Henry Selick is an American filmmaker and animator who directed several films produced by Tim Burton, such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He shares Burton's affinity for dark and whimsical storytelling and stop-motion animation.
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican filmmaker and animator who is known for his fantasy and horror films, such as Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, The Shape of Water and Crimson Peak. He has cited Tim Burton as one of his influences and has collaborated with him on projects like The Hobbit and The Death of Superman.
Wes Anderson is an American filmmaker and animator who is known for his distinctive aesthetic and quirky comedy-drama films, such as The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs. He has been compared to Tim Burton for his use of symmetrical compositions, color palettes, eccentric characters and whimsical music.
Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian filmmaker and animator who is known for his action and fantasy films, such as Night Watch, Day Watch, Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. He has worked with Tim Burton as a producer on films like 9 and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and has been influenced by his visual style and dark humor.
Danny Elfman is an American composer and singer who is known for his collaborations with Tim Burton as the composer of most of his films, such as Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Alice in Wonderland. He also provided the singing voice of Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas and has been influenced by Tim Burton's gothic and whimsical sensibility.
