ANNECY, France — Disney Animation Studios, a long-time friend and collaborator of the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival, returned to the French town on Friday with three new shorts from its exp…
” head of animation Becky Bresee and head of effects animation Marlon West shared behind the scenes details for the making of Disney’s most anticipated sequel in years, telling stories, showing photos and screening two scenes, never-before-seen outside of Disney’s Burbank studios.
When it’s Elsa’s turn to mime, she is distracted by a haunting voice that only she can hear, and excuses herself to her room to be alone. Bresee and West also introduced three animated shorts from the studio’s Short Circuit animated shorts program: “Just a Thought,” directed by Brian Menz, “Exchange Student,” directed by Natalie Nourigat and “Jing Hua,” directed by Jerry Huynh, which screened their world premieres to the thousand-person theater.
“Exchange Student” director Natalie Nourigat is the newest of the short-makers Disney brought to Annecy, having joined the studio in 2015. Originally a comic book artist, at Disney she served as a story assistant and artist on “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
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