LOUIE DEL CARMEN is a writer-director, artist and creator with a career in the animation industry spanning three decades and counting

Currently with SKYDANCE ANIMATION and based in Los Angeles, United States, he has worked for Walt Disney Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and others.  Among his many credits include the KUNG FU PANDA franchise and shorts, The HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON series, Disney’s KIM POSSIBLE, Nickelodeon’s INVADER ZIM, the all time box office phenomenon FROZEN 2, and the Academy Award winning SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE

In 2018 he was honored with an Annie nomination for individual achievement in feature animation storyboarding for Sony’s THE STAR where he served as Head of Story

Member: Animation Guild - IATSE Local 839
Member: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

(Represented by ELLEN MERSEREAU esq.)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

DIRECTOR (FEATURE):

Skydance Animation - (Current and future projects)

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:

Skydance Animation Feature Films (Current)

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DIRECTOR (SERIES):

Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012-2014), Nickelodeon Series Development/Pilots (2003) Rugrats (1999-2001)

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STORY (FEATURE):

Kung Fu Panda (2009), The Croods (2013) Captain Underpants (2017) Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse (2017)Frozen 2 (2019) Luck (Apple TV+ 2022) Spellbound (Netflix - 2024)

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HEAD OF STORY (FEATURE):

The Star (2017)

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STORYBOARD SUPERVISOR (TELEVISION):

Invader Zim (2002) The Mighty B! (2007)

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STORY (TELEVISION):

Rugrats (1998-1999), Invader Zim (2002), Kim Possible (2004) The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2006) The Mighty B! (2007)

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CHARACTER DESIGN (TELEVISION):

Aaah! Real Monsters (1995) Rugrats (1997) Tomb Raider: Re/Visioned (2008)