Name: Mike Myhre
Hometown: Fort St. John, BC
Publication:
Drug Facts for Young People
Born: 1980
Winning Ben Wicks Award entry:
Current:
Past:
Mike
Myhre was born and raised in Fort St. John, BC. He has been drawing as
long as he could hold a pencil and was in the French Immersion program
for the entire duration of his education. In his graduating year he tied
for first place in the 2nd Annual Teletoon Scholarship Contest, and went
on to take the full-time classical animation program at the Vancouver
Film School. After graduating he sold his student film to Film Roman,
(best known for producing The Simpsons, and King of the Hill) for use
on their Level13.net Internet animation site. Mike is currently trying
to find a steady job in the animation industry, where he has aspirations
to work on many parts of production, including storyboards, character
design, and eventually directing.
With the Award money he plans on producing his own animated shorts for possible use in festivals, the Internet, or to aid in pitching an idea for an animated series. As hobbies, Mike enjoys going out with his friends, drawing some more, and watching more TV than is probably recommended.
