Kelly Alan Williamson

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  AWN Headline News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/12/2005    Last Visited: 5/13/2005  

  CritterPix Studios has added key talent for a team now in pre-production on its first feature-length film, OLLIE THE OTTER, according to Kelly Williamson, ceo of CritterPix.The feature, budgeted at $30 million, is about the misadventures of a sea otter and his landlubber and oceanic friends, and is being produced in association with New Regency Prods.
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  "Sandra will develop and extend the capability of our overall work flow and Tetsu knows our workstation and renderfarm gear cold," said Williamson.
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  Additionally, Williamson has set Eddie Oliver as the studio's operations manager.
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  Prior to founding CritterPix, Williamson was a successful executive in the technology field, serving as evp of sales for Intellon Corp. (powerline networking semiconductors), BuzMe.com (Internet call waiting services) and Divio Inc (chipsets for DVD and multimedia applications).
  
  Williamson also wrote the screenplays REPLICATOR, TELDOM ONE, THINK FAST and LOVE LIES BLEEDING.He also is the author of OLLIE THE OTTER, a children's book on which the film is based.
  
  Williamson recently announced the closing of $2.1 million private financing through Laidlaw & Company, bringing the studio's total seed financing to $4.45 million.

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  AWN Headline News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/8/2005    Last Visited: 7/8/2005  

  CritterPix Studios has added key talent for a team now in pre-production on its first feature-length film, OLLIE THE OTTER, according to Kelly Williamson, ceo of CritterPix.

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  AWN Headline News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/27/2005    Last Visited: 10/28/2005  

  Based on the children's book by Kelly Alan Williamson, the story centers on a circus sea otter named Ollie who tires of doing the same old stunts at the request of his demanding father.
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  "Ralph brings an epic visual style to OLLIE,'" said Williamson, who also is ceo of CritterPix and exec producer of the film.

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  AWN Headline News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/30/2006    Last Visited: 1/31/2006  

  These moves round out an executive staff that also includes veteran animation producer Gary Goldman, and CG animation director, Ralph Zondag (DINOSAUR), all reporting directly to founder/ceo Kelly Williamson.
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  "John has a unique, creative, art and technology background," said Williamson.

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  Animation Magazine | CritterPix Taps - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/6/2005    Last Visited: 7/8/2006  

  The film will follow CritterPix's first movie, Ollie, an adaptation of the children's book, Ollie the Otter, written by CritterPix CEO Kelly Williamson.New Regency is co-producing that film, with help from $2.1 million in private financing from Laidlaw & Co.
  
  Commenting on the Hollywood Vermin announcement, Williamson says, "Raising this capital enables us to complete the script, bring on a director and fast track pre-production-ultimately putting CritterPix on course to produce one animated movie a year."

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  Animation Magazine | Disney Exec Carey Swims to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/30/2006    Last Visited: 9/19/2006  

  Ollie, written by CritterPix CEO Kelly Williamson and co-produced by New Regency, will be followed by Hollywood Vermin, a film being penned by Lion King scribe Jonathan Roberts.

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  CritterPix Nets Producer and Supervisors for ''Otter''... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/2/2005    Last Visited: 5/2/2005  

  SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2005--CritterPix Studios, a computer animation studio, has added key talent for a team now in pre-production on its first feature-length film, Ollie the Otter, according to Kelly Williamson, CEO of CritterPix.The feature, budgeted at $30 million, is about the misadventures of a sea otter and his land-lubber and oceanic friends, and is being produced in association with New Regency Productions.
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  "Gary will play an instrumental role in managing the complex production and motivating our animators," said Williamson.
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  "Sandra will develop and extend the capability of our overall work flow and Tetsu knows our workstation and renderfarm gear cold," said Williamson.
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  Additionally, Williamson has set Eddie Oliver as the studio's Operations Manager.
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  Prior to founding CritterPix, Williamson was a successful executive in the technology field, serving as Executive Vice President of Sales for Intellon Corporation (powerline networking semiconductors), BuzMe.com (Internet call waiting services) and Divio, Inc (chipsets for DVD and multimedia applications).
  
  Williamson also wrote the screenplays Replicator, Teldom One, Think Fast, and Love Lies Bleeding.He also is the author of Ollie the Otter, a children's book on which the film is based.
  
  Williamson recently announced the closing of $2.1 million private financing through Laidlaw & Company, bringing the studio's total seed financing to $4.45 million.

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  CritterPix Raises $1.35M for 2nd Movie: Hollywood... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/6/2005    Last Visited: 9/6/2005  

  Jonathan and I laugh out loud every time we talk about it," said CritterPix CEO Kelly Williamson.

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  CritterPix Studios Close $2.1M in Financing - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/13/2005    Last Visited: 4/13/2005  

  "Laidlaw delivered for us and demonstrated their professionalism," commented CritterPix CEO, Kelly Williamson.
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  Kelly Williamson, 415-479-1685
  
  info@critterpix.com

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  CritterPix: Entrepreneur hopes to follow in Pixar's... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/11/2005    Last Visited: 7/13/2005  

  Kelly WilliamsonCritterPix: Entrepreneur hopes to follow in Pixar's paw prints - 2005-07-11
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  Kelly Williamson has the chutzpah to believe he can grow his digital animation startup into the next Pixar.
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  Williamson opened San Rafael's CritterPix Studios in 2003 to make a movie based on "Ollie the Otter," a children's book he penned and self-published.He was a tech executive and author with fantasies of making movies, when a friend handed him $20,000 to launch his dream business.
  
  Ripping a page from Pixar's early history book, Williamson set up CritterPix, a company capable of making many movies, rather than "a private film project LLC," which he understood to be less attractive to investors.Using his own cash and angel funding, Williamson hired a team of former ILM, Tippett, and Disney professionals, in addition to Pixar's Chris Rock to help him build the software and hardware pipeline needed to produce films.
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  "That's what Pixar did," Williamson said."They created themselves as a movie company, they sold equity to raise capital and went public after their first movie, 'Toy Story.' "
  
  Williamson also learned what to avoid from Pixar's original deal with Disney, in which Pixar split profits with Disney, paid Disney a 10 to 15 percent distribution fee and was locked into seven films.CritterPix will receive 65 percent of profits and has committed to making only one film with New Regency (though it has a second script under development and two more in the queue).And unlike Pixar, which uses proprietary software and has a permanent staff of more than 700, Williamson chose off-the-shelf products and hires as-needed to keep costs down.
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  Williamson sought out Vogel last September to advise CritterPix.
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  With more than $2.5 million in angel funding, a movie deal and a big-name backer, Williamson sought additional cash.

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