NIMONA-Directors Nick Bruno & Troy Quane In Person at VIEW 2023- Turin – 15th to 20th October 2023

Nick Bruno is an American film director and animator formally with Blue Sky Studios, who is Directing his second film NIMONA based on the popular graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson. Bruno was born and raised in Mohegan Lake, NY, USA, where at an early age he learned he could combine his love for drawing and filmmaking by pursuing a career in animation. He studied illustration and the fine arts at UMass, Dartmouth and went on to receive his Masters at NYU studying computer animation. In 2005, Bruno joined Blue Sky Studios as a Junior Animator on the feature film ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN (2006). Most recently, Bruno Directed SPIES IN DISGUISE (2020) and has published his own graphic novel URBAN LEGENDZ (2019). Additional animation credits include work on THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015), DR SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO (2008), ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (2009), RIO (2011), EPIC (2013), ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (2012), ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (2016) as well as two short films – „Surviving Sid“ (2008) and the Oscar®-nominated, “No Time for Nuts” (2006). Bruno resides in his hometown, with his wife Allison and their three children.

Troy Quane is a Canadian film director and 27-year veteran of the animation industry. Following his feature film directing debut on SPIES IN DISGUISE (2019), he has just completed directing his second feature film NIMONA, based on the award winning graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson. In 1995, having studied Classical Animation at Sheridan College in Oakville ON, he began his career as a traditional animator for Walt Disney Animation Canada. Troy continued as a Senior Animator on various top end commercials and feature films until 2005, when he accepted the opportunity to work as Storyboard Supervisor on the critically acclaimed live-action Disney film ENCHANTED. Troy continued working in the story department for various studios which ultimately led him to direct the twenty-two-minute short film THE SMURFS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2011) for SONY Pictures. Additional film credits include Fox Feature Animation’s TITAN A.E. (2000), Warner Bros. Feature Animation’s OSMOSIS JONES (2001), Universal’s CURIOUS GEORGE (2006), 9 (2009) for Focus Features, Aardman Animation’s ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011), SONY Pictures Animation’s HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (2012) and Blue Sky Studios feature films THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015), ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (2016) and the Academy Award®-nominated film FERDINAND (2017).

Synopsis of Nimona: When Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona’s the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc. NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. NIMONA is Netflix’s new gorgeous movie taking the world by a storm. The acclaimed animated feature has already won the hearts of critics and fans around the world. NIMONA brought to the screen by Annapurna and DNEG Animation is now streaming on Netflix.