Trent Correy

Not to be confused with Trent Corney.
Trent Correy
Born
Trent Correy

(1985-01-01) January 1, 1985[1]
Canada[1]
Alma materLaguna College of Art and Design[2]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Animator
Years active2008−present
Employers

Trent Correy (born January 1, 1985) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, including directing the short films Once Upon a Snowman (2020) and Once Upon a Studio (2023).

Early life

In the 2010s, he was enrolled at Laguna College of Art and Design, where he directed Attack of the 50 Foot Hero, which played at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival.[3][2]

Career

In 2008, he began his career at Mercury Filmworks, where he served as an animator.[4] In 2010, he then transitioned to Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he served as a character animator on The Smurfs (2011).[5][4] In 2012, after then working at the Kratt Brothers Company and Bardel Entertainment, he moved to Walt Disney Animation Studios as an animation trainee in the Talent Development Program.[6][4] He worked as an animator on Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Frozen Fever (2015), Zootopia (2016), Moana (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen 2 (2019).[6][5] In 2018, he developed the concept for the short film One Small Step.[7]

He wrote and directed the short film Drop, which had its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September 2019, before debuting on Disney+ as part of the Short Circuit streaming series.[8][9] In 2020, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Snowman, alongside Dan Abraham.[10][11] In 2022, he wrote and directed all of the episodes of the streaming series Zootopia+, alongside Josie Trinidad.[12] In 2023, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Studio, alongside Dan Abraham.[13] In November 2025, it was reported that Correy signed on as co-director of Frozen 3 (2027), making his feature film directorial debut.[14]

Filmography

Short films

Year Title Director Screenwriter Animator Notes/Ref(s)
2013 Attack of the 50 Foot Hero Yes Yes Yes [3]
2015 Frozen Fever No No Yes [5]
2018 One Small Step No Concept No [7]
2019 Drop Yes Yes Yes Part of the Short Circuit series[8][9][15]
2020 Once Upon a Snowman Yes Yes Yes [10]
2023 Once Upon a Studio Yes Yes Yes Also actor[13]

Feature films

Year Title Director Animator Notes/Ref(s)
2011 The Smurfs No Yes [5]
2013 Frozen No Yes [10][6]
2014 Big Hero 6 No Yes [6]
2016 Zootopia No Yes [12]
Moana No Yes [6]
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet No Yes [5]
2019 Frozen 2 No Supervisor [6]
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon No Yes [5]
Encanto No Additional Creative leadership[5]
2027 Frozen 3 † Co-director TBA In production[14]

Television

Year Title Director Screenwriter Animator Notes
2012–14 Wild Kratts No No Storyboard
revisionist 		6 episodes[4][5]
2020 At Home with Olaf No 1 episode 2 episodes [5]
2022 Zootopia+ Yes Yes No 6 episodes[12]

Accolades

Award Date Category Title Result Ref(s)
Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Animated Short Film One Small Step Nominated [16][17]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards December 16–17, 2023 Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program Zootopia+ Nominated [18]
March 15, 2025 Outstanding Animated Short Form Program Once Upon a Studio Won [19][20]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards September 11–12, 2021 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Once Upon a Snowman Nominated [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trent Correy". Allocine. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kane, Rich (August 13, 2013). "LCAD Animated Short Film Wins the Big Prize at L.A. Film Fest". Patch. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Simek, Peter (March 12, 2013). "Dallas International Film Festival Announces Full 2013 Lineup". DMagazine. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Trent Correy". LinkedIn. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Trent Correy credits". TV Guide. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Sarto, Dan (January 24, 2020). "Short Circuit Revealed: 14 Diverse New Animated Shorts Now Playing on Disney+". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "From "One Small Step", With Love". Art U News. February 22, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Palmer, Roger (December 31, 2019). ""Short Circuit" Release Date Announced". What's On Disney Plus. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (August 8, 2019). "Animation Innovators at OIAF: Rebecca Sugar, Matthew Cherry & More Head to Ottawa". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Saad, Nardine (October 23, 2020). "Olaf is back. And the 'Frozen' short 'Once Upon a Snowman' explains why he loves summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Why does Frozen's Olaf love summer? 'Once Upon A Snowman' short finally brings the heat with an answer". SYFY. October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Taylor, Drew (November 23, 2022). "Everything You Wanted to Know About the Zootopia+ Musical". TheWrap. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Motamayor, Rafael (June 12, 2023). "Disney's Once Upon A Studio 100th Anniversary Short Brings Back That Classic Magic [Annecy 2023]". /Film. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  14. ^ a b Gonzalez, Umberto; Taylor, Drew (November 19, 2025). "Disney Megadeal: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel Score $60 Million Packages for 'Frozen' 3 and 4". TheWrap. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  15. ^ Henderson, Steve (July 14, 2020). "Disney's Short Circuit – Director Roundtable Part Two". Skwigly. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  16. ^ Lewin, Sarah (January 23, 2019). "'First Man,' 'Solo' Get Tech Nominations for 2019 Oscars - Space.con". Space.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  17. ^ ""Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film - Oscars on YouTube". YouTube. March 25, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  18. ^ Coates, Tyler (November 2, 2023). "Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Disney Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  19. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 12, 2024). "Children's & Family Emmys 2024 Nominations: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street,' 'Chronicles' Lead; Ceremony Moves to March". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  20. ^ Natalie Oganesyan; Erik Pedersen (March 15, 2025). "Children's & Family Emmy Winners List: Meryl Streep, 'Percy Jackson' Among Awardees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  21. ^ Zahed, Ramin (July 13, 2021). "The 2021 Animation and VFX Emmy Nominees Are Announced". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
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