About

Sarah Beeby is an artist who creates whimsical worlds for dreamers and outsiders.

She has 15 years experience in the animation industry, and is represented by Fourth Wall Management in Los Angeles for TV and film and Blue Zoo in London for commercials.

Work With Sarah 
Biography

In 2024, Sarah completed Gardening, a surreal fantasy set in the mind-garden of a woman on a quest for justice. The film was awarded the BFI Short Form Animation Grant, with additional support from Rooftop Films and The Animation Workshop’s International Artist Residency. It has since screened widely at BAFTA, BIFA, and Oscar-qualifying festivals, earning multiple awards including a Special Mention at the OSCAR qualifying Thomas Edison Film Festival.

Sarah first gained recognition as a commercial director, creating animated fashion and art films for CHANEL, COS, and AnOther Magazine and legendary fashion designer ALAÏA.

She has also contributed to several acclaimed series and feature films such as Summer Camp Island (Cartoon Network) and The Midnight Gospel (Netflix) and The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (SKY).

Sarah is a graduate of Wimbledon College of Art (BA Fine Art, First Class) and the Royal College of Art (MA Animation).

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I direct animated films and develop original visual concepts, and I also collaborate on other people’s projects, contributing animation, design, and creative direction where needed.

  • For directing my rate is £600 a day, for design and animation it’s £400

  • Don’t just take my word for it, see what previous collaborators have said about my work: 

    Sarah’s work on our show was stunning and her colors brought aunique vibrancy to the work! She’s also very positive and fun towork with. Highly recommend!

    – Cirocco Dunlap, Showrunner ‘Hospital’ & Executive Producer at Amazon Prime

    She’s hard working and brilliantly talented. Her background painting on the show matched the sensibility of the existing backgrounds but also brought an originality that elevated the show to a new level. Her personal films are some of my favourites and she is a complete joy to be around.

    - Julia Pott, Showrunner ‘Summer Camp Island’ & Executive Producer at HBO

    We were thrilled to collaborate with Sarah Beeby. Her animation was a brilliant, a unique celebration of Frame at Frieze.

    - Laura Bradley, Commissioning Editor Anothermag.com

    Sarah Beeby was fully involved in this key project for us. She quickly understood the issues in a very limited available time, not missing also to show initiative, creativity, efficiency and flawless professionalism... We already appreciate her artistic world, her drawings and her distinctive signature.

    - Marion Setiey, International Communication & Digital Director of Shiseido

  • I can offer a unique blend of technical expertise and innovation, allowing me to create work that is both highly skilled and creatively distinctive.