Ricardo Curtis
Director, Productor
14 de julio de 1972 (53 años)
Ricardo Curtis (born July 14, 1972) is one of the animation industry’s most successful professionals, and has played a pivotal role in the production of over 20 successful feature films.
Jamaican born and Toronto native, Curtis relocated to Los Angeles after graduating from Sheridan College’s Classical Animation Program. Working with Pixar, DreamWorks Animation Studios, Fox, Miramax and Warner Bros, he contributed to a number of projects as a story artist (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc.), Head of Story (Book of Life, Horton Hears A Who), Supervising Animator (Osmosis Jones) and was an animator and designer on The Iron Giant.
Curtis returned to Canada in 2004 to launch House of Cool with Wesley Lui. As Co-Founder and Creative Director, his keen eye for talent and artistry have cultivated long-term relationships with Dreamworks, Netflix, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Universal and Apple.
Curtis has developed and sold properties to Disney, Bravo!, DHX and Teletoon, earning accolades at MIPCOM for his work. He has produced, written and directed short films, pilots, television series, specials, a novel and commercials. Curtis is a member of Sheridan College’s board that sets the educational curriculum, as well as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Most recently Ricardo directed Ice Age: The Great Eggscapade for Fox/Blue Sky Studios. Curtis has written and is slated to direct an original House of Cool property currently titled Amoeba and Night of the Zoopocalypse.
Jamaican born and Toronto native, Curtis relocated to Los Angeles after graduating from Sheridan College’s Classical Animation Program. Working with Pixar, DreamWorks Animation Studios, Fox, Miramax and Warner Bros, he contributed to a number of projects as a story artist (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc.), Head of Story (Book of Life, Horton Hears A Who), Supervising Animator (Osmosis Jones) and was an animator and designer on The Iron Giant.
Curtis returned to Canada in 2004 to launch House of Cool with Wesley Lui. As Co-Founder and Creative Director, his keen eye for talent and artistry have cultivated long-term relationships with Dreamworks, Netflix, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Universal and Apple.
Curtis has developed and sold properties to Disney, Bravo!, DHX and Teletoon, earning accolades at MIPCOM for his work. He has produced, written and directed short films, pilots, television series, specials, a novel and commercials. Curtis is a member of Sheridan College’s board that sets the educational curriculum, as well as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Most recently Ricardo directed Ice Age: The Great Eggscapade for Fox/Blue Sky Studios. Curtis has written and is slated to direct an original House of Cool property currently titled Amoeba and Night of the Zoopocalypse.
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Filmography
| 1999 | The Making of 'The Iron Giant' · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 2022 | Pretzel and the Puppies · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Nova Seed · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Sneaks · as Executive Producer: House Of Cool |
| 2024 | 10 Lives · as Executive Producer: House Of Cool |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three · as Producer: House Of Cool |
| 2021 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021) · as Executive Producer: House Of Cool |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia · as Executive Producer: Storyboard Unit |
| 2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts · as Executive Producer: House Of Cool Inc. |
| 2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts · as Storyboard |
| 2018 | Watership Down (2018) · as Executive Producer: House Of Cool |
| 2018 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia · as Storyboard Unit Producer: House Of Cool Inc. |
| 2018 | Next Gen · as Producer: House Of Cool |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia · as Producer: Storyboard Unit |
| 2015 | Dragons: Race to the Edge · as Storyboard Unit Producer |
| 2011 | The LeBrons · as Animation Executive Producer |
| 2011 | The LeBrons · as Teleplay |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! · as Head Of Story |
| 2004 | The Incredibles · as Story Artist |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo · as Animation |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. · as Animation |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado · as Animation |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant · as Animation |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot · as Animation |
| 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 · as Animation |