Tony Bancroft
- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Director
Tony Bancroft has spent the past 16 years developing his skills as an
Animator/Director with Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Imageworks,
and currently with Toonacious Family Entertainment, his own animation
studio.
Tony was accepted into the exclusive, Disney-sponsored California
Institute of the Arts (Cal-Arts) after graduating from high school in
1987. While there, his work caught the attention of Walt Disney
Studios. He was offered a position in the prestigious Feature Animation
division in 1989.
Following his work on such feature length productions as "The Rescuers Down
Under", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Aladdin", Tony was appointed
Supervising Animator on the 1992 Academy Award winning feature "The
Lion King", and was responsible for creating, designing and overseeing
the animation of Pumbaa, the warthog.
His exemplary work led, at the age of 30, to the opportunity to
co-direct Disney's 36th animation masterpiece, "Mulan". "Mulan's" 1998
release grossed over $300 million worldwide. It earned Tony an Annie
Award for Best Director, the animation industry's highest honor. He was
also the Supervising Animator of the character Kronk in Disney's
Christmas 2000 release of "The Emperor's New Groove".
Tony also served as the Animation Director for Sony Pictures' summer
2002 release, "Stuart Little 2" and, in 2003, was voice director of the
English language version of the Miyasaki film "Porco Rosso" through
Walt Disney Studios.
In 2001, with his two partners, Tony started Toonacious Family
Entertainment, as Executive VP/Creative Production. Using his 16 years
experience in the animation industry, Tony has helped to make
Toonacious an animation studio committed to producing quality family
entertainment.
Along with developing their own projects, Toonacious, through his
direction, successfully completed Disney's "Thumper's Story-time", a
Lilo and Stitch short, "The Origin of Stitch" and is currently involved
with Disney's direct-to-DVD "Tinkerbell" project.
Tony resides in Burbank, California with his wife, Rene, and their
three children.
Animator/Director with Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Imageworks,
and currently with Toonacious Family Entertainment, his own animation
studio.
Tony was accepted into the exclusive, Disney-sponsored California
Institute of the Arts (Cal-Arts) after graduating from high school in
1987. While there, his work caught the attention of Walt Disney
Studios. He was offered a position in the prestigious Feature Animation
division in 1989.
Following his work on such feature length productions as "The Rescuers Down
Under", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Aladdin", Tony was appointed
Supervising Animator on the 1992 Academy Award winning feature "The
Lion King", and was responsible for creating, designing and overseeing
the animation of Pumbaa, the warthog.
His exemplary work led, at the age of 30, to the opportunity to
co-direct Disney's 36th animation masterpiece, "Mulan". "Mulan's" 1998
release grossed over $300 million worldwide. It earned Tony an Annie
Award for Best Director, the animation industry's highest honor. He was
also the Supervising Animator of the character Kronk in Disney's
Christmas 2000 release of "The Emperor's New Groove".
Tony also served as the Animation Director for Sony Pictures' summer
2002 release, "Stuart Little 2" and, in 2003, was voice director of the
English language version of the Miyasaki film "Porco Rosso" through
Walt Disney Studios.
In 2001, with his two partners, Tony started Toonacious Family
Entertainment, as Executive VP/Creative Production. Using his 16 years
experience in the animation industry, Tony has helped to make
Toonacious an animation studio committed to producing quality family
entertainment.
Along with developing their own projects, Toonacious, through his
direction, successfully completed Disney's "Thumper's Story-time", a
Lilo and Stitch short, "The Origin of Stitch" and is currently involved
with Disney's direct-to-DVD "Tinkerbell" project.
Tony resides in Burbank, California with his wife, Rene, and their
three children.