Trent Correy

Trent Correy (Director) helms Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Once Upon a Studio alongside Dan Abraham; the two previously directed the Frozen-inspired short film, Once Upon a Snowman, together. Correy started at Disney Animation in 2012 as an animation trainee in the Talent Development Program (where he was mentored by acclaimed Disney animation veteran Amy Smeed). He made his directing debut on the short film, Drop, part of Disney Animation’s Short Circuit Experimental Films. His Disney Animation credits as animator include Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia and Moana, as well as Frozen 2, where he oversaw the animation of Olaf and Bruni the fire spirit salamander, among other characters, in his role as animation supervisor. Born in Ottawa, Canada, Correy grew up during the second golden age of Disney Animation (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” etc.). With a passion for art and film, he decided to pursue animation as a career by the time he was in 12th grade, with guidance and encouragement from his mother and a high school film teacher. After attending Algonquin College, he got his professional start in animation at age 19, working for five years in Canada in television, commercials and film. Before joining Disney, he worked at Sony Animation, Mercury Filmworks, Bardel Entertainment, Kratt Brothers, and worked as a freelance artist. Correy and his wife, Gillian, live in Los Angeles.