Dave Mullins (animator)

Dave Mullins
Mullins in 2024
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Writer, Animator, Co-Founder of ElectroLeague
Years active1994-present
Employer(s)Pixar Animation Studios (2000-2020)
ElectroLeague (2021-present)

Dave Mullins is an American writer, director and animator and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based animation studio ElectroLeague,[1] best known for his animated short film, LOU (2017),[2] for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[3] On January 23, 2024, Mullins received his second nomination in that same category, with the short film WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Ono (2023) at the 96th Academy Awards.[4]

  1. ^ Wolters, Johannes (13 January 2024). "INDAC Interview: Dave Mullins & Brad Booker – "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko" - INDAC" (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Grobar, Matt (1 December 2017). "Before 'Cars 3,' There Is 'LOU': Pixar Animator Dave Mullins' Persistence Pays Off With Directorial Debut". Deadline. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ Gonzalez, Shivani (23 January 2024). "Oscar Nominees 2024: See the Full List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 January 2024.