Jim Capobianco

American film director, animator and screenwriter

Jim Capobianco

Born| 1969 (age 53-54)[1]

Saddle Brook, New Jersey, United States[1]

Alma mater| California Institute of the Arts
Occupations|

* 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]

## Career[edit]

A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts,[9] Capobianco started in the story department at Walt Disney Feature Animation on The Lion King (1994).[9][3] He then worked on the storyboards for Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999) and Fantasia 2000 (1999).[1] Capobianco has also worked for Pixar,[10] 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).[11][12]

In 2007, he wrote and directed the animated short film Your Friend the Rat,[11] and co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film Ratatouille,[11] which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[13]

In 2009, Capobianco co-founded with Shelley Trott the Bay Area International Children's Film Festival.[6] That same year, he directed Leonardo, a short film about Leonardo da Vinci,[14] now in the permanent collection of the MoMA NYC.[9]

With Aerial Contrivance Workshop, Capobianco was the 2D animation sequence director for Walt Disney Motion Pictures' Mary Poppins Returns (2018),[9] and also wrote and directed the 2023 stop-motion animated feature film The Inventor,[15][16] a continuation of his short Leonardo, focused on the end of Leonardo da Vinci's life in France.[17][18]

## 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[19]
* 2023: The Inventor \- writer, director and producer[20]

#### As animator[edit]

* 1989: Baby's Bedtime[1]

### Netflix Animation[edit]

* 2020: Go Go Cory Carson \- voice of Gary Garbage Truck[21]

### Pixar[edit]

* 1998: A Bug's Life \- story artist[12]
* 1999: Toy Story 2 \- story artist[12]
* 2001: Monsters, Inc. \- story artist[12]
* 2003: Finding Nemo \- story artist[12]
* 2007: Ratatouille \- writer / story-supervisor[12]
* 2007: Your Friend the Rat \- writer / director[12]
* 2008: Wall•E \- directed the end credits[12]
* 2009: Up \- story artist[12]
* 2015: Inside Out \- story artist[12]
* 2016: Finding Dory \- story artist[12]
* 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  | [22]
Academy Awards | 2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated  | [13]
Annie Awards | 2008  | Best Animated Short Subject | Your Friend the Rat | Won  | [23]
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards | 2019  | Best Visual Effects  | Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated  | [24]
Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 2023  | Best Feature Film  | The Inventor | Nominated  | [25]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g "Jim Capobianco". pixartalk.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
2. ^ Drohan, Ciara (November 24, 2011). "Interview with Pixar Animator Jim Capobianco". The Irish Film & Television Network. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
3. ^ a b Dingle, Jon (May 15, 2018). "Interview: Jim Capobianco Chats 'Ratatouille', 'The Lion King' and 'The Inventor'". Filmoria. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
4. ^ "Academy Award nominated writer of Pixar hit Ratatouille, Wants 'To Inspire a Generation' With Story of da Vinci". PR Newswire. September 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
5. ^ "Director, Producer, and Story Artist Jim Capobianco". YouTube. December 31, 2020. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
6. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
7. ^ Hanoun, Marianne (January 21, 2019). "Disney artist Jim Capobianco on why we need new stories in animation". Creative Lives In Progress. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
9. ^ a b c d "Step Back in Time: Returning to Mary Poppins with Jim Capobianco". WaltDisney.org. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
10. ^ Hullender, Tatiana (September 11, 2023). "The Inventor Director Jim Capobianco On Telling Leonardo Da Vinci's Story Through Animation". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
11. ^ a b c Bentley, Rick (September 13, 2023). "Jim Capobianco's determination leads to 'The Inventor'". Kget. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jim Capobianco". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
13. ^ a b "Full list of Oscar winners and nominations". The Guardian. February 25, 2008. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
14. ^ McNary, Dave (April 12, 2018). "Film News Roundup: 'Dating My Mother' Bought by Gravitas for Mothers Day Release". Variety. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
15. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (September 11, 2020). "Marion Cotillard, Matt Berry Join Daisy Ridley For 'The Inventor' by 'Ratatouille' Scribe (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
16. ^ "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 French). July 17, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
17. ^ Carr, Martin (May 2, 2018). "Exclusive Interview – Jim Capobianco on Disney, Pixar and his new film The Inventor". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
18. ^ Zahed, Ramin (August 30, 2023). "Cracking the Da Vinci Code: Jim Capobianco Takes Us Behind the Scenes of 'The Inventor'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
19. ^ "Philharmonia Fantastique". Mason Bates. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
20. ^ "Foliascope studio, where traditional animation takes another dimension". CNC.fr. September 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023. "The Inventor by Jim Capobianco will hit theaters in 2023"
21. ^ Tripathi, Prizmi (March 16, 2020). "What Does the Future Hold for 'Go! Go! Cory Carson'?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
22. ^ "12th Annual Film Awards (2007)". Online Film & Television Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
23. ^ Zahed, Ramin (February 9, 2008). "Ratatouille Cooks 10-Course Annie Sweep". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
24. ^ Nordine, Michael (January 21, 2019). "'Roma' Wins Nine Prizes From Latino Entertainment Journalists Association". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
25. ^ "Feature Film in Competition – Official 6: The Inventor". Annecy Festival. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Jim Capobianco at IMDb
* Jim Capobianco at TV Guide
* Jim Capobianco at Rotten Tomatoes
* Jim Capobianco at Metacritic

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