biography

Simon Allen is an Australian3D animator for film productions who grew up in New Zealand. He attended Film School at Perth School of Art and Design studying Film and Television and Animation, and joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2006 for the Academy award-winning feature Ratatouille. He went on to animate on more Oscar winners, such as Wall-E, UP, Toy Story 3, Happy Feet, and Brave, and teaches at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.