Ralph Zondag

Ralph Zondag is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director.

Life and career Zondag studied animation at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada from 1983 to 1984.

He started his career at the Toronto-based Nelvana studio in working on projects like The Care Bears Movie (1985). He later joined Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland and worked as animation director on The Land Before Time (1988),

He worked on projects such as Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Home on the Range (2004), Balto III: Wings of Change (2004), Valiant (2005), and Curious George (2006). Zondag worked as storyboard artist on Ultimate Avengers 2, Flushed Away (2006), The Golden Compass (2007), and Kung Fu Panda (2008). He worked the 3-D animated features Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Bolt (2008). Zondag also created concept art during the pre-production of Tangled (2010).

His most recent credits are the educational TV series Space Racers and the Christian-themed film The Star.

Filmography Animation department The Star (character designer) 2017 Space Racers (TV Series) (storyboard supervisor - 6 episodes) 2016-2017 NFL Rush Zone (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 4 episodes) 2013 Superbook (TV Series) (revisions - 1 episode, 2013) (Revisions - 1 episode, 2013) Bolt (animator) 2008 Curious George (animator: July Films) 2006 Valiant (character developer) 2005 Rugrats Go Wild (additional animator) 2003 All Dogs Go to Heaven (directing animator) 1989 The Land Before Time (directing animator) 1988

Director Dinosaur (2000) We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Miscellaneous crew Superbook (TV series) (revisions - 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014) (Revisions - 1 episode, 2013) 2013-2014 Rock-a-Doodle (sequence director) 1991

Writer The Little Matchgirl (Short) (story development) 2006 Home on the Range (additional story) 2004 Dinosaur (story) 2000 Pocahontas (story) 1995