Trent Correy
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- Film director
- Screenwriter
- Animator
Trent Correy | |
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| Born | Trent Correy January 1, 1985[1] |
| Alma mater | Laguna College of Art and Design[2] |
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| Years active | 2008−present |
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Trent Correy (born January 1, 1985) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, including directing the short films Once Upon a Snowman (2020) and Once Upon a Studio (2023).
In the 2010s, he was enrolled at Laguna College of Art and Design, where he directed Attack of the 50 Foot Hero, which played at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival.[3][2]
Career
In 2008, he began his career at Mercury Filmworks, where he served as an animator.[4] In 2010, he then transitioned to Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he served as a character animator on The Smurfs (2011).[5][4] In 2012, after then working at the Kratt Brothers Company and Bardel Entertainment, he moved to Walt Disney Animation Studios as an animation trainee in the Talent Development Program.[6][4] He worked as an animator on Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Frozen Fever (2015), Zootopia (2016), Moana (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen 2 (2019).[6][5] In 2018, he developed the concept for the short film One Small Step.[7]
He wrote and directed the short film Drop, which had its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September 2019, before debuting on Disney+ as part of the Short Circuit streaming series.[8][9] In 2020, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Snowman, alongside Dan Abraham.[10][11] In 2022, he wrote and directed all of the episodes of the streaming series Zootopia+, alongside Josie Trinidad.[12] In 2023, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Studio, alongside Dan Abraham.[13] In November 2025, it was reported that Correy signed on as co-director of Frozen 3 (2027), making his feature film directorial debut.[14]
Filmography
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Animator | Notes/Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Attack of the 50 Foot Hero | Yes | Yes | Yes | [3] |
| 2015 | Frozen Fever | No | No | Yes | [5] |
| 2018 | One Small Step | No | Concept | No | [7] |
| 2019 | Drop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part of the Short Circuit series[8][9][15] |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Snowman | Yes | Yes | Yes | [10] |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also actor[13] |
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Animator | Notes/Ref(s) |
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| 2011 | The Smurfs | No | Yes | [5] |
| 2013 | Frozen | No | Yes | [10][6] |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | No | Yes | [6] |
| 2016 | Zootopia | No | Yes | [12] |
| Moana | No | Yes | [6] | |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | Yes | [5] |
| 2019 | Frozen 2 | No | Supervisor | [6] |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | No | Yes | [5] |
| Encanto | No | Additional | Creative leadership[5] | |
| 2027 | Frozen 3 † | Co-director | TBA | In production[14] |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Animator | Notes/Ref(s) |
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| 2012–14 | Wild Kratts | No | No | Storyboard revisionist |
6 episodes[4][5] |
| 2020 | At Home with Olaf | No | Episode: "Ice" | 2 episodes | [16] |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Yes | Yes | No | 6 episodes[12] |