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Canadian animation director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rob Coleman (born April 27, 1964) is a Canadian animation director; he is currently the creative director at Industrial Light & Magic's Sydney branch. Previously, he was the Head of Animation at the award-winning Australian visual effects and animation studio, Animal Logic from 2012-2021.
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | April 27, 1964
Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation), Concordia University (Montréal, Canada), 1987 |
Occupation | Creative Director / Animation Director |
Years active | 1987-present |
Employer | Industrial Light & Magic |
Known for | Visual Effects & Character Animation |
Coleman is a two-time Oscar nominee for his animation work on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards for his work on Men in Black and The Phantom Menace.
Prior to moving to Australia, Coleman spent 14 years at Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm Animation, (1993-2007) working most notably with George Lucas on the Star Wars prequels as animation director and on The Clone Wars animated series. He was chosen as one of the most creative people in the entertainment industry when he was added to Entertainment Weekly's "It List" in 2002 as their "It CG-Creature Crafter" for his work on digital Yoda.
Both nominations were in the category of Best Visual Effects