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Bill Kroyer

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Bill Kroyer
Bill Kroyer was nominated for an Academy Award for his short film Technological Threat, the first film to combine 2D and CG animated characters. He directed Ferngully, The Last Rainforest, as well as dozens of commercials and animated feature film credit sequences. As Señior Animation Director at Rhythm & Hues studios he directed CG characters in films the grossed over $1 billion worldwide. In 2017 he and his wife Susan were the first couple to receive The International Animation Society's prestigious June Foray award.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Bill Kroyer in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

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Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
6.5
  • Director
  • 1992
Tron (1982)
Tron
6.7
  • Art Department
  • 1982
Technological Threat (1988)
Technological Threat
6.4
Short
  • Visual Effects
  • 1988
Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Jon Lovitz, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Hayes, Glenn Ficarra, Danny Mann, and Billy West in Cats & Dogs (2001)
Cats & Dogs
5.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 2001

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Art Department

  • Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
    Heathcliff: The Movie
    • storyboard artist
    • 1986
  • Challenge of the GoBots (1984)
    Challenge of the GoBots
    • story director
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
    Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
    • storyboard artist
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
    A Nightmare on Elm Street
    • storyboard artist
    • 1984
  • Tron (1982)
    Tron
    • production storyboards
    • 1982

Animation Department

  • Karl Urban and Zaris-Angel Hator in The Sea Beast (2022)
    The Sea Beast
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
    Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Gloria Estefan, Juan de Marcos González, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Tyree Henry, Nicole Byer, and Ynairaly Simo in Vivo (2021)
    Vivo
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Olivia Colman, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Rianda, and Doug the Pug in The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)
    The Mitchells vs the Machines
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Ken Jeong, Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, and Robert G. Chiu in Over the Moon (2020)
    Over the Moon
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
    The Angry Birds Movie 2
    • senior animator (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Danny DeVito, James Corden, Common, LeBron James, Channing Tatum, Ely Henry, Gina Rodriguez, Zendaya, and Jimmy Tatro in Smallfoot (2018)
    Smallfoot
    • animation supervisor (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Genndy Tartakovsky, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Patrick Stewart, Sean Hayes, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Rob Riggle, and T.J. Miller in The Emoji Movie (2017)
    The Emoji Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Joe Manganiello, Demi Lovato, Jack McBrayer, and Danny Pudi in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
    Smurfs: The Lost Village
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Jennifer Aniston, Kelsey Grammer, Ty Burrell, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Stephen Kramer Glickman, and Anton Starkman in Storks (2016)
    Storks
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
    The Angry Birds Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
    Hotel Transylvania 2
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Lucky Stiff (2014)
    Lucky Stiff
    • animation director
    • 2014

Visual Effects

  • The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
    The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
    • consulting visual effects producer
    • 2022
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, and Donnie Yen in The Monkey King Havoc in Heavens Palace (2014)
    The Monkey King Havoc in Heavens Palace
    • consulting visual effects producer
    • 2014
  • Bill Murray in Garfield (2004)
    Garfield
    • senior animation supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
    • 2004
  • Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Neil Fanning in Scooby-Doo (2002)
    Scooby-Doo
    • animation supervisor: Rhythm + Hues
    • 2002
  • Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Jon Lovitz, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Hayes, Glenn Ficarra, Danny Mann, and Billy West in Cats & Dogs (2001)
    Cats & Dogs
    • animation supervisor
    • 2001
  • Susan Sarandon, Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, Dionne Quan, and Kath Soucie in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
    Rugrats in Paris
    • CG animation director: Rhythm & Hues
    • 2000
  • Salma Hayek, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Hyde Pierce, Steve Zahn, and David Cross in Chain of Fools (2000)
    Chain of Fools
    • animation (as Bill Kroye)
    • 2000
  • Stephen Baldwin, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston, and Jane Krakowski in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
    The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
    • CG animation director: Rhythm & Hues
    • 2000
  • Movie Poster
    The Green Mile
    • animation supervisor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
    • 1999
  • Entropy (1999)
    Entropy
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 1999
  • Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
    Jetsons: The Movie
    • computer animator: vehicle animation
    • 1990
  • Technological Threat (1988)
    Technological Threat
    • computer animator
    • Short
    • 1988
  • Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
    • computer animation planner
    • 1985
  • Tron (1982)
    Tron
    • computer image choreography
    • 1982

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