Rohitash Rao is a writer/animator/director/illustrator/fine artist and an advertising creative. He has worked as an Art Director at over 40 agencies around the country. He was also a creative director at the SyFy channel. He has won awards from the One Show, Clios, Webby’s, D&AD, AICP and Cannes. His directing work has been recognized by Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, MTV, AICP, the One Show, Ad Critic, Juxtapoz Magazine, Communication Arts and Saatchi&Saatchi’s New Director’s Showcase at Cannes. His latest hand-painted music video just won Best Animation at the Austin Art House Film Festival. His client list includes Nike, Toyota, Microsoft, Taco Bell, Google, Staples, Little Caesars, Energizer, PlayStation and Volkswagen. His short films have played at over 25 film festivals around the world. He has illustrated and co-authored 7 children’s books that have been published by Harper Collins. He also co-created an animated pilot for Fox that was executive produced by Lorne Michaels. He has had over 20 solo shows as a fine artist in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville and Austin. Ro graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Advertising. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at the Stan Richards School at UT and is represented as a commercial director at The Bear in Austin.
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