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{{Short description|American filmmaker}}
 
{{Infobox person
| name = Kelsey Mann
| alma_mater = [[Northern Michigan University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation = {{hlistflatlist|
*Film director|screenwriter|
*storyboard artist|voice actor
}}
| spouse =
| children =
| employer = {{plainlist|
*[[Cartoon Network Studios]] (2003–20102003–2009)
*[[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] (2013–present2009–present)
}}
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
'''Kelsey Mann''' is an American filmmaker,film whodirector worksand forstoryboard [[Pixar]]artist. He wroteis andbest directedknown thefor short film ''[[Party Central]]'' (2013), the short film fromdirecting the [[Monsters, Inc. (franchise)|''Monsters, Inc.'' franchisePixar]]. He will make his theatrical directorial debut with the upcoming featureanimated film ''[[Inside Out 2]]'' (2024), the sequel to [[Inside Out (2015 film)|the 2015 film]].<ref name="Inside Out 2"/>
 
==Early life and education==
 
Mann attendedgraduated from [[Burnsville High School]] in 1993. He went on to attend [[Northern Michigan University]], where he earned a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] illustration in 1998.<ref name="NMU">{{cite web|url=https://news.nmu.edu/mann-directing-pixars-inside-out-2|title=Mann Directing Pixar's 'Inside Out 2'|access-date=January 20, 2023|date=January 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.nmu.edu/three-alumni-involved-onward-film|title=Four Alumni Involved in 'Onward' Film|access-date=May 27, 2020|date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Career==
Mann started his career at [[Cartoon Network]], where he worked as a storyboard artist on ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'', ''[[Megas XLR]]'', ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'', ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', before joining [[Pixar]] in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ventimiglia|first=Aidan|title=PIXAR ANIMATOR KELSEY MANN REVEALS THE SEVEN-YEAR PROCESS TO MAKE ‘ONWARD’|url=https://voxatl.org/pixar-animator-kelsey-mann-reveals-the-seven-year-process-to-make-onward/|website=VOX ATL|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> where he started as a story supervisor for ''[[Monsters University]]'', ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'' (also co-wrote the story for the film), and ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rome-pixar-story-editor-kelsey-mann-talks-the-good-dinosaur/5095813.article|title=Rome: Pixar story editor Kelsey Mann talks 'The Good Dinosaur'|last=Pritchard|first=Tiffany|access-date=22 October 2015|date=22 October 2015|website=[[ScreenDaily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Onward and Upward: A Conversation With Pixar's Kelsey Mann|url=https://emorywheel.com/onward-and-upward-a-conversation-with-pixars-kelsey-mann/|access-date=March 3, 2020|date=March 3, 2020|website=[[The Emory Wheel]]|last=Choksi|first=Angela}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the short film ''[[Party Central]]'', which he also wrote, taking place shortly after ''Monsters University''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Story Behind the Story of Pixar's Party Central Short|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2014/01/22/the-story-behind-the-story-of-pixars-party-central-short/|access-date=April 13, 2020|newspaper=Oh My Disney|date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>
 
In September 2022, during the [[D23 Expo]] announcement, Mann was announced to direct the feature film ''[[Inside Out 2]]'', which serves as the sequel to the 2015 film ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', taking over for [[Pete Docter]], who is instead the executive producer of the film, which was released on June 14, 2024.<ref name=NMU/><ref name="Inside Out 2">{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|title='Inside Out 2' Coming in Summer 2024, With Amy Poehler Returning|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/inside-out-2-pixar-1235366299/amp/|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Inside Out 2 Details Revealed by Pixar CCO Peter Docter|url=https://movieweb.com/inside-out-2-details-revealed-by-pixar-cco-peter-docter/|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|last=Fuge|first=Jonathan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/watch-meet-anxiety-the-new-emotion-introduced-in-pixars-2024-sequel-inside-out-2/ |title= Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, ''Inside Out 2''|website=[[Animation Magazine]] |date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>
Mann started his career at [[Cartoon Network]], where he worked as a storyboard artist on ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'', ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', before joining [[Pixar]] in 2013, where he started as a story supervisor for ''[[Monsters University]]'', ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'' (also co-wrote the story for the film), and ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rome-pixar-story-editor-kelsey-mann-talks-the-good-dinosaur/5095813.article|title=Rome: Pixar story editor Kelsey Mann talks 'The Good Dinosaur'|last=Pritchard|first=Tiffany|access-date=22 October 2015|date=22 October 2015|website=[[ScreenDaily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Onward and Upward: A Conversation With Pixar’s Kelsey Mann|url=https://emorywheel.com/onward-and-upward-a-conversation-with-pixars-kelsey-mann/|access-date=March 3, 2020|date=March 3, 2020|website=[[The Emory Wheel]]|last=Choksi|first=Angela}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the short film ''[[Party Central]]'', which he also wrote, taking place shortly after ''Monsters University''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Story Behind the Story of Pixar's Party Central Short|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2014/01/22/the-story-behind-the-story-of-pixars-party-central-short/|access-date=April 13, 2020|newspaper=Oh My Disney|date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>
 
