Glen Keane
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Glen Keane Productions, Founder
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- The Walt Disney Company
- Google LLC
Bio:
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020
A 38-year veteran of Walt Disney Feature Animation, Glen Keane trained under Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men and is most noted for this creations of many beloved Disney characters such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Beast, Tarzan, and Rapunzel. In 2012, Keane departed Disney to begin Glen Keane Productions as a way to further his artistic explorations in animation, design, and film. He has since gone on to collaborate with Google, the Paris Ballet, and Kobe Bryant.
His most recent project is the Academy Award-winning animated film Dear Basketball, which he animated and directed in collaboration with legends Kobe Bryant and John Williams. His animated feature directorial debut, ‘OVER THE MOON’, a co-production with Pearl Studio and Netflix, was released on 23 October 2020.
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