Trent Correy (born January 1, 1985) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, including directing the short films Once Upon a Snowman (2020) and Once Upon a Studio (2023).
Early life In the 2010s, he was enrolled at Laguna College of Art and Design, where he directed Attack of the 50 Foot Hero, which played at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival.
Career In 2008, he began his career at Mercury Filmworks, where he served as an animator. In 2010, he then transitioned to Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he served as a character animator on The Smurfs (2011). In 2012, after then working at the Kratt Brothers Company and Bardel Entertainment, he moved to Walt Disney Animation Studios as an animation trainee in the Talent Development Program. He worked as an animator on Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Frozen Fever (2015), Zootopia (2016), Moana (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen 2 (2019). In 2018, he developed the concept for the short film One Small Step.
He wrote and directed the short film Drop, which had its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September 2019, before debuting on Disney+ as part of the Short Circuit streaming series. In 2020, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Snowman, alongside Dan Abraham. In 2022, he wrote and directed all of the episodes of the streaming series Zootopia+, alongside Josie Trinidad. In 2023, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Studio, alongside Dan Abraham. In November 2025, it was reported that Correy signed on as co-director of Frozen 3 (2027), making his feature film directorial debut.
Filmography Short films Year Title Director Screenwriter Animator Notes/Ref(s) 2013 Attack of the 50 Foot Hero 2015 Frozen Fever 2018 One Small Step 2019 Drop Part of the Short Circuit series 2020 Once Upon a Snowman 2023 Once Upon a Studio Also actor
Feature films Year Title Director Animator Notes/Ref(s) 2011 The Smurfs 2013 Frozen 2014 Big Hero 6 2016 Zootopia Moana 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet 2019 Frozen 2 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Encanto Creative leadership 2027 In production
Television Year Title Director Screenwriter Animator Notes/Ref(s) 2012–14 Wild Kratts 6 episodes 2020 At Home with Olaf 2022 Zootopia+ 6 episodes
Accolades Award Date Category Title Result Ref(s) Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Animated Short Film One Small Step Children's and Family Emmy Awards December 16–17, 2023 Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program Zootopia+ March 15, 2025 Outstanding Animated Short Form Program Once Upon a Studio Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards September 11–12, 2021 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Once Upon a Snowman
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