-Founder

Roque Ballesteros, one of the Co-Founders/Directors of Ghostbot, is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design in Film/Animation/Video. He worked his way up in the commercial world from intern to award-winning director at such established studios as Olive Jar, Curious Pictures, and Wild Brain. In 2000, his first original series, Joe Paradise, was awarded 1st Place Internet Action Adventure at the World Animation Celebration, as well as being nominated at other festivals around the world. In 2005, he directed Mole in the City for “Happy Tree Friends”/Mondo Media which won 1st Place Animation Made for the Internet at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Awards:
Ottawa International Animation Festival '05:
"Mole in the City" - First Place Animation Made for the Internet
World Animation Celebration '00:
"Joe Paradise" - First Place Internet Action/Adventure Series;
Third Place Internet Animated Graphics
Animation World Network Rick's Picks:
"Joe Paradise" - #1 Internet Show of 2000

Publications (featured in):
Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi
DRAW! Magazine
Animation in the Home Digital Studio
Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture
The Hollywood Reporter
Film/Tape World
EB Insider
Interactive Weekly
Television 2.0
Film & Video