Jill Culton

Who is Jill Culton?

Jill Culton is an American animator, who is best known for her directorial debut on Sony's first animated film, Open Season, becoming the first female principal director of a big budget, computer-animated feature.

Previously, she studied at the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.

She was also a storyboard artist for various Pixar films such as Toy Story and Toy Story 2 and also co-wrote the original treatment for Monsters, Inc.,

She was also the animator for the character Turner for the film Cats Don't Dance.

As of 2010, Culton is at DreamWorks Animation. According to a 2013 interview with The Croods producers Kristine Benson and Jane Hartwell, Culton is writing and directing an animated film about a little girl and a Yeti, tentatively titled Everest.