Kelsey Mann
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Alma mater | Northern Michigan University |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Kelsey Mann is an American film director and storyboard artist based at Pixar. He will make his feature directorial debut with the upcoming animated film Inside Out 2 (2024), the sequel to the 2015 film.[1]
Early life and education
Mann attended Northern Michigan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts illustration in 1998.[2][3]
Career
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
Filmography
Films
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 | TBA | No | Yes | |
2025 | Elio | No | No | No | Yes |
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Notes |
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2013 | Party Central | Yes | Yes | Yes | Additional Voices |
2019 | Purl | No | No | Yes | Voice of Office Bros |
2020 | Lamp Life | No | No | Yes | Special Thanks |
2022 | Cars on the Road: Gettin' Hitched | No | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team |
Television series
Year | Title | Director | Storyboard Supervisor |
Storyboard Artist |
Background Artist |
Background Designer |
Creative Consultant |
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2003 | Kid Notorious | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
2003–2005 | Duck Dodgers | No | No | No | Yes | Key | No | |
2004–2005 | Megas XLR | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2006–2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2006–2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Episode: The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare |
2008 | Underfist: Halloween Bash | No | No | Additional | No | No | No | Television special |
2009–2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2012 | Ultimate Spider-Man | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2021 | Monsters at Work | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
References
- ^ a b Chapman, Wilson (September 9, 2022). "'Inside Out 2' Coming in Summer 2024, With Amy Poehler Returning". Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mann Directing Pixar's 'Inside Out 2'". January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Four Alumni Involved in 'Onward' Film". May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Choksi, Angela (March 3, 2020). "Onward and Upward: A Conversation With Pixar's Kelsey Mann". The Emory Wheel. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Story Behind the Story of Pixar's Party Central Short". Oh My Disney. January 22, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Fuge, Jonathan (February 22, 2023). "Inside Out 2 Details Revealed by Pixar CCO Peter Docter". Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, Inside Out 2". Animation Magazine. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
External links
- Kelsey Mann at IMDb