Walt Disney Animation Adds Four Directors to New Film

Four filmmakers have have been employed as administrators at Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), the corporate introduced on Tuesday. Two of the administrators are veteran story artists, whose careers have grown at WDAS, and the 2 administrators who’re new to the studio have each directed acclaimed movies.

Directors Carlos Lopez Estrada, Suzi Yoonessi, and Disney vets Josie Trinidad and Marc Smith are every growing new theatrical animated movies.

“We aim to have Walt Disney Animation Studios serve as the premiere home for filmmakers interested in telling engaging stories within the limitless animation medium,” WDAS Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee stated in an announcement to TheWrap. “Carlos and Suzi are two incredible, inventive filmmakers who have both received acclaim for their work. Josie and Marc, master, lead story artists, have been instrumental in shaping such films as ‘Zootopia’ and ‘Frozen 2.’ We are so thrilled to have these four talented artists join our 96-year-old studio as directors and help us build the stories of our future – adventures in completely original worlds, stories from around the globe, and the next generation of musicals.”

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Carlos Lopez Estrada’s debut movie, “Blindspotting,” premiered opening evening at Sundance 2018 and subsequently bought to Lionsgate for a theatrical launch. The movie was produced by Snoot Entertainment and stars Daveed Diggs. Carlos was chosen for Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch for 2018 record and was lately nominated by the DGA for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for 2018. On the TV facet, Carlos lately wrapped an episode of FX’s “Legion” and has an unique piece in growth at UCP.

Suzi Yoonessi directed the award-winning Duplass Brothers movie “Unlovable” and indie darling “Dear Lemon Lima.” She additionally directed Scooby Doo origins movie “Daphne and Velma” for Warner Brothers and brief movies for Funny or Die and Super Deluxe. Her documentary “Vern” is within the everlasting assortment of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her different credit embrace “The Dead Girls Detective Agency,” “Relationship Status” and “Insatiable.”

Josie Trinidad was head of Story on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and co-head of story on the Oscar-winning “Zootopia.” On these movies, Trinidad oversaw the story crew, which is answerable for translating the script to its first visible type. Trinidad joined Disney in 2004 as a narrative apprentice. Once she accomplished coaching, she was employed as a narrative artist. Her Disney credit additionally embrace “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Tangled” and “The Princess and the Frog.”

Marc Smith is the story director for the upcoming WDAS characteristic “Frozen 2,” in theaters November 22, 2019. Along with the story crew, Smith is answerable for getting the administrators’ imaginative and prescient for the story on display screen. He helps construct the story and oversees the story boarding crew. Smith joined Disney in 1993 as an intern at Walt Disney World. Since becoming a member of Walt Disney Animation Studios, he has labored on “Treasure Planet” as supervising animator, “Tangled” and “Frozen” within the story division, and “Big Hero 6” and “Zootopia” as a narrative lead.