TOMATO BEACH IS A NEW YORK BASED CREATIVE PRODUCTION STUDIO SPECIALIZING IN DESIGN AND ANIMATION.
With over two decades of experience, the studio brings award-winning expertise across 2D and 3D animation, crafting visually rich stories for film, television, documentaries, and advertising. Our work spans a wide range of design aesthetics and animation techniques, tailored to each project’s unique voice.
Our virtual studio model enables us to work with some of the best talent in the industry. We pursue projects that align with our curiosity and values, collaborating with organizations and individuals whose work aims to educate and bring about positive change.
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KIRILL YERETSKY | CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER
Tomato Beach is led by Creative Director Kirill Yeretsky, a Ukrainian-born visual artist and director. He honed his design and animation skills in advertising, spending over a decade as a Creative Director at R/GA, where he directed and supervised a diverse range of animated content for global clients like Nike, Samsung, Verizon, Apple, and Google. He also worked as a Creative Director on Jon Stewart’s HBO project and an award-winning animated series Ada. At Paramount CBS, he worked in directorial roles on animated series and features, including serving as Art Director for Stephen Colbert’s satirical Showtime series Our Cartoon President. Kirill has directed animated sequences featured in acclaimed documentaries such as “With Drawn Arms”, “The Bit Player”, Frank Oz’s “In & Of Itself”, and most recently, Glenn Kaino’s Oscar qualifying “Hoops, Hopes & Dreams”.
GERTA XHELO | CREATIVE PRODUCER, CO-FOUNDER
Gerta Xhelo has dedicated her 15+ year career to recruiting independent filmmakers and producing meaningful stories across platforms, styles, and genres, giving artists around the world opportunity, exposure, and creative freedom in service of a larger message. Gerta is the current Director of Production at TED-Ed. Since joining in 2013, she has had the immense pleasure of co-curating and overseeing the visual and editorial production of 1,600+ animated short films that collectively boast over 5.6 billion lifetime views. These films have been featured in dozens of prestigious animation festivals, including Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Anima Mundi, and ASIFA, and have garnered multiple awards, including the Annecy Crystal in 2018 for Accents, a piece from a poetry series she developed for TED-Ed, and the Jury Award at Annecy in 2024 for a film on South African Apartheid. She also led the localization of TED-Ed’s content into 10 languages, expanding the platform’s accessibility and global reach. Prior to TED-Ed, Gerta recruited and developed talent for The Mill, a global leader in visual effects. She has also taught as a professor at the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute, where she guided young artists in career strategies and professional development.
MASYA | GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CHIEF OF NAPS AND TUNA ACQUISITIONS
Masya produces content for her litter box and art directs various thoughtfully placed scratches across the couch. She is not good with clients or any humans (except Kirill).