Suzanne Twining grew up on a farm in Baltimore, MD and studied animation at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.  In 1997 her senior thesis film, Put On A Happy Face, went on to win a Student Academy Award in the animation category.  Over the last 24 years, Suzanne has made a living as a stop motion animator working on commercials, short films, television shows and feature films.  Some of her credits include Coraline, Paranorman, The Boxtrolls, Tumble Leaf, Robot Chicken, The Shivering Truth, The PJs, and Celebrity Deathmatch.  Her independent short film, Terminator Tomatoes, appeared in over 60 festivals worldwide.  Most recently Suzanne served as a lead animator on Henry Selick's latest film, Wendell & Wild (October 2022)  and as an additional senior animator on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, (December 2022).  Suzanne lives in Portland, Oregon.