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Alma mater | Northern Michigan University |
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Kelsey Mann is an American storyboard artist, screenwriter and director. He will make his feature directorial debut with the upcoming Pixar film Inside Out 2 (2024), the sequel to the 2015 film. [1]
Mann attended Northern Michigan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts illustration in 1998. [2] [3]
Mann started his career at Cartoon Network, where he worked as a storyboard artist on Duck Dodgers , Megas XLR , My Gym Partner's a Monkey , Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , and Star Wars: The Clone Wars , before joining Pixar in 2013, where he started as a story supervisor for Monsters University , The Good Dinosaur (also co-wrote the story for the film), and Onward . [4] [5] He made his directorial debut with the short film Party Central , which he also wrote, taking place shortly after Monsters University. [6]
In September 2022, during the D23 Expo announcement, Mann was announced to direct the upcoming feature film Inside Out 2 , which serves as the sequel to the 2015 film Inside Out , taking over for Pete Docter, who is instead the executive producer of the film, set to release on June 14, 2024. [2] [1] [7] [8]
Year | Title | Director | Story | Story Supervisor | Other | Notes |
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2013 | Monsters University | No | No | Yes | No | |
2015 | The Good Dinosaur | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
2020 | Onward | No | No | Yes | Yes | Additional story material |
Soul | No | No | No | Yes | Special thanks | |
2021 | Luca | No | No | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team |
2022 | Turning Red | No | No | No | Yes | |
Lightyear | No | No | No | Yes | ||
2023 | Elemental | No | No | No | Yes | |
2024 | Inside Out 2 | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
2025 | Elio | No | No | No | Yes |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Voice Role | Notes |
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2003 | Kid Notorious | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist Storyboard supervisor |
2003–2005 | Duck Dodgers | No | No | Yes | No | Background artist Key background designer |
2004–2005 | Megas XLR | Yes | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | No | No | Yes | No | |
2006–2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | No | No | Yes | No | |
2006–2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | No | No | Yes | No | |
2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist Episode: The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare |
2008 | Underfist: Halloween Bash | No | No | Yes | No | Additional storyboard artist Television special |
2009–2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan | No | No | Yes | No | |
2012 | Ultimate Spider-Man | No | No | Yes | No | |
2013 | Party Central | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Additional voices |
2019 | Purl | No | No | No | Yes | Office Bro (voice) |
2020 | Lamp Life | No | No | Yes | No | Special thanks |
2021 | Monsters at Work | No | No | Yes | No | Creative consultant |
2022 | Cars on the Road | No | No | Yes | No | Pixar Senior Creative Team |
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