Rasoul Azadani (, ; born 1965) is an Iranian animator, lighting designer and layout artist. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In 1995, he was nominated for an Annie Award in the category "Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation" for his work on Pocahontas.
Life and career
Azadani was born in 1965 in the city of Isfahan. He entered Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults to study animation, after receiving his High school diploma. Azadani later worked for the Institution as an Animation Instructor, before emigrating to United States and studying at the California Institute of the Arts. Azadani joined Walt Disney Animation Studios to work as a layout assistant in 1985.
The character Razoul from the Disney animated film Aladdin is named after Azadani. In the movie, Jafar originally used the phrase "Rasoul Azadani" to open the Cave of Wonders, but it was later cut.
Filmography Year Film Assistant layout artist Layout artist Layout supervisor Animatic supervisor Lighting designer Notes1986The Great Mouse Detective1987The Chipmunk Adventure 1988Garfield and Friends2 episodesOliver & Company1989The Little Mermaid1990The Rescuers Down Under1991Beauty and the Beast1992Aladdin 1994 The Lion King 1995Pocahontas1997Hercules1999Fantasia 2000Segment "Rhapsody in Blue" 2000Rhapsody in BlueThe Emperor's New Groove2002Treasure Planet2007The Simpsons Movie 2009The Princess and the FrogPups of LibertyVisual development artist2011Winnie the Pooh 2012The Longest DaycarePaperman2016Moana2019Abominable (a.k.a. Everest)Additional Visual Development ArtistTBAUntitled Musical Film By Byron P. Howard and Jason Groh and Sean V. Jeffrey and Dan Fogelman and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Awards Year Award Work Category Result 1995 Annie Awards Pocahontas Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation
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