Interview: Jim Capobianco (2023) < Sidewalks Entertainment

He has been involved with many great animated family films, such as “Ratatouille,” “A Bug’s Life,” and “Toy Story 2.” Now, Jim Capobianco is bringing his own film, “The Inventor,” to life.

Video Content: Jim Capobianco (2023)

SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales welcomes writer / director Jim Capobianco (“Ratatouille,” “Mary Poppins Returns”) about his favorite past projects in animation and his stop-motion puppet and 2D hand-drawn animated film, “The Inventor.”

Directed and written by Jim Capobianco (the Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter of “Ratatouille”) and co-directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon, “THE INVENTOR” is a stop-motion adventure film about the life of Leonardo da Vinci featuring the voices of Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Gauthier Battoue, and Matt Berry.

Please note: This online version of the interview is slightly different than how it appeared on the TV episode. The sound has been removed from the promotional clips.

Mini-Biography (via PR):

Jim Capobianco was born in 1969 in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. He graduated from Cal Arts in 1991 with a BFA in character animation. Hired at Disney in their story department, Jim worked on various films at Disney including “The Lion King,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” and “Fantasia 2000.” In 1997, Jim left Disney to join Pixar. He worked as a story artist on “A Bug’s Life” and contributed story material to “Toy Story 2”. He continued to help shape the story of such films as “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo”. In 2001, Jim helped craft the screenplay for “Ratatouille” and was a constant presence on the production, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Jim also wrote and directed the Annie Award winning “Your Friend the Rat” as well as the critically acclaimed end titles for “WALL-E.” Jim continues to foster his love of 2D and handcrafted animation with his labor of love, “Leonardo and the King.”