Nicolas Alan Barillaro is a Canadian director, animator and writer at Pixar best known for his work on the animated short film Piper,[1] that earned him widespread acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film which he shared with the film's producer Marc Sondheimer.[2][3]
Barillaro also attended Sheridan College in Oakville.[4]
In 2023 Barillaro published the middle grade novel Where the Water Takes Us.[5] The book was a shortlisted finalist for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Jean Little First-Novel Award in 2024.[6]
Piper
editAlan Barillaro used new, cutting-edge technology to create the six-minute short over three years.[7] In order to give the sanderlings and other birds visible in the background a realistic look, Barillaro and the Piper animation team visited beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the Monterey Bay Aquarium to study their appearance and behaviour. The sanderlings' feathers in particular were rendered in minute detail.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Additional animator |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Animation character developer |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Directing animator |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Supervising animator |
| 2005 | Jack-Jack Attack | Video short, animator |
| 2006 | Lifted | Short, animator |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Supervising animator |
| 2008 | Igor | Animator |
| 2012 | Brave | Supervising animator |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Additional animator |
| 2016 | Piper | Short, Director/writer |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Supervising animator |
| 2020 | Soul | Animator |
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Animated Short Film | Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer for Piper | Won | [8] |
| Annie Awards | February 4, 2017 | Best Animated Short Subject | Won | [9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Imbler, Sabrina (June 17, 2016). "A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Pixar's New Short Film 'Piper'". Audubon. National Audubon Society. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Alumni Profiles". sheridancollege.ca. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Where the Water Takes Us by Alan Barillaro". CBC Books, August 9, 2023.
- ^ Natalie Vilkoff, "Jack Wong, Sydney Smith and Liselle Sambury among finalists for top Canadian children's book awards". CBC Books, October 8, 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Joanna (June 16, 2016). "Behind the Scenes of Piper, Pixar's Best Short Film in Years". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "89th Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "44th Annie Award Nominees". International Animated Film Society. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
External links
edit- Alan Barillaro at IMDb
- Alan Barillaro at the TCM Movie Database
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