Marlon West (Visual Effects Supervisor) oversaw the entire image production pipeline, from early visualization of story ideas through delivery of final imagery, on the record-breaking feature “Zootopia 2” (alongside Greg Smith) as well as “Iwájú” – a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African comic book entertainment company Kugali.

West has been with Disney Animation since 1993, when he came aboard as a trainee effects animator. His credits include “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Hercules” and “Tarzan” as effects animator; “Fantasia/2000” as assistant effects supervisor; “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” and “The Princess and the Frog” as visual effects supervisor; and head of effects for the Academy Award®-winning feature film “Frozen,” the hit sequel “Frozen
2,” “Moana,” and the Oscar®-winning “Encanto.”

West was 7 years old when he checked out a book with a picture of stop-motion animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen and set his sights on a job where he could bring his toys to work. He studied film and writing at Columbia College Chicago, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.