is a freelance animator & storyteller based in NYC & the Catskills and currently available for hire.

past clients
Coca-Cola, Wall Street Journal, Tecate + Remezcla, Los Angeles Times, Eater, Bloomberg, Popular Science, Scientific American, Grist, Fast Company, CNN, AOL

notable
James Beard Award for Visual Storytelling, 2016

film festivals
(finalist)
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
New York Animation Film Awards (NYAFA)
Los Angeles Animation Festival
WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC COMPETITION
AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival

(selected)
Long Island International Film Expo - LIIFE
NewFilmmakers NY
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @ PinewoodStudios
Palm Springs Animation Festival
FLICKFAIR Film Festival
Paladino d'Oro Sport Film Festival
Sports, Fitness, & Recreation Film Festival

contact
m.pylayev@gmail.com