Jim Capobianco

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Born1969 (age 54–55)[1]
Saddle Brook, New Jersey, United States[1]
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • animator
  • story artist
  • storyboard artist
Years active1989–present
Websitehttps://www.jimcapobianco.com

Jim Capobianco (born 1969) is an American film director, animator and screenwriter.[2][3][4][5][6] He has worked as a story artist and storyboard artist[7] for films such as The Lion King (1994), Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Finding Dory (2016).

In 2008, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille (2007). In 2023, he wrote and directed the animated feature film The Inventor, about Leonardo da Vinci's life in France.[8]

Career

He then worked on the storyboards for Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999) and Fantasia 2000 (1999).[1] Capobianco has also worked for Pixar,[9] on storyboards for films such as A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Finding Dory (2016).[10][11]

In 2007, he wrote and directed the animated short film Your Friend the Rat,[10] and co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film Ratatouille,[10] which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[12]

With Aerial Contrivance Workshop, Capobianco was the 2D animation sequence director for Walt Disney Motion Pictures' Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and also wrote and directed the 2023 stop-motion animated feature film The Inventor,[13][14] a continuation of his short Leonardo, focused on the end of Leonardo da Vinci's life in France.[15][16]

Filmography

Aerial Contrivance Workshop

  • 2009: Leonardo (short film) - writer, director and producer
  • 2009: How To be a Good Bagger - writer and director
  • 2018: Mary Poppins Returns - Animation Sequence Director
  • 2022: Philharmonia Fantastique - story and animation director[17]
  • 2023: The Inventor - writer, director and producer[18]

As animator

  • 1989: Baby's Bedtime[1]

Netflix Animation

  • 2020: Go Go Cory Carson - voice of Gary Garbage Truck[19]

Pixar

  • 1998: A Bug's Life - story artist[11]
  • 1999: Toy Story 2 - story artist[11]
  • 2001: Monsters, Inc. - story artist[11]
  • 2003: Finding Nemo - story artist[11]
  • 2007: Ratatouille - writer / story-supervisor[11]
  • 2007: Your Friend the Rat - writer / director[11]
  • 2008: Wall•E - directed the end credits[11]
  • 2009: Up - story artist[11]
  • 2015: Inside Out - story artist[11]
  • 2016: Finding Dory - story artist[11]
  • 2017: Coco - storyboards

Cartoon Saloon

  • 2014: Song of the Sea - story consultant
  • 2017: Breadwinner - story consultant
  • 2020: Wolfwalkers - story consultant

Disney Feature Animation

  • 1994: The Lion King - storyboards[1]
  • 1996: Hunchback of Notre Dame - storyboards[1]
  • 1999: Fantasia 2000 - storyboards[1]

Awards and nominations

Award / Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
Online Film & Television Association Awards 2007 Best Original Screenplay Ratatouille Nominated [20]
Academy Awards 2008 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [12]
Annie Awards 2008 Best Animated Short Subject Your Friend the Rat Won [21]
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards 2019 Best Visual Effects Mary Poppins Returns Nominated [22]
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023 Best Feature Film The Inventor Nominated [23]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Jim Capobianco". pixartalk.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. Drohan, Ciara (November 24, 2011). "Interview with Pixar Animator Jim Capobianco". The Irish Film & Television Network.
  3. Dingle, Jon (May 15, 2018). "Interview: Jim Capobianco Chats 'Ratatouille', 'The Lion King' and 'The Inventor'". Filmoria.
  4. "Academy Award nominated writer of Pixar hit Ratatouille, Wants 'To Inspire a Generation' With Story of da Vinci". PR Newswire. September 2, 2020.
  5. "Director, Producer, and Story Artist Jim Capobianco". YouTube. December 31, 2020.
  6. Zahed, Ramin (July 16, 2021). "'The Inventor' Director Jim Capobianco on What Makes the Bay Area Int'l Children's Film Fest Tick". Animation Magazine.
  7. Hanoun, Marianne (January 21, 2019). "Disney artist Jim Capobianco on why we need new stories in animation". Creative Lives In Progress.
  8. Lang, Jamie (August 31, 2023). "'The Inventor' Director Jim Capobianco Explains Why Stop Motion Was The Perfect Medium For His Da Vinci Film". Cartoon Brew.
  9. Hullender, Tatiana (September 11, 2023). "The Inventor Director Jim Capobianco On Telling Leonardo Da Vinci's Story Through Animation". Screen Rant.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Bentley, Rick (September 13, 2023). "Jim Capobianco's determination leads to 'The Inventor'". Kget.
  11. 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 "Jim Capobianco". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Full list of Oscar winners and nominations". The Guardian. February 25, 2008.
  13. Keslassy, Elsa (11 September 2020). "Marion Cotillard, Matt Berry Join Daisy Ridley For 'The Inventor' by 'Ratatouille' Scribe (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  14. "Dans les coulisses de "The Inventor", le film d'animation dédié à Léonard de Vinci" [Behind the scenes of “The Inventor”, the animated film dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci]. Le Dauphiné Libéré (in français). 17 July 2022.
  15. Carr, Martin (2 May 2018). "Exclusive Interview – Jim Capobianco on Disney, Pixar and his new film The Inventor". Flickering Myth.
  16. Zahed, Ramin (August 30, 2023). "Cracking the Da Vinci Code: Jim Capobianco Takes Us Behind the Scenes of 'The Inventor'". Animation Magazine.
  17. "Philharmonia Fantastique". Mason Bates. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  18. "Foliascope studio, where traditional animation takes another dimension". CNC.fr. 21 September 2022. The Inventor by Jim Capobianco will hit theaters in 2023
  19. Tripathi, Prizmi (March 16, 2020). "What Does the Future Hold for 'Go! Go! Cory Carson'?". The Cinemaholic.
  20. "12th Annual Film Awards (2007)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  21. Zahed, Ramin (February 9, 2008). "Ratatouille Cooks 10-Course Annie Sweep". Animation Magazine.
  22. Nordine, Michael (January 21, 2019). "'Roma' Wins Nine Prizes From Latino Entertainment Journalists Association". IndieWire.
  23. "Feature Film in Competition – Official 6: The Inventor". Annecy Festival. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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