Jonas Rivera
Jonas Rivera | |
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 Rivera at the 2019Annecy International Animation Festival | |
| Born | Jonas H. Rivera May 2, 1971 |
| Education | Film Production[1] |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University[1] |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios(1994–present) |
| Notable work | Up,Inside Out,Toy Story 4 |
| Spouse | Michele Rivera |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Inside Out(2015) Toy Story 4(2019) |
Jonas H. Rivera[2](born May 2, 1971)[3]is an American film producer. As of September 2022, he is the executive vice president for film production atPixar Animation Studios,overseeing operational issues (as distinguished from creative issues) for all film and streaming production.[4]He produced the animated filmsUp(2009),Inside Out(2015), andToy Story 4(2019), all of which won theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature.Rivera is an alumnus ofSan Francisco State Universityand has worked at Pixar since starting there as an intern in 1994.[5]
Early life
[edit]Rivera was born and raised inCastro Valley, California.His father is of Mexican descent, while his mother is of English Canadian descent.[6]As a boy, he wanted to become an animator, but according to him, he could not draw: "I was a terrible artist, and I still am."[5]Rivera graduated fromSan Francisco State Universitywith a degree in Film Production.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1994, in the last year of makingToy Story,he joinedPixaras their first production intern:[5]"I sawLuxo Jr.in a class and liked it so much I cold-called Pixar. "[7]Since then he worked on almost every Pixar film, at first as a coordinator and manager.[1]In 2009, as the producer ofUp,he received a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Picture.[8]Rivera also producedInside Out(2015) andToy Story 4,both of which won theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature.[9]He was the Development Producer onSoul.
During the making of the firstToy Story,he was collecting things used in the production of the movie, a collection which would eventually be known as the Pixar Archives, now counting thousands of objects and stored in a climate-controlled building. He was inspired by Disney, which also saved objects from the studio productions.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Rivera is married to Michele.[11]They have three children: daughters Ava and Elsa[3]and son William.[11]
Filmography
[edit]- Toy Story(1995) – Production office assistant[12]
- A Bug's Life(1998) – Art department coordinator[12]
- Toy Story 2(1999) – Marketing and creative resources coordinator[12]
- Monsters, Inc.(2001) – Art department manager[12]
- Cars(2006) – Production manager, voice of "Boost"
- Up(2009) – Producer - nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture
- Inside Out(2015) – Producer - winner of theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature[13]
- Toy Story 4(2019) – Producer - winner of theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature[14]
- Soul(2020) – Development Producer
- Inside Out 2(2024) – Executive Producer
Short films
[edit]- George and A.J.(2009) – Executive Producer
- Riley's First Date?(2015) – Executive Producer
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Jonas Rivera".Pixar Weekend. Archived fromthe originalon January 31, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 15,2012.
- ^"Jonas H Rivera, Born 05/02/1971 in California".CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.RetrievedJanuary 29,2020.
- ^abHartlaub, Peter (March 6, 2010)."Q&A:" Up "producer and Oscar nominee Jonas Rivera".SFGate.RetrievedSeptember 15,2012.
- ^Kit, Borys (September 15, 2022)."Jonas Rivera, Producer of 'Inside Out' and 'Toy Story 4,' Promoted to Executive VP Film Production at Pixar (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedAugust 13,2024.
- ^abcHartlaub, Peter (March 6, 2010)."'Up' producer Jonas Rivera dreams of Oscar ".SFGate.RetrievedSeptember 15,2012.
- ^Aguilar, Carlos (July 9, 2019)."Interview: Pixar Producer Jonas River on Toy Story Bonnie's Dad".Remezcla.Archivedfrom the original on March 2, 2020.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
- ^Kiefer, Jonathan (June 2006)."Pixar at Twenty".Diablo Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 15,2012.
- ^"The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners".The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 7, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 15,2012.
- ^"Jonas Rivera - Awards".IMDB.RetrievedSeptember 18,2017.
- ^Here's What You'll Find Inside The Secret, Climate-Controlled Pixar Archives
- ^abDisney Pixar (August 27, 2014)."A pitcher-perfect family at this weekend's Oakland A's game. Producer Jonas Rivera, his wife Michele, their son William, and the A's mascot Stomper the Elephant were all there to celebrate Jonas throwing the first pitch".Instagram. Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2021.RetrievedNovember 2,2014.
- ^abcd"Jonas Rivera".IMDB.RetrievedSeptember 18,2017.
- ^Kenny, Mary (April 18, 2016)."Oscar-winning producer Jonas Rivera to be SF State Commencement speaker".SF State News.RetrievedSeptember 19,2017.
- ^"'Toy Story 4' wins animated feature, giving Pixar Oscar No. 10 ".Los Angeles Times.February 10, 2020.
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| International | |
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| National | |
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American animated film producers
- American film producers
- American people of Mexican descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of Canadian descent
- Pixar people
- Producers who won the Best Animated Feature Academy Award
- People from Castro Valley, California
- San Francisco State University alumni