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Nov 24, 2021 · It was at this point that, like in any rambunctious family, Howard interjected, saying that Castro Smith was being “too humble.”
Castro Smith, a London-based hand engraver and jeweller, initially trained as a painter and printmaker. Inspired by history, myths, and biology, his illustrative style shines through in the design of his rings.
- Co-Director/Co-Writer
- Producer
- Composer
When Encantodirectors Byron Howard and Jared Bush pitched Castro Smith the concept of the film — about the one person in a Colombian family who doesn’t possess magical powers — the story immediately resonated with her on multiple levels. “Immediately my heart sort of exploded,” recalls Castro Smith. “I related so much to that feeling of being a you...
“I always call these animated films tiny little miracles,” says Merino, who produced Encantowith Clark Spencer. “At peak, we probably had close to 500 artists working [with a total of 800 crew]. And on top of that, we did not start production — not one frame of this film — until the summer of 2020, so we did it all from home over Zoom during the pa...
Franco first caught the music bug at age 10 when her parents bought her a drum