Brad Simonsen

BRADFORD SIMONSEN brings his expertise and diverse experience in the worlds of animation and visual effects to his role as producer. Brad recently produced "Baymax" the Series with Roy Conli for Disney Plus. He last produced Walt Disney Studios' short film, "Us Again," which was included in the shortlist for the 94th Academy Awards® Animated Short Film category, and won the prestigious NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short-Form (Animated). He first joined Disney Animation in 2012, and has served as associate producer on three Oscar®-winning features, "Big Hero 6," "Zootopia" and "Encanto," as well as the 2018 Oscar®-nominated film, "Ralph Breaks the Internet." He also produced the animated short film, "Weeds," which garnered festival acclaim and Academy consideration. Among his notable live-action film credits are "Real Steel" and "Jack the Giant Slayer" (digital producer), "Alice in Wonderland" and "Big Fish" (digital production manager) and the animated films "Open Season," "Pola