Brian Pimental
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Brian Pimental is an American
veteran story artist, director and screenwriter of animated films.
Having started his career at Walt Disney Feature animation as a trainee on Oliver & Company
, he went on to become a story artist on Beauty and the Beast
, for which he created the "Be Our Guest" sequence as well as the "Human Again" sequence which was featured in both the Broadway play and the extended version of the film.
He was also a story artist on Aladdin.
He went on to become head of story and co-screenwriter on A Goofy Movie
, for which he earned his first ASIFA Award nomination. His second nomination was for the film Tarzan
, for which he once again headed up the story team as head of story.
His directorial debut came on Bambi II
, which went on to win the ASIFA award for best non-theatrical feature. He also created the voices for the Porcupine and Groundhog in the film.
A native of Massachusetts, Pimental earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the California Institute of the Arts
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He is currently working independently as director/writer of animated films.
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veteran story artist, director and screenwriter of animated films.
Having started his career at Walt Disney Feature animation as a trainee on Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New York City streets. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and became the twenty-seventh animated feature released in the Walt Disney Animated...
, he went on to become a story artist on Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third film of the Disney Renaissance period...
, for which he created the "Be Our Guest" sequence as well as the "Human Again" sequence which was featured in both the Broadway play and the extended version of the film.
He was also a story artist on Aladdin.
He went on to become head of story and co-screenwriter on A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie is a 1995 American animated musical comedy film, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Animation France S.A. and Walt Disney Animation Australia , and released in theaters on April 7, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...
, for which he earned his first ASIFA Award nomination. His second nomination was for the film Tarzan
Tarzan (1999 film)
Tarzan is a 1999 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, 1999...
, for which he once again headed up the story team as head of story.
His directorial debut came on Bambi II
Bambi II
Bambi II is a 2006 Disney animated feature directed by Brian Pimental that initially premiered in theaters in Argentina on January 26, 2006, before being released as a direct-to-video title in the United States on February 7, 2006...
, which went on to win the ASIFA award for best non-theatrical feature. He also created the voices for the Porcupine and Groundhog in the film.
A native of Massachusetts, Pimental earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
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He is currently working independently as director/writer of animated films.