Biography
William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1959) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry. He has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 languages. Joyce began his film career as a concept artist for Toy Story (1995), and has since been active in both animation and live-action. He subsequently landed credits on films in...
Complete Filmography
Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
2021
Director
The year is 1927. Mr Spam is a budding inventor and visionary. Due to his job at the Hammer To Heads Company his hat is stuck on his head thereby thwa...
Martha: A Picture Story
2019
Associate Producer
In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it. Decades la...
The Numberlys
2015
Creator
In the midst of their concrete and metal city, five best friends discover something they've never seen before - a tiny sprout. Our heroes decide to pr...
The Raven
2014
Adaptation
In this chilling and lyrical reinterpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, a narrator mourning the loss of his love, Lenore, wavers on the brink of insa...
The Cask of Amontillado
2014
Adaptation, Director
Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends For...
Silent
2014
Executive Producer, Writer
A duo of street performers learns how sound and picture work together to create amazing cinema experiences.
The Numberlys
2014
Director
The Numberlys is an epic homage to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, but for kids. Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet - only n...
The Scarecrow
2013
Producer
The story of an overworked Scarecrow, that decides to save the world from the evil Crow Foods Corp.
Epic
2013
Production Design, Screenplay, Executive Producer
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She ba...
Rise of the Guardians
2012
Novel, Executive Producer
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protec...
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012
Director, Writer
After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best ...
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2012
Director
ShortsHD is once again bringing the wildly popular Oscar nominated short film program (Live Action, Animation, and Documentary) to theaters in the US,...
Meet the Robinsons
2007
Executive Producer, Book
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when h...
Robots
2005
Production Design, Producer
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now...
The Man in the Moon
2005
Director, Novel
The Man in the Moon short film is based on William Joyce's children book series "Guardians of Childhood". Reel FX animated Short Film "The Man in the ...
A Bug's Life
1998
Visual Development
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...
Buddy
1997
Screenplay, Co-Producer, Screenstory
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
Toy Story
1995
Concept Artist
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's he...
The Great Gatsby
N/A
Director
Animated feature film based on the 1925 novel.
Santa Calls
N/A
Book