Lou Hamou-Lhadj

Lou Hamou-Lhadj is an American director, animator and writer at Pixar. He is best known for his work on film Borrowed Time , which together with Andrew Coats, he directed, wrote and released independently through Quorum Films, LLC. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Hamou-Lhadj is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at 89th Academy Awards, that he shares with Andrew Coats. ^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
2025	Win or Lose	Director; Episode: "Home"
2022	Turning Red	Character modeling and articulation artist
2020	Onward	Character modeling lead
2018	Incredibles 2	Character modeling and articulation artist
2016	Borrowed Time	Director Writer Production designer
2015	The Good Dinosaur	Character modeling and articulation Lead Sculptor Animator
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Character modeling and articulation artist
2012	Brave
2010	Toy Story 3
	Day & Night	Ink and Paint Lead Character modeling and articulation artist
2009	Partly Cloudy	Character modeling and articulation artist
2008	WALL-E

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Recipients	Result	Ref.
2014	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial	Toy Story of Terror!		Won
2015	SIGGRAPH	Best In Show	Borrowed Time	Andrew Coats Lou Hamou-Lhadj	Won
	St. Louis International Film Festival	Best Animated Short			Won
2016	Brooklyn Film Festival				Won
	Fastnet Short Film Festival	Best Cinematography		Luke Martorelli	Won
	USA Film Festival	First Place: Animation		Andrew Coats Lou Hamou-Lhadj	Won
	Woods Hole Film Festival	Best Animated Short			Won
	Academy Awards	Best Animated Short Film			Nominated	[6]

References

1. Failes, Ian (January 24, 2017). "How Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj Made The Independent Short 'Borrowed Time' Inside Pixar". Cartoon Brew . Retrieved July 29, 2016.
2. Hill, Libby (January 29, 2017). "Two Pixar animators explore the depths of grief and guilt in 'Borrowed Time'". LA Times . Retrieved October 17, 2016.
3. Desowitz, Bill (January 29, 2017). "'Borrowed Time': How Two Pixar Animators Made a Daring, Off-Brand Western Short". Indiewire . Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
5. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
6. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair . January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

External links

• Lou Hamou-Lhadj at IMDb