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Charlie Aufroy

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ABOUT ME

Originally from an island named Corsica, France,

I began learning character animation at Gobelins L'École de L'Image in 2012. After interning at Illumination Studios in the summer of 2013 and graduating from Gobelins the same year, I joined Illumination Studios as a Character Animator. During these wonderful 8 years, I had the chance to work on films such as Minions (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Despicable Me 3 (2017), Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), Sing 2 (2021), and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).

In addition to my work at Illumination, I had the honor of working side by side with Glen Keane on the entire development of the Trash Truck Pilot (2017).

 

​In 2018, I directed my own award-winning animated short film named KAAL 

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I also have the pleasure of being a regular guest teacher at Gobelins.​

 

In 2019, I began working on my Green Card Visa (self-petition) to eventually join the US animation industry, which I had been dreaming about forever.

After two and a half years of hard work, I finally obtained my Green Card.

A few weeks later, Pixar Animation Studios hired me to join the Animation Department.

Since joining Pixar, I've worked on Lightyear (2022), Elemental (2023), Elio (2025), and lately on Inside Out 2 (2024).

After this extraordinary Pixar chapter, I had a great opportunity to join Illumination again for a Lead Animator position on Minions 3 set to release in 2026.

Walt Disney Animation Studios then asked me to join the team to animate on Zootopia 2 (Nov 2025). What a FANTASTIC experience!

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​This page is an opportunity to show my love for animation and filmmaking and to share my work after spending years behind my computer screen.​

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charlie.aufroy@gmail.com

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