• Source: Mike Jones (screenwriter)

      • Mike Jones (born 1971) is an American filmmaker. He serves as a writer and director at Pixar Animation Studios and has co-written the studio's animated feature films Soul and Luca. He also wrote and directed Dream Productions, a 4-part limited series set in the world of Inside Out.


      Career


      Jones was born in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for film. He began his career as an entertainment journalist working as Filmmaker Magazine's Managing Editor and IndieWire's Executive Editor.
      His first screenplay, EvenHand, was produced in 2001 and screened at the AFI Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and South by Southwest.
      Jones did an uncredited rewrite of City of Ghosts, directed by Matt Dillon, and has since written scripts for Columbia Pictures, United Artists, HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Fox Searchlight, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
      During the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike he became the Managing Editor of Film Festivals for Variety, where he covered the film festival and independent film beats in Variety, Daily Variety, and in a blog called The Circuit.
      In 2011, his script In the Event of a Moon Disaster was featured on The Black List and optioned by FilmNation Entertainment.
      In 2013–2014, Jones wrote the English adaptations of Studio Ghibli films The Wind Rises and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, as well as a feature adaptation of Sesame Street.


      = Filmography

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      2002: Evenhand - writer
      2013: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya - writer (English version)
      2013: The Wind Rises - writer (English version)
      2020: Soul - writer
      2021: Luca - writer
      2024: Dream Productions - writer, director


      Senior creative team


      2017: Coco
      2018: Incredibles 2
      2019: Toy Story 4
      2022: Turning Red
      2022: Lightyear
      2023: Elemental
      2024: Inside Out 2


      References




      External links


      Mike Jones at IMDb
      Mike Jones on Facebook

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