Alan Barillaro

Alan Barillaro is the Academy Award-winning writer and director of the animated short film PIPER and has been supervising animator on many popular Pixar theatrical releases, including The Incredibles, WALL-E, and BRAVE. He has been honored with an ASIFA-Hollywood Award and an ICFF Award for Outstanding Career, and is the author of the acclaimed debut WHERE THE WATER TAKES US. He is a Northern California Book award nominee for BUNNS RABBIT and his picture book, TODAY WE'LL BE EATEN as well as the BUNNS RABBIT Series are Indie Next selections. TODAY WE'LL BE FORGOTTEN is his followup picture book release. Alan began his career in animation at the age of sixteen and spent twenty-five years at Pixar Animation Studios. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Alan now lives in California.