Masha Ellsworth

Masha Ellsworth is a lead technical director in the characters department at Pixar Animation Studios by day and an indie filmmaker by night. The Ukrainian-American filmmaker began her career in 2007 as an intern on Pixar's Oscar Award-winning Ratatouille, working on sets and lighting. She then transitioned into characters for Pixar feature films such as UP, Toy Story 3, Brave, Cars 2, Inside Out, Finding Dory, Cars 3, The Good Dinosaur, Coco, Incredibles 2, Onward, Turning Red, and Inside Out 2. In addition to her work at Pixar, she has directed and produced two award-winning animated short films, "Little t" and "Bound," both of which feature international crews.