Catching Up With Glen Keane

Rise Up Fam! Get ready for the man himself, legendary animation director Glen Keane! This panel is guest hosted by Director, Tangled Supervising Animator, and creator of the Animation Podcast, Clay Kaytis! If you haven't done so already, check out his amazing, extensive backlog of episodes at AnimationPodcast.com.

Glen Keane is a 38-year veteran of Walt Disney Feature Animation, training under Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men. Glen created many beloved Disney characters such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Beast, Tarzan, and Rapunzel. In 2012, he departed Disney, founding Glen Keane Productions as a way to further his exploration of animation, design, and film. He has since collaborated with partners such as Google Spotlight Stories and the Paris Ballet. Glen’s collaboration with John Williams and the late Kobe Bryant “Dear Basketball” received the 2018 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 2020, his animated feature Over the Moon, in partnership with Netflix and Pearl Studio, was released and subsequently nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards.

Speaker:
Glen Keane | Animation Director, Glen Keane Productions

Guest Host:
Clay Kaytis | Director • Supervising Animator, Animation Podcast

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