In September 2022, during the [[D23 Expo]] announcement, Mann was announced to direct the upcoming feature film ''[[Inside Out 2]]'', which serves as the sequel to the 2015 film ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', taking over for [[Pete Docter]], who is instead the executive producer of the film, set to release on June 14, 2024.<ref name=NMU/><ref name="Inside Out 2">{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|title='Inside Out 2' Coming in Summer 2024, With Amy Poehler Returning|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/inside-out-2-pixar-1235366299/amp/|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Inside Out 2 Details Revealed by Pixar CCO Peter Docter|url=https://movieweb.com/inside-out-2-details-revealed-by-pixar-cco-peter-docter/|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|last=Fuge|first=Jonathan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/watch-meet-anxiety-the-new-emotion-introduced-in-pixars-2024-sequel-inside-out-2/ |title= Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, ''Inside Out 2''|website=[[Animation Magazine]] |date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
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| Additional storyStory materialMaterial
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|''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]''
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| {{Yes}}
| Special thanksThanks
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|2021
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|''[[Inside Out 2]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{TBAYes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
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===Short Shorts and seriesfilms===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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![[Screenwriter|Writer]]
!Other
! Notes
![[Voice acting|Voice Role]]
|-
| 2013
|''[[Party Central]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|Additional Voices
|-
| 2019
|''[[Purl (film)|Purl]]''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Voice of Office Bros
|-
| 2020
| ''Lamp Life''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Special Thanks
|-
| 2022
|''[[Cars on the Road]]: Gettin' Hitched''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Pixar Senior Creative Team
|}
 
===Television series===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
![[Television director|Director]]
!Storyboard<br>Supervisor
![[Storyboard artist|Storyboard<br>Artist]]
![[Background artist|Background<br>Artist]]
!Background<br>Designer
![[Creative consultant|Creative<br>Consultant]]
! Notes
|-
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|''[[Kid Notorious]]''
|{{No}}
|{{NoYes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|Storyboard artist<br/>Storyboard supervisior
|{{No}}
|
|-
| 2003–2005
|''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes|Key}}
|{{No}}
|
|Background artist<br/>Key background designer
|-
| 2004–2005
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|rowspan=4 | Storyboard artist
|{{No}}
|
|-
| 2006
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
| 2006–2007
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
| 2006–2009
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|2007
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|Storyboard artist<br>Episode: ''The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare''
|{{No}}
|Episode: ''The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare''
|-
|2008
|''[[Underfist: Halloween Bash]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Additional}}
| {{No}}
|{{No}}
|Additional storyboard artist<br/>Television special
|{{No}}
|Television special
|-
| 2009–2010
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|rowspan=3 | Storyboard artist
|{{No}}
|
|-
| 2010
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
| 2012
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|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
| 2013
|''[[Party Central]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Additional voices
|-
| 2019
|''[[Purl (film)|Purl]]''
|{{No}}
|
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Office Bro (voice)
|-
| 2020
| ''Lamp Life''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|Special thanks
|-
| 2021
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|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|Creative consultant
|-
| 2022
|''[[Cars on the Road]]''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|{{No}}
|Pixar Senior Creative Team
|}
 
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