Tony Bancroft

Tony Bancroft

Birth : 1967-07-31, Orange County, California, USA

History

Tony Bancroft has spent the past 16 years developing his skills as an Animator/Director with Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Imageworks, and currently with Toonacious Family Entertainment, his own animation studio. In 2001, with his two partners, Tony started Toonacious Family Entertainment, as Executive VP/Creative Production. Using his 16 years experience in the animation industry, Tony has helped to make Toonacious an animation studio committed to producing quality family entertainment. -IMDB

Profile

Tony Bancroft

Movies

Once Upon a Studio
Animation
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short sees Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
Pencils Vs Pixels
Self
A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn animation. They were trained by animation masters that created the principles of animation, they took animation to heights no one dreamed of - and then came the computer.
Beware The Groove: The Making Of A Cult Classic
Self
in this fan made documentary learn the story of how the animated classic "The Emperor's New Groove" went from a troubled production to a pop culture phenomenon.
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Animation
When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.
Animal Crackers
Director
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
Bunyan and Babe
Gas Station Attendant (voice)
Travis and his sister, Whitney, visit their grandparents for the summer and fall through a magical portal which transports him to the world of American hero Paul Bunyan and his big, blue, talking ox, Babe.
Pride of The Lion King
Himself
A behind the scenes look into The Lion King and The Lion King Broadway production.
The Origin of Stitch
Director
Stitch discovers Jumba’s secret computer that reveals what creatures Jumba had used to create Stitch, and also hints at his other 625 experiments. Stitch is scared to find out what a monster he is, only for Jumba to come and explain how he found love when he met Lilo.
Lenny & Sid: 'Tis the Reason
Eddie / Freddie / Benjamin (voice)
Christmas is a time of peace and hope! Unfortunately, Lenny won't be at peace until he nabs the perfect part next to Jenny in the church Christmas play. Meanwhile, Sid's hope is that a brand-new racing bike will make him the coolest kid in the neighborhood! Discover how the search for a missing cat helps Lenny & Sid find the real reason for the season. Witness as the desire for material things withers away when Lenny & Sid are reminded of the true message of Christmas - the ultimate gift of love - in 'Tis the Reason, the second release in the Lenny & Sid series.
Lenny & Sid: 'Tis the Reason
Director
Christmas is a time of peace and hope! Unfortunately, Lenny won't be at peace until he nabs the perfect part next to Jenny in the church Christmas play. Meanwhile, Sid's hope is that a brand-new racing bike will make him the coolest kid in the neighborhood! Discover how the search for a missing cat helps Lenny & Sid find the real reason for the season. Witness as the desire for material things withers away when Lenny & Sid are reminded of the true message of Christmas - the ultimate gift of love - in 'Tis the Reason, the second release in the Lenny & Sid series.
Lenny & Sid: 'Tis the Reason
Creator
Christmas is a time of peace and hope! Unfortunately, Lenny won't be at peace until he nabs the perfect part next to Jenny in the church Christmas play. Meanwhile, Sid's hope is that a brand-new racing bike will make him the coolest kid in the neighborhood! Discover how the search for a missing cat helps Lenny & Sid find the real reason for the season. Witness as the desire for material things withers away when Lenny & Sid are reminded of the true message of Christmas - the ultimate gift of love - in 'Tis the Reason, the second release in the Lenny & Sid series.
Lenny & Sid: Love Thy Neighbor
Eddie / Freddie (voice)
Introducing Lenny & Sid... a shy, daydreaming rabbit and a powerhouse of a mouse who meet for the first time in this animated debut from Toonacious Family Entertainment! Love Thy Neighbor is the beginning of an unlikely friendship between two "opposites" who find that God is the only thing that they have in common. In an effort to blend in, Lenny avoids conflict and confrontation at all costs. That also means avoiding Sid, the new neighbor with an "in your face" approach who's on a mission to make Lenny his new friend. Unfortunately, Sid's good intentions land Lenny in the path of Hilda, the school bully who is anything but friendly! It's the story of how two totally different personalities find true friendship because of their differences and in spite of driving each other nuts! Discover the fun and exitement when this endering twosome produces hilarious results in Love Thy Neighbor.
Lenny & Sid: Love Thy Neighbor
Creator
Introducing Lenny & Sid... a shy, daydreaming rabbit and a powerhouse of a mouse who meet for the first time in this animated debut from Toonacious Family Entertainment! Love Thy Neighbor is the beginning of an unlikely friendship between two "opposites" who find that God is the only thing that they have in common. In an effort to blend in, Lenny avoids conflict and confrontation at all costs. That also means avoiding Sid, the new neighbor with an "in your face" approach who's on a mission to make Lenny his new friend. Unfortunately, Sid's good intentions land Lenny in the path of Hilda, the school bully who is anything but friendly! It's the story of how two totally different personalities find true friendship because of their differences and in spite of driving each other nuts! Discover the fun and exitement when this endering twosome produces hilarious results in Love Thy Neighbor.
Lenny & Sid: Love Thy Neighbor
Director
Introducing Lenny & Sid... a shy, daydreaming rabbit and a powerhouse of a mouse who meet for the first time in this animated debut from Toonacious Family Entertainment! Love Thy Neighbor is the beginning of an unlikely friendship between two "opposites" who find that God is the only thing that they have in common. In an effort to blend in, Lenny avoids conflict and confrontation at all costs. That also means avoiding Sid, the new neighbor with an "in your face" approach who's on a mission to make Lenny his new friend. Unfortunately, Sid's good intentions land Lenny in the path of Hilda, the school bully who is anything but friendly! It's the story of how two totally different personalities find true friendship because of their differences and in spite of driving each other nuts! Discover the fun and exitement when this endering twosome produces hilarious results in Love Thy Neighbor.
The Sweatbox
Himself
Trudie Styler, a documentarian, had been allowed to film the production of Kingdom of the Sun/The Emperor's New Groove as part of the deal that originally brought her husband Sting to the project. As a result, Styler recorded on film much of the struggle, controversy, and troubles that went into making the picture (including the moment when producer Fullmer called Sting to inform the pop star that his songs were being deleted from the film). Styler's completed documentary, The Sweatbox, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 13, 2002. Disney owns the rights to the documentary and has not released it on home video or DVD.
Stuart Little 2
Animation Supervisor
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.
Mulan
Director
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
The Making of the Lion King
Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lion King.
The Lion King
Supervising Animator
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
Beauty and the Beast
Animation
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.