Chris Williams



Christopher Williams is an American screenwriter, director and animator working at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The young filmmaker is perhaps most known for the Oscar nominated 2008 animated feature Bolt, but he has also worked on several other projects, including but not limited to: Mulan, The Emperor’s New Groove and Brother Bear. Chris Williams has worked in the story department in Walt Disney Animation Studios, however Bolt marked the first time for him as a director working together Byron Howard. Chris Williams is currently working on an upcoming animated feature film called King of Elves, based on the story by Philip Dick with the same name. Working with Bolt

Working with Bolt
Chris Williams started working on the feature film Bolt in 2007, shortly after that Chris Sanders had been released and John Lasseter had taken over the project. During the production of Bolt, Chris Williams focused mostly on the story whereas the other director, Byron Howard, was mostly concerned with the design and animation. Both Chris Williams and Byron Howard worked very closely with John Lasseter at the time, and the movie, which marked a milestone in Disney Animation as the first critically acclaimed animated feature from the studio in almost ten years, was released on the 24th of November, 2008.