Rob Coleman is a Canadians 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.
Coleman is a two-time Oscar nominee for his animation work on and 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 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.
Oscar history
Both nominations were in the category of Best Visual Effects
Selected filmography
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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987-1988, TV series, animation/live action coordinator - 22 episodes)
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Maverick (1994, computer graphics animator: ILM)
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The Mask (1994, computer graphics animator)
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Star Trek Generations (1994, computer effects artist: ILM)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1994, computer graphics animator)
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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995, computer graphics artist)
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Dragonheart (1996, supervising character animator)
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Men in Black (1997, animation supervisor)
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(1999, animation director)
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(2002, animation director)
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Signs (2002, animation supervisor)
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(2005, animation director: ILM)
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(2008, film, animation consultant)
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(2008, TV series, animation consultant, 8 episodes)
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Happy Feet Two (2011, animation director)
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The Lego Movie (2014, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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The Lego Batman Movie (2017, animation supervisor)
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The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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Peter Rabbit (2018, animation director)
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(2019, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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(2021, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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DC League of Super-Pets (2022, head of animation: Animal Logic)
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