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| Jim Capobianco |
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Jim Capobianco is a Writer, Director that received the 2008 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille. He went on to write and direct the short film, “Your Friend The Rat”, found on the Ratatouille DVD, winning the 2008 ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award for short films.Jim followed YFtR up with directing the critically acclaimed end titles for Pixar’s 2008 release Wall•E .
A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, Jim started in the story department at Walt Disney Feature Animation on The Lion King. After five years at Disney, Jim relocated to Pixar Animation Studios where he was influential on the stories of many of Pixar’s films of the past 19 years, including Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, UP and Inside Out.
In 2009 Jim finished “Leonardo” his first independent film, now in the permanent collection of the MoMA NYC. In addition to his work as a filmmaker Jim co-created the Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival now in its 9th year. Now with Aerial Contrivance Workshop, Jim is bringing his story and design expertise to the independent world of film and animation.
WIP Feature: The Inventor
The Inventor is a new stop-motion adventure film about the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Join writer and director Jim Capobianco the Academy Award nominated writer of Pixar hit Ratatouille, for a work in progress talk about the forthcoming film that stars Stephen Fry as the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo and Daisy Ridley as the audacious princess Marguerite in an adventure that seeks the answer to the ultimate question ~ “What is the meaning of it all?
The Inventor Q&A
In the afternoon, I join Jim Capobianco the writer and director, for a live Q&A about the forthcoming feature film The Inventor.
