An Evening with Aaron Blaise: The Art & Animation of Snow Bear (Amsterdam, NL

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙.... 𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚.

Set in a rapidly changing world, "Snow Bear" tells the story of a polar bear in an unforgiving environment on his quest to find a friend.

This 2D hand drawn film was painstakingly created entirely by Aaron Blaise over 3 years. With Aaron's lifelong dedication to studying, drawing, and animating animals, the adventure is infused with humor, relatability, and emotional depth in the tradition of classic animated films.

Aaron Blaise

Learn to draw & paint with Aaron Blaise (“Brother Bear”, “Aladdin”, “The Lion King”) ! Aaron is a world renowned animator, illustrator, painter & wildlife artist.

For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on "The Rescuers Down Under", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more. In 2003 he was co-director of "Brother Bear" for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.

After "Brother Bear" he helped to develop several projects but ultimately left Disney to pursue an opportunity back home in Florida. Aaron recently served as 2D Animation Supervisor and Character Designer for the "The Bear and the Hare" an advertisement loved by millions around the world. He recently complete work on a new animated short film, once again involving bears called "Snow Bear".

Aaron was recently named as the 2025 recipient of the 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒄𝑪𝒂𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 in animation by ASIFA-Holywood and was presented the award at the 2025 Annie Awards.