ABOUT

Alli Sadegiani is an award-winning Swedish director and animator/supervisor, contributing to Academy Award-winning films at Walt Disney Animation, DreamWorks, and Pixar Animation Studios. His credits at Pixar include Win or Lose (2025), Luca (2021), Soul (2020), Toy Story 4 (2019), Incredibles 2 (2018), Piper (2016), Inside Out (2015) and The Good Dinosaur (2013).

Currently, Alli is developing several independent animated projects targeted towards an older audience while touring film festivals with his latest short film, The View – a deeply poetic and personal experience that draws on his storytelling skills to engage audiences with universal themes of identity and belonging.

As part of the tour Alli enjoys leading workshops, speaking at venues and participating in panel discussions, all in the hopes of inspiring other artists through his passion for the medium.

His added capacity for leadership, storytelling and consistent prioritization of people and relationships contribute to his status as a passionate and diverse artist with a portfolio spanning multiple decades and various mediums.

Represented by Ellen Ann Mersereau, Esq.

AWARDS:

TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

2021SoulOSCAR – Best Animated Feature FilmWinner
2020LoopSIGGRAPH – Best in showWinner
2020Toy Story 4OSCAR – Best Animated Feature FilmWinner
2019The Incredibles 2OSCAR – Best Animated Feature FilmNominated
2017PiperOSCAR – Best Animated Short FilmWinner
2016The Good DinosaurGOLDEN GLOBE – Best Animated Motion PictureNominated
2016Inside OutOSCAR – Best Animated Feature FilmWinner
2011TangledGOLDEN GLOBE – Best Animated FilmNominated
2011The GruffaloOSCAR – Best Animated Short FilmNominated
2010The GruffaloANNECY – Best TV SpecialWinner

SOLO ACHIEVEMENTS

2009GreedGriffon International Film Festival, Missouri – Best Animated ShortWinner
Myspace Short Film Festival – Best Direction, Best Editing, Best AnimationWinner
The Int’l Fest of Cinema and Technology, LA – Best Animated Short ShortRunner Up
Oxford International Film Festival – Best Animated FilmNominated
Cannes Short Film FestivalSelected
Independents’ Film Festival IFFOfficial Selection
Siggraph AsiaOfficial Selection
SoCal Independent Film FestivalOfficial Selection
SiggraphOfficial Selection
Oxford International Film FestivalOfficial Selection
2008Animation Mentor – Mentor Choice AwardWinner
Animation Mentor – Students Choice AwardWinner
2005Nose 1 & Nose 2IFCT NYC – INT’L Fest of Cinema and TechnologySelected
2001FestisScandinavian Trailer Awards – Best Interactive CommercialWinner