Roxanne Ducharme

Roxanne Ducharme is an Emmy® Award winner French-Canadian artist based in Panama, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema from Concordia University in Montreal. Known in the generative AI community and on social media as TrashCanRoxanne, she is a proud member of Hailuo Minimax and Runway's exclusive "Creative Partners Program" (CPP), two leading companies in generative AI. She is also a "Super Collaborator" with Pika Labs. Since 1985, she has been working in 2D film animation, a career that has taken her around the globe. She’s contributed to a wide range of projects, including feature films, documentaries, television series, video games, and advertisements. Her roles have spanned animator, art director, director, concept artist, animation supervisor, storyboard artist, layout artist, layout supervisor and character designer. Some of her notable film credits include Steven Spielberg’s animated feature An American Tail II: Fievel Goes West and the Oscar-nominated animated short The Village. She also worked on the beloved children’s television series Arthur, which won three Emmy® Awards. Additionally, her illustrations have been featured in animated segments for documentaries on the Science Channel, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. In 2023, she focused on mastering generative AI, gaining hands-on experience with platforms like Midjourney and Runway ML. She became part of Runway’s Creative Partners Program, a Super Collaborator with PikaLabs, and a beta tester for Haiper and Morph Studio. This deep dive into AI has strengthened her expertise, allowing her to stay at the forefront of innovation within the creative industry, blending her decades of experience in 2D animation with cutting-edge AI technologies and bringing a fresh and innovative perspective.