Francis Glebas

Francis Glebas (born April 12, 1952) is an American keynote speaker, writer, movie director, storyboard artist, and teacher. He worked in movies such as Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dinosaur, Hercules, Treasure Planet, Fantasia 2000, Piglet's Big Movie, Space Chimps, Rio, and Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Career
He has taught and consulted on animation, story, storytelling and storyboarding at the New York Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, and Walt Disney Imagineering.

Personal life
He has given Keynote speeches at TMRE 2016, CalArts 2016, Gnomon School of Visual Effects 2017.

Filmography
Aladdin (1992) - visual development artist and story
The Lion King (1994) - story
Pocahontas (1995) - story
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - story
Hercules (1997) - story
Fantasia 2000 (2000) - director - segment Pomp and Circumstance and visual development - segment Pines of Rome
Dinosaur (2000) - additional story artist
Treasure Planet (2002) - story artist
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) - director
Space Chimps (2008) - story artist
Rio (2011) - story artist
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) - story artist

Publications
 Directing the Story: Professional Storyboarding and Storytelling Techniques for Live Action and Animation, Focal Press, 2008.
 The Animator's Eye, Focal Press, 2012.
 Iggy's Incredibly Easy Way to Write a Story, 2012

Category:1952 births
Category:Living people
Category:American animators
Category:Screenwriters from California
Category:Movie directors from California
Category:Movie producers from California