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Rob Coleman is an Academy, BAFTA, and VES Award-nominated Animation Supervisor with a long history at Industrial Light & Magic who serves as Creative Director of ILM’s Sydney studio. He is a sought-after creative partner for filmmakers and a trusted leader often overseeing scores of animators on any given project. He currently serves as an Animation Supervisor on the upcoming animated feature, Transformers One.

Coleman was hired in 1993 to join the team of animators for groundbreaking work on The Mask. He worked directly with George Lucas on all three Star Wars films in the prequel trilogy, and later with Dave Filoni on The Clone Wars at Lucasfilm Animation. He returned to ILM after serving as Head of Animation at Animal Logic in Sydney contributing to projects such as The LEGO Movie, The LEGO Batman Movie, and two Peter Rabbit films.

Coleman has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards for his contributions to Men In Black and The Phantom Menace, and Academy Award nominations for his work on The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.

SELECT CREDITS

• 2024 TRANSFORMERS ONE (currently in production) – Animation Supervisor
• 2023 AHSOKA Season 1, 1 episode) – ILM Executive Staff
• 2023 THE MANDALORIAN Season 3, 4 episodes) – ILM Executive Staff
• 2023 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING PART ONE – ILM Executive Staff
• 2023 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY – ILM Executive Staff
• 2021 DC LEAGUE OF SUPERPETS – Head of Animation
• 2021 PETER RABBIT 2 THE RUNAWAY – Head of Animation
• 2019 THE LEGO MOVIE 2 THE SECOND PART – Head of Animation 2018 PETER RABBIT – Animation Director
• 2017 THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE – Head of Animation
• 2017 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – Animation Supervisor
  • VES Award Nomination - Best Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
• 2014 THE LEGO MOVIE – Head of Animation 2011 HAPPY FEET TWO – Animation Director
• 2008 STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS “TV Series” – Animation Consultant & Director Directed 5 Episodes
• 2005 STAR WARS REVENGE OF THE SITH – Animation Director
  • VES Award Nomination - Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
• 2002 STAR WARS ATTACK OF THE CLONES – Animation Director
  • Academy Award Nomination - Best Visual Effects
  • VES Award Nomination - Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
  • VES Award Nomination - Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
• 2002 SIGNS – Animation Supervisor
• 2002 STAR WARS ATTACK OF THE CLONES – Animation Director 1999 STAR WARS THE PHANTOM MENACE – Animation Director
  • Academy Award Nomination - Best Visual Effects
  • BAFTA Film Award Nomination - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
• 1997 MEN IN BLACK – Animation Supervisor
  • BAFTA Film Award Nomination - Best Special Effects
• 1996 DRAGONHEART – Supervising Character Animator
  • Annie Award Nomination - Best Individual Achievement: Animation