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American filmmaker (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madeline Sharafian (born February 1, 1993)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. She is best known for her work at Pixar, including directing the short film Burrow (2020) and the upcoming feature film Elio (2025).
Madeline Sharafian | |
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Sharafian in November 2019 | |
| Born | February 1, 1993 Alameda, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | CalArts[1] |
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| Years active | 2013−present |
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Sharafian was born in Alameda, California,[2] and is of Armenian descent.[3] By 2013, she was enrolled in CalArts.[1]
In 2013, Sharafian wrote and directed the short film Omelette.[4][5] In 2014, she served as a storyboard artist, writer, and character designer on the Cartoon Network series We Bare Bears.[4] In 2017, she storyboarded sequences for Coco and Dante's Lunch.[6][7] In 2020, she wrote and directed a 2D animated Pixar short film titled Burrow, originally slated to play in theaters before the feature film Soul.[8] In October 2020, it was announced the short would instead premiere on Disney+.[9][10] In 2022, she served as a storyboard artist for Turning Red.[1] In August 2024, she was announced to be making her feature directorial debut with Elio, alongside Domee Shi, replacing original director Adrian Molina.[11]
| Year | Title | Director | Story artist | Notes/Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Coco | No | Yes | [7] |
| 2022 | Turning Red | No | Yes | [1] |
| 2025 | Elio | Yes | No | Post-production[11] |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Story artist | Other | Notes/Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Omelette | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Producer[4] |
| 2017 | Weekends | No | No | No | Yes | Animator Cel painter[12] |
| Dante's Lunch | No | No | Yes | No | [6] | |
| 2018 | Purl | No | No | No | Yes | Story trust[13] |
| 2020 | Burrow | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Animator[8] |
| 2021 | Twenty Something | No | No | No | Yes | Story trust |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Story artist | Other | Notes/Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–17 | We Bare Bears | No | 20 episodes | 17 episodes | Yes | Character designer[4] |
| 2016 | Goodnight, Ice Bear | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Editor[14] |
| Award | Date | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Animated Short | Burrow | Nominated | [15][16][17] [18][19][20] |
| Annie Awards | February 6, 2016 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | We Bare Bears | Nominated | [21] |
| February 3, 2018 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Coco | Nominated | [7] | |
| Hollywood Critics Association | March 5, 2021 | Best Short Film | Burrow | Nominated | [22] |
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