William Joyce (Writing)
Little is known about William Joyce, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
Lost Ollie
A patchwork rabbit with floppy ears and fuzzy memories embarks on an epic quest to find his best friend — the young boy he desperately loves.
Release Date:2022-08-24
Department:Writing
Job:Book
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:64
Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
The year is 1927. Mr Spam is a budding inventor and visionary. Due to his job at the Hammer To Heads Company his hat is stuck on his head thereby thwarting his cheerful visions from being realised. A lovely and talented surrealist painter named Dot creates a lively and ingenious painting for Mr Spam just in the nick of time. Love, daydreams and surrealism are unleashed and save everyone's day.
Release Date:2021-10-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Martha: A Picture Story
In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential godmother to a global movement of street artists.
Release Date:2019-11-28
Department:Production
Job:Associate Producer
Vote Count:2
The Numberlys
In the midst of their concrete and metal city, five best friends discover something they've never seen before - a tiny sprout. Our heroes decide to protect this delicate, unique, colorful little thing - which isn't easy. They don't even know what it is! Run ragged, yet undeterred, these inventive friends keep the sprout safe and discover what it needs to live and thrive. In helping the sprout become a beautiful tree, they bring about a fun change and make a lasting, joyful impact in their world.
Release Date:2015-12-05
Department:Crew
Job:Creator
Vote Count:1
The Raven
In this chilling and lyrical reinterpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, a narrator mourning the loss of his love, Lenore, wavers on the brink of insanity. Perhaps hallucinating - or not - he sees a mysterious raven, whispering, 'nevermore.'
Release Date:2014-10-09
Department:Writing
Job:Adaptation
The Cask of Amontillado
Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado.
Release Date:2014-09-24
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Silent
A duo of street performers learns how sound and picture work together to create amazing cinema experiences.
Release Date:2014-02-18
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:33
The Numberlys
The Numberlys is an epic homage to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, but for kids. Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet - only numbers. One day, they decide they want something different from their orderly, black-and-white world. They set out to create each letter of the alphabet and bring color, creativity and jellybeans to their world.
Release Date:2014-01-22
Department:Directing
Job:Director
The Scarecrow
The story of an overworked Scarecrow, that decides to save the world from the evil Crow Foods Corp.
Release Date:2013-09-11
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:1
Epic
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.
Release Date:2013-05-15
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:2771
Rise of the Guardians
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Release Date:2012-11-21
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:6765
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life.
Release Date:2012-02-10
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:120
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
ShortsHD is once again bringing the wildly popular Oscar nominated short film program (Live Action, Animation, and Documentary) to theaters in the US, Canada, and Europe beginning February 10th. The theatrical release of the Academy Award nominated short films has met with enthusiastic audiences ever since its launch 6 years ago, giving people around the world an opportunity to see the nominated films prior to the Academy Awards ceremony on February 26th.
Release Date:2012-02-09
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:4
Meet the Robinsons
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
Release Date:2007-03-23
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:2900
Robots
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Release Date:2005-03-10
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:4606
The Man in the Moon
The Man in the Moon short film is based on William Joyce's children book series "Guardians of Childhood". Reel FX animated Short Film "The Man in the Moon" (2005) was directed by William Joyce and the script written by David Lindsay-Abaire (Robots, Rabbit Hole).
Release Date:2005-01-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
A Bug's Life
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Release Date:1998-11-25
Department:Visual Effects
Job:Visual Development
Vote Count:9226
Toy Story
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Release Date:1995-11-22
Department:Art
Job:Concept Artist
Vote Count:18640
The Great Gatsby
Animated feature film based on the 1925 novel.
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Rolie Polie Olie
Rolie Polie Olie was a children's television series produced by Nelvana, distributed by Disney, and created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. The show centers on a little roly pollie who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The show was one of the earliest series that was fully animated in CGI, and the first CGI animated preschool series.Rolie Polie Olie now airs in reruns on Disney Junior. Rolie Polie Olie won a Gemini Award in Canada for "Best Animated Program" in 1999. The show also won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" in 2000 and 2005. William Joyce won a 1999 Daytime Emmy for Best Production Design for this series. The show has a vintage atmosphere reminiscent of the 1950s and early 1960s, with futuristic elements.
Release Date:1998-10-04
Department:Crew
Job:Creator
Episode Count:79
Vote Count:31
Buddy
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
Release Date:1997-06-06
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:68
Santa Calls
Department:Writing
Job:Book