Kyle Balda

Kyle Balda (born March 9, 1971) is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films The Lorax (2012) with Chris Renaud, Minions (2015) and Despicable Me 3 (2017) with Pierre Coffin and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val. He previously worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic before moving to Pixar, where he worked on three of their films.

Crew

All Directing Visual Effects

Monsters, Inc.

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.8

19246 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 2001

24 years ago
Toy Story 2

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

7.6

14473 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1999

26 years ago
Jumanji

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Supervisor

Average Rating

7.2

10974 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1995

30 years ago
Minions

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.4

10883 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 2015

10 years ago
The Mask

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.0

10843 votes

Release Date

Jul 29, 1994

32 years ago
A Bug's Life

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

7.0

9518 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 1998

27 years ago
Despicable Me 3

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

7459 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 2017

8 years ago
Mars Attacks!

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

6.4

5700 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1996

29 years ago
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.3

3862 votes

Release Date

Jun 29, 2022

3 years ago
The Lorax

Department Directing

Job Co-Director

Average Rating

6.5

3758 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2012

14 years ago
Dragon Hunters

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation Director

Average Rating

6.5

462 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 2008

18 years ago
Minions & More Volume 1

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

314 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 2022

3 years ago
Banana

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

288 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 2010

15 years ago
Orientation Day

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.9

202 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 2010

15 years ago
Home Makeover

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

190 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 2010

15 years ago
Minions & More Volume 2

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.4

136 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 2022

3 years ago
Competition

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.1

110 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 2015

10 years ago
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

5.3

87 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 2009

17 years ago
Forces of Nature

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.2

36 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 2012

13 years ago
Serenade

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.7

25 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 2012

13 years ago
Weenie

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.3

25 votes

Release Date

Dec 06, 2016

9 years ago
Wagon Ho!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.6

24 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 2012

13 years ago
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 2019

7 years ago
The Sheep Detectives

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 07, 2026

in 1 month
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 2009

17 years ago
Sleepy Guy

Department Visual Effects

Job Animation

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1994

31 years ago

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