Jeff Ranjo (He/Him)
Storyboard Artist
Jeff Ranjo is an Emmy Award winning and BAFTA nominated Writer, Story Artist and Character Designer who has been instrumental in developing many big box-office animation successes. He spent 18 years at Disney Animation and made a snowman sing about summer in Frozen and gave the god Maui a conscience (mini-Maui) in Moana. At Sony, he was Head of Story on the critically acclaimed Surf’s Up. Other story credits include Disney’s Meet The Robinsons, The Emperor’s New Groove, and Sony’s Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. Recently, he co-executive produced, and was Head of Story on the Netflix award-winning Maya and the Three Limited Series. He has contributed to and published comic books, and he is known for his monster illustrations. He co-founded Halo-Halo House, Inc. with creative partner Mary Claire Scanlon, where he has also consulted and contributed to productions at Warner Brothers, Alcon, Nickelodeon, The Jim Henson Company and Illumination.