Kelsey Mann

Kelsey Mann
Kelsey Mann
Alma mater	Northern Michigan University
Occupations	Film director; storyboard artist;
Years active	2003–present
Employers	Cartoon Network Studios (2003–2010); Pixar Animation Studios (2013–present);

He will make his feature directorial debut with the upcoming animated film Inside Out 2 (2024), the sequel to the 2015 film.

Early life and education

Mann attended Northern Michigan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts illustration in 1998.

Career

Mann started his career at Cartoon Network, where he worked as a storyboard artist on Duck Dodgers, Megas XLR, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, before joining Pixar in 2013, where he started as a story supervisor for Monsters University, The Good Dinosaur (also co-wrote the story for the film), and Onward. He made his directorial debut with the short film Party Central, which he also wrote, taking place shortly after Monsters University.

In September 2022, during the D23 Expo announcement, Mann was announced to direct the upcoming feature film Inside Out 2, which serves as the sequel to the 2015 film Inside Out, taking over for Pete Docter, who is instead the executive producer of the film, set to release on June 14, 2024.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Director	Story	Story Supervisor	Other	Notes
2013	Monsters University	No	No	Yes	No
2015	The Good Dinosaur	No	Yes	Yes	No
2020	Onward	No	No	Yes	Yes	Additional Story Material
2020	Soul	No	No	No	Yes	Special Thanks
2021	Luca	No	No	No	Yes	Pixar Senior Creative Team
2022	Turning Red	No	No	No	Yes
2022	Lightyear	No	No	No	Yes
2023	Elemental	No	No	No	Yes
2024	Inside Out 2	Yes	TBA	No	Yes
2025	Elio	No	No	No	Yes

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Other	Notes
2013	Party Central	Yes	Yes	Yes	Additional Voices
2019	Purl	No	No	Yes	Voice of Office Bros
2020	Lamp Life	No	No	Yes	Special Thanks
2022	Cars on the Road: Gettin' Hitched	No	No	Yes	Pixar Senior Creative Team

Television series

Year	Title	Director	Storyboard Supervisor	Storyboard Artist	Background Artist	Background Designer	Creative Consultant	Notes
2003	Kid Notorious	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
2003–2005	Duck Dodgers	No	No	No	Yes	Key	No
2004–2005	Megas XLR	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
2006	The Amazing Screw-On Head	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
2006–2007	My Gym Partner's a Monkey	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
2006–2009	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
2007	Shorty McShorts' Shorts	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Episode: The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare
2008	Underfist: Halloween Bash	No	No	Additional	No	No	No	Television special
2009–2010	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
2010	Sym-Bionic Titan	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
2012	Ultimate Spider-Man	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
2021	Monsters at Work	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

References

External links

Kelsey Mann at IMDb

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