Enrico Casarosa
Enrico Casarosa | |
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Casarosa in 2014 | |
| Born | November 20, 1971 |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Film director, Storyboard artist, writer |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (2002–present) |
Notable work | La Luna, Luca |
| Spouse(s) | Marit Casarosa[1] |
| Children | Fio Casarosa |
Enrico Casarosa (born November 20, 1971)[2][3] is an Italian-American storyboard artist, film director, and writer who works at Pixar. In 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the animated short film La Luna. In 2022, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Luca (2021).[4]
Early life[edit]
Casarosa was born in Genoa, Italy, and moved to New York City in his twenties, to study animation at the School of Visual Arts and Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Career[edit]
He then worked as a background designer and storyboard artist on various Disney Channel TV series, including 101 Dalmatians: The Series and PB&J Otter.[5] Before joining Pixar, Casarosa worked as a storyboard artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age.
In 2002, Casarosa joined Pixar, where he worked as a story artist on Cars, Ratatouille, Up and Cars 2.[6] In late 2004, Casarosa started a drawing marathon community called SketchCrawl and has been organizing the event ever since.[7] In 2011, his short film La Luna premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France,[8] and was released theatrically with Pixar's Brave in 2012.[4]
He then worked as head of story on The Good Dinosaur when Bob Peterson was directing the project beginning in 2011, and as a story artist on Coco.[9][10]
Casarosa most recently directed the Pixar Animation Studios film Luca, released on Disney+ on June 18, 2021, in the United States.[11][12][13] The film received generally positive reviews from critics for its nostalgic feel and acting and the film won an Hollywood Critics Association award for Best Picture.
Filmography[edit]
Feature Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Story Supervisor |
Story Artist |
Other | Voice Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ice Age | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2005 | Robots | No | No | No | Uncredited | No | [5] | |
| 2006 | Cars | No | No | No | Uncredited | No | [14] | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | Up | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2011 | Cars 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | No | No | Additional | No | No | Additional Story Supervision | |
| 2017 | Coco | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Senior Creative Team | |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Onward | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Soul | No | No | No | No | Yes | Disney+ Original Films Senior Creative Team | ||
| 2021 | Luca | Yes | Story | No | No | Yes | Card Player / Angry Fisherman | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Lightyear[15] | No | No | No | No | Yes | Senior Creative Team |
Short Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Story Artist |
Executive Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | La Luna | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 2016 | Piper | No | No | Yes | No |
| 2021 | Ciao Alberto[16] | No | No | No | Yes |
Featurettes and Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders | 13 episodes Background design, storyboard revision |
| 1997 | The Secret of Anastasia | Direct-to-video Lead character model designer, background layout designer |
| The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules | ||
| 1997–1998 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | 23 episodes Storyboard artist, storyboard revision artist, designer |
| 1998–2000 | PB&J Otter | 18 episodes Background artist, storyboard artist |
Bibliography[edit]
- The Adventures of Mia, Volume One (2001) graphic novel
- Fragments (2001) art book with Ronnie Del Carmen
- The Adventures of Mia, Volume Two (2004) graphic novel
- Fragments Intermezzo (2004) art book
- Flight, Volume One (2004) part of a larger comic anthology
- Three Trees Make a Forest (2007) exhibition art book with Ronnie Del Carmen and Tadahiro Uesugi
- Totoro Forest Project (2008) with Daisuke Tsutsumi, Ronnie Del Carmen, and Yukino Pang
- The Venice Chronicles (2008)
- Disney Picture Book: La Luna (2012) in support of La Luna (2011 film)
- Disney Pixar: The Art of Luca (2021) in support of Luca (2021 film)
Special projects[edit]
In 2008, Enrico Casarosa (along with Ronnie del Carmen, Daisuke Tsutsumi and Yukino Pang) initiated the Totoro Forest Project, a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the non-profit Totoro Forest Foundation.[17] This initiative also produced a corresponding art book reprinting the various pieces contributed and included the likes of James Jean, Charles Vess, Iain McCaig and William Joyce among others.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Andrew Wheeler (10 November 2008). "Review: 'The Venice Chronicles' by Enrico Casarosa". ComicM!x. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Enrico Casarosa (20 November 2011). "hey Biden stole my birthday!". Twitter.
- ^ Enrico Casarosa (19 October 2021). "I'm from 71. I turn 50 in a month or so". Twitter.
- ^ a b "Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ a b Rizvi, Samad (6 May 2011). "Get To Know 'La Luna' Director Enrico Casarosa". Pixar Times. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Sarto, Dan (13 February 2012). "Oscar 2012: Pixar's Enrico Casarosa and Kevin Reher Talk 'La Luna'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "SketchCrawl™ – drawing marathons from around the world". www.sketchcrawl.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Casarosa, Enrico (7 June 2011). "La Luna – the poster". Enrico's nlog. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Patches, Matt (3 October 2011). "Exclusive: Enrico Casarosa on His Whimsical, New Pixar Short 'La Luna'". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Pixar's Luca Interview: Enrico Casarosa And Andrea Warren". Screen Rant. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Desowitz, Bill (30 July 2020). "Pixar Sets Summer 2021 Release for Italian Coming-of-Age 'Luca' Feature". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecaa (30 July 2020). "Pixar Shares Details About Next Original Film 'Luca'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Julie & T.J. Wolsos (30 July 2020). "Pixar's Next Film, 'LUCA' Coming to Theaters June 2021 — Directed by Enrico Casarosa". Pixar Post. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (14 February 2012). "Oscar Focus: Enrico Casarosa Talks "La Luna"". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Julie & T.J. Wolsos (10 December 2020). "Pixar Announces 'Lightyear' – An Origin Story of the Human Buzz Lightyear – Coming Summer 2022". Pixar Post. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Wolsos, Julie & T.J. (21 September 2021). "'Luca' Short Film 'Ciao Alberto' Premiering November 12 During Disney+ Day". Pixar Post. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Gallo, Irene (21 July 2008). "Dice Tsutsumi on The Totoro Forest Project". Tor.com.
- ^ Parker, Charley (6 September 2008). "The Totoro Forest Project". Lines and Colors.
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