{"id":25416,"date":"2023-06-30T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T12:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:37:24","slug":"studio-smokescreens-kris-wimberly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/studio-smokescreens-kris-wimberly\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Studio Smokescreen\u2019s Kris Wimberly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At one point in time, Kris Wimberly worked as a custodian at Disneyland, before pursuing a career in the animation industry and working as a storyboard artist on series such as\u00a0<em>SpongeBob SquarePants<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Teen Titans Go!<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Elena of Avalor<\/em>, among others. In 2020, he co-founded Studio Smokescreen, designed to act as a \u201cbridge\u201d studio to lead change in diversity and inclusion and elevate marginalized and underrepresented talent. 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