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Kyle Balda (born March 9, 1971) is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films The Lorax (2012), with Chris Renaud; Minions (2015) and Despicable Me 3 (2017), with Pierre Coffin; and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val. He previously worked as an animator for ...
- American
- California Institute of the Arts
- 1994–present
- March 9, 1971 (age 52), Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Kyle Balda is a BAFTA nominated director and animator who has worked on films like Minions, Despicable Me, The Lorax and Toy Story 2. He started his career at ILM and Pixar, and now directs for Illumination Entertainment.
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Jul 13, 2022 · Learn how Kyle Balda evolved the Minions in the prequel to Despicable Me, and how he collaborated with voice actors and co-directors. Find out his advice for aspiring directors and his future projects.
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Kyle Balda is a BAFTA nominated feature animation director who worked on films like Toy Story 2, Despicable Me and Minions. He started his career at ILM and Pixar, and now directs for Illumination Entertainment.
Jul 2, 2022 · Kyle Balda has had a hand in some aspect of animation most of his life. What started as an internship at LucasArt morphed into a graphics animator job on The Mask and the head animator on Jumanji. He quickly made his way to Weta Digital in New Zealand and Pixar, notably as the head animator on Toy Story 2 .
Jul 1, 2022 · Minions: The Rise of Gru: Directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val. With Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson. The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.
Sep 22, 2007 · Balda also loves teaching and sharing knowledge and has stepped off production, at regular intervals in his career to pursue his passion for mentoring”. In a freewheeling interview, Balda gave interesting perspectives on the finer points of animation and also on the joys of teaching.
