Jonas Rivera

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American film producer (born 1971)

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nameJonas Rivera
imageAnnecy Festival 2019, screening event Toy Story 4 - Jonas Rivera.jpg
captionRivera at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival
birth_nameJonas H. Rivera
birth_date
birth_placeCastro Valley, California, U.S.
years_active1994–present
spouseMichele Rivera
children3
awardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
Up (2009)
Inside Out (2015)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
alma_materSan Francisco State University
educationFilm Production
occupationFilm producer
employerPixar Animation Studios (1994–present)
notable_worksUp, Inside Out, Toy Story 4
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| name = Jonas Rivera | image = Annecy Festival 2019, screening event Toy Story 4 - Jonas Rivera.jpg | caption = Rivera at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival | birth_name = Jonas H. Rivera | birth_date = | birth_place = Castro Valley, California, U.S. | years_active = 1994–present | spouse = Michele Rivera | children = 3 | awards = Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Up (2009) Inside Out (2015) Toy Story 4 (2019) | alma_mater = San Francisco State University | education = Film Production | occupation = Film producer | employer = Pixar Animation Studios (1994–present) | notable_works = Up, Inside Out, Toy Story 4

Jonas H. Rivera (born May 2, 1971) is an American film producer. As of September 2022, he is the executive vice president for film production at Pixar Animation Studios, overseeing operational issues (as distinguished from creative issues) for all film and streaming production. He produced the animated films Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019), all of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Rivera is an alumnus of San Francisco State University and has worked at Pixar since starting there as an intern in 1994.

Early life

Rivera was born and raised in Castro Valley, California. His father is of Mexican descent, while his mother is of English Canadian descent. As a boy, he wanted to become an animator, but according to him, he could not draw: "I was a terrible artist, and I still am." Rivera graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Film Production.

Career

In 1994, in the last year of making Toy Story, he joined Pixar as their first production intern: Since then he worked on almost every Pixar film, at first as a coordinator and manager. Rivera also produced Inside Out (2015) and Toy Story 4, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He was the Development Producer on Soul.

During the making of the first Toy Story, he was collecting things used in the production of the movie, a collection which would eventually be known as the Pixar Archives, now counting thousands of objects and stored in a climate-controlled building. He was inspired by Disney, which also saved objects from the studio productions.

Personal life

Rivera is married to Michele.

Filmography

Short films

References

References

  1. "Jonas Rivera". Pixar Weekend.
  2. "Jonas H Rivera, Born 05/02/1971 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
  3. Hartlaub, Peter. (March 6, 2010). "Q&A: "Up" producer and Oscar nominee Jonas Rivera". SFGate.
  4. (September 15, 2022). "Jonas Rivera, Producer of 'Inside Out' and 'Toy Story 4,' Promoted to Executive VP Film Production at Pixar (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. Hartlaub, Peter. (March 6, 2010). "'Up' producer Jonas Rivera dreams of Oscar". SFGate.
  6. Kiefer, Jonathan. (June 2006). "Pixar at Twenty". Diablo Magazine.
  7. (March 7, 2010). "The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  8. "Jonas Rivera - Awards". IMDB.com.
  9. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/rpaige/2019/05/28/heres-what-youll-find-inside-the-secret-climate-controlled-pixar-archives/ Here's What You'll Find Inside The Secret, Climate-Controlled Pixar Archives]
  10. (August 27, 2014). "A pitcher-perfect family at this weekend's Oakland A's game. Producer Jonas Rivera, his wife Michele, their son William, and the A's mascot Stomper the Elephant were all there to celebrate Jonas throwing the first pitch.". Instagram.
  11. "Jonas Rivera". IMDB.com.
  12. Kenny, Mary. (April 18, 2016). "Oscar-winning producer Jonas Rivera to be SF State Commencement speaker". SF State News.
  13. (February 10, 2020). "'Toy Story 4' wins animated feature, giving Pixar Oscar No. 10".
  14. (July 9, 2019). "Interview: Pixar Producer Jonas River on Toy Story Bonnie's Dad". [[Remezcla]].

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