Disney Animation Launches Studio in Vancouver, Will Start

Walt Disney Animation Studios is ramping up its manufacturing and is opening a brand new studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. The studio area shall be targeted on long-form collection work meant for Disney+, and the power will kick off with work on a musical collection based mostly on their characteristic “Moana.”

The current studio in Burbank can even increase its 900-employee group and can stay the house for Disney Animation characteristic movie tasks and shorter type collection, reminiscent of “Baymax” and “Zootopia+.” Story improvement, storyboarding and manufacturing design for all tasks shall be based mostly in Burbank.

The studio is concentrating on a gap date for January 2022 and is recruiting for roles imminently.

The “Moana” musical collection is concentrating on a launch date for 2024 on Disney+, and the collection shall be produced by Osnat Shurer.

The information was introduced Wednesday by WDAS president Clark Spencer, a producer on “Zootopia” and the upcoming “Encanto,” and it comes as Disney has been ramping up its slate of proejcts for Disney+. What’s extra, sources say that as Marvel Studios additionally expands into animation with collection like “What If…?” debuting subsequent week, they too shall be ramping up their inner animation capabilities.

Marvel is alleged to be hiring round 300 positions based mostly in California masking quite a lot of manufacturing roles with the intention of making a slate of animated reveals for Disney+, one thing that Marvel Studios’ EVP of manufacturing Victoria Alonso just lately alluded to in an interview with Variety.

“Disney Animation is creating extra unique storytelling for Disney+, increasing into collection for the primary time in our historical past with ‘Iwájú,’ ‘Tiana,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘Baymax’ and ‘Zootopia+,’” Jennifer Lee, chief inventive officer at WDAS, stated. “As we continue to grow our original slate of projects, there are more creative, artistic and technological opportunities than at any previous time.” 

“With Burbank and Vancouver both home to some of the world’s most talented artists and technicians, we believe the storytelling and visual quality created within each location will meet the incredibly high standards we set for ourselves and audiences have come to expect from Disney Animation,” Spencer stated. 

Amir Nasrabadi will function head of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Vancouver. Nasrabadi most just lately served as EVP/normal supervisor at WildBrain Studios. Nasrabadi’s earlier roles embody overseeing Pixar Canada as VP/normal supervisor in addition to senior management roles with Illumination and Paramount Animation. His function with Walt Disney Animation Studios marks a return to the studio, the place he served as a finance lead.

“I am so honored and excited to be joining the Disney family again,” Nasrabadi stated.  “I can’t wait to dive in and collaborate with the talented teams at Disney Animation on a new slate of projects for Disney+ starting with ‘Moana.’ I continue to be amazed at the high-level of artistry and technical advancements coming out of the animation industry here in Vancouver and I am so proud to be a part of this community. This is really a dream come true for me.”