Rosana Sullivan

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Rosana Sullivan
Born
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater University of San Francisco
Academy of Art University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • storyboard artist
Years active2011–present
Employer Pixar Animation Studios (2011–present)

Rosana Sullivan is an American filmmaker and storyboard artist. Since 2011, she has worked for Pixar Animation Studios. She wrote and directed her first animated short film, Kitbull (2019), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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Early life and education

Rosana Sullivan was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew up in Texas. [1] She has one brother. [1] When she was in high school at age 16, her father, a university professor of biology, accepted a new job at the University of San Francisco and the family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. [1]

Sullivan initially studied for a career as a veterinarian, enrolling at the University of San Francisco as a biology major. [2] In her junior year, she took a course in portrait painting to satisfy an art credit and realized that art was her real calling. [2] She spent her senior year at USF in the fine arts program, graduating in 2007, and then attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, graduating in 2010. [2] [3]

Career

Sullivan worked as a lead character designer at Ooga Labs and a 2D artist at Kabam before joining Pixar Animation Studios in 2011. [3] With Pixar, she has contributed to the 3D animated films Monsters University , The Good Dinosaur , Piper , and Incredibles 2 . [4] She was nominated for a 2015 Annie Award for outstanding achievement in storyboarding in an animated feature production for her work on The Good Dinosaur. [5] In February 2019 she wrote and directed her first animated film, a nine-minute traditionally animated short called Kitbull , which is part of the SparkShorts series. [6] [7]

In April 2019 she published an autobiographical picture book, Mommy Sayang, describing the life of a girl and her mother in a Malaysian village. [8] This story, along with others that she has written, was inspired by her mother's roots in Malaysia. [1] [9]

In January 2021, it was announced that she would direct a feature film for Pixar. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
Director Storyboard artist Writer Executive producer
2009Long ShadowsNoYesNoNoShort film
2013 Monsters University NoYesNoNoFeature film(s)
2015 The Good Dinosaur NoYesNoNo
2016 Piper NoYesNoNoShort film
2018 Incredibles 2 NoYesNoNoFeature film
2019 Kitbull YesYesYesNoShort film
Toy Story 4 NoNoNoAssociateFeature film
2020 Loop NoNoStory trustNoShort film
Onward NoYesNoNoFeature film(s)

Sources: [11] [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [10]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef.
Academy Awards February 9, 2020 Best Animated Short Film Kitbull Nominated [12]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Tempkar, Arvin (December 9, 2015). "'The Good Dinosaur' Artist's Path From USF to Pixar". University of San Francisco . Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Filipino Filmmaker Makes History at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival". Kat Iniba. March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Keegan, Rebecca (January 6, 2021). "Reanimating 'Pixar': How Pete Docter Steered the Studio Out of Scandal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 13, 2021. In addition to Shi, Aphton Corbin and Rosana Sullivan are female story artists who have directed short films at the studio recently and are now moving into development on features.
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