Lou Hamou-Lhadj is an American director, animator and writer at Pixar. He is best known for his work on film Borrowed Time, which together with Andrew Coats, he directed, wrote and released independently through Quorum Films, LLC.[1][2][3] Hamou-Lhadj is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at 89th Academy Awards, that he shares with Andrew Coats.[4][5]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Onward | Character modeling lead |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Character modeling and articulation artist |
| 2016 | Borrowed Time | Director
Writer Production designer |
| 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | Character modeling and articulation
Lead Sculptor Animator |
| 2014 | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Character modeling and articulation artist |
| 2012 | Brave | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | |
| Day & Night | Ink and Paint Lead
Character modeling and articulation artist | |
| 2009 | Partly Cloudy | Character modeling and articulation artist |
| 2008 | WALL-E |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Toy Story of Terror! | Won | ||
| 2015 | SIGGRAPH | Best In Show | Borrowed Time | Andrew Coats Lou Hamou-Lhadj |
Won | |
| St. Louis International Film Festival | Best Animated Short | Won | ||||
| 2016 | Brooklyn Film Festival | Won | ||||
| Fastnet Short Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Luke Martorelli | Won | |||
| USA Film Festival | First Place: Animation | Andrew Coats Lou Hamou-Lhadj |
Won | |||
| Woods Hole Film Festival | Best Animated Short | Won | ||||
| Academy Awards | Best Animated Short Film | Nominated |