About the Author

Bill Kroyer is an Oscar®-nominated director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films. Trained in classic hand-drawn animation at the Disney Studio, Bill was one of the first animators to make the leap to computer animation as Computer Image Choreographer on Disney’s ground-breaking 1982 feature TRON.  

 

He pioneered the technique of combining hand-drawn animation with computer animation on projects such as his theatrical animated feature film FernGully, The Last Rainforest and his short film Technological Threat.  As Senior Animation Director at Rhythm & Hues Studios he directed animation on scores of commercials and many feature films, including Cats and Dogs, Garfield, and Scooby Doo.  

 

Bill served co-Chair of the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and was a three-term Governor of the Academy’s Short Films and Feature Animation Branch. In 2017 Bill and his wife Sue received the prestigious JUNE FORAY AWARD from the International Animation Society (ASIFA) for significant contributions to the art and industry of animation. He was Director of Digital Arts at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, California from 2009 to 2020, and currently serves as Professor Emeritus.