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Kyle Balda (born March 9, 1971) is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films The Lorax (2012), with Chris Renaud; Minions (2015) and Despicable Me 3 (2017), with Pierre Coffin; and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val.
Kyle Balda is a BAFTA nominated feature animation director working in the industry for 30 years, most notably with Illumination Entertainment and Pixar Animation Studios.
Kyle Balda. Director: Minions: The Rise of Gru. Kyle Balda is a BAFTA nominated feature animation director working in the industry for 30 years, most notably with Illumination Entertainment and Pixar Animation Studios.
Jul 1, 2022 · Minions: The Rise of Gru: Directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val. With Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson. The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.
Jul 13, 2022 · Former animator Kyla Balda talks process and voice acting, and shares advice for aspiring directors.
Jul 2, 2022 · Kyle Balda has had a hand in some aspect of animation most of his life. What started as an internship at LucasArt morphed into a graphics animator job on The Mask and the head animator on Jumanji. He quickly made his way to Weta Digital in New Zealand and Pixar, notably as the head animator on Toy Story 2 .
Oct 30, 2023 · Kyle Balda reveals his journey to directing “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “Despicable Me 3,” and sheds light on Illumination Entertainment’s creative process.
