Jim Capobianco

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Jim Capobianco

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Born| 1969 (age 55-56)[1]

Saddle Brook, New Jersey, United States[1]

Alma mater| California Institute of the Arts
Occupation|

* Film director
* screenwriter
* animator
* story artist
* storyboard artist

Years active| 1989–present
Website| https://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]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Filmography
* 2.1 Aerial Contrivance Workshop
* 2.1.1 As animator
* 2.2 Netflix Animation
* 2.3 Pixar
* 2.4 Cartoon Saloon
* 2.5 Disney Feature Animation
* 3 Awards and nominations
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Career[edit]

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[edit]

### Aerial Contrivance Workshop[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 1989: Baby's Bedtime[1]

### Netflix Animation[edit]

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

### Pixar[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

### Disney Feature Animation[edit]

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

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Award / Festival  | Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref(s)

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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[edit]

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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