Dave Mullins (animator)

David Mullins is an American writer, director and animator who worked at Pixar Animation Studios from 2000 to 2020. A co-founder of the Los Angeles-based animation studio ElectroLeague,^[1] he is best known for his animated short film LOU (2017), which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.^[2][3] On January 23, 2024, Mullins won in the same category, with the short film WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (2023) at the 96th Academy Awards.^[4]

Dave Mullins
Education	Cleveland Institute of Art (1988) Rhode Island School of Design (1989-1993) (BFA) Brown University (1992)
Occupations	Film director producer writer animator
Years active	1994-present
Employer(s)	Pike Productions (1992-1993) The Post Group (1993-1994) Walt Disney Animation Studios (1995-1998) Gnomon School of Visual Effects (1998) Dream Quest Images (1998) Digital Domain (1998) California Institute of the Arts (1998-1999) Sony Pictures Imageworks (1998-1999) Pixar Animation Studios (2000-2020) Academy of Art University (2001-2004) Animation Mentor (2006-2007) Pearl Studio (2019-2020) Alchemy Films Inc. (2020-present) ElectroLeague (2021-present)
Title	Owner of Alchemy Films Inc. Co-Founder of ElectroLeague
Website	ElectroLeague

Filmography

• 2023: WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (director, writer)
• 2021: Dug Days (TV Series) (character developer, animator - 1 episode)
• 2020: Soul (additional animation supervisor)
• 2018: Purl (special thanks)
• 2018: Incredibles 2 (supervising animator)
• 2017: Coco (additional animator)
• 2017: Cars 3 (animator)
• 2017: LOU (director, writer)
• 2015: The Good Dinosaur (additional animation supervisor)
• 2015: Inside Out (fix and additional animator)
• 2012: Brave (additional animator)
• 2011: A Day in the Life of John Lasseter (himself)^[5]
• 2011: Cars 2: The Video Game (Video Game) (supervising animator)
• 2011: Cars 2 (supervising animator)
• 2009: Up (Video Game) (directing animator)
• 2009: Up (directing animator)
• 2007: Ratatouille (animator)
• 2006: Mater and the Ghostlight (Video short) (animator)
• 2006: Cars (animator)
• 2005: One Man Band (Short) (animator)
• 2004: The Incredibles (animation character developer, animator)
• 2003: Finding Nemo (animator)
• 2001: Monsters, Inc. (animator)
• 1999: Fantasia 2000 (assistant animator)
• 1999: Stuart Little (animator)
• 1998: Mighty Joe Young (animator)
• 1998: Björk: Hunter (Video short) (animator)
• 1996: Alien Trilogy (Video Game) (animator)
• 1994: Thunder in Paradise (TV Series) (3D animator - 21 episodes)

Awards and nominations

• Won: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (2023)^[3][6]
• Won: Annie Awards for Best Animated Short Subject (2023)
• Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for LOU (2017)^[3][6]
• Nominated: San Francisco International Film Festival - Golden Gate Award for Best Family Film
• Nominated: SXSW Film Festival - SXSW Grand Jury Award for Animated Short