Lynn C. Okimura, Creative Consultant & Senior Associate Lynn Okimura is the President of Big Village Productions (www.bigvillageproductions.com), and a specialist in the area of traditional and computer animation and animated film production. Besides being the sister of Creative Sports Strategies President, Lori Okimura, Lynn is an experienced producer, animator and graphic artist that has worked on film, print and web-enabled campaigns. She worked at Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. in the production office of Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" animated series, DVD and motion picture, and as a production associate for "The Emperor's New School", a new animated series. She left Disney in late 2005 to pursue a private venture in independent film production. She is a past-winner of the prestigious UCLA "Spotlight Award," awarded annually to critically acclaimed work by students in the UCLA School of Film, Television and the Performing Arts, and her work has been featured in many film festivals and screenings. Her current film, "Funetics" was a crowd-pleaser on the independent film festival circuit, and was selected to screen in the prestigious Hawaii International Film Festival in October 2004. Lynn was a finalist in the General Motors Pontiac division's national contest for the launch of the Pontiac Vibe. She has developed many "e-mercials" for her clients throughout the Southern California area, a talent that has become a staple in her services menu. Lynn is a graduate of UCLA, where she earned her bachelor's degrees in Fine Arts (Film) and Psychology, and her master's degree in film animation. She can be reached at lynn@creativesportsstrategies.com.
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