Jozef Szekeres (born 4 July 1970) is an Australian artist, animator, writer, toy designer, sculptor, creative director, arts lecturer, and a director of the Black Mermaid Productions creative team based in Australia.
As a freelance animator and Animation Director, he created television commercials for both Australian and international markets, most notably Finlandia Vodka Pulp,[5] Mr Sheen, Strongbow Cider Cyborg and Blowtorch, Cafe with Billy for Nescafe, The Fifth Finger for KitKat, and FantasticRiceCrackers for Fantastic.
[6] In 1993, Szekeres illustrated the comic book series ElfQuest – WaveDancers,[7][8][9] which he co-created with Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love.
[18] Early in his career he sculpted maquettes for Disney's Aladdin and Jasmine, Dylandra, and adult Wendy.
It also now includes two new characters, Asian Lucielle Lei and Indigenous Australian Bindi Merinda (which reflects Australia's cultural diversity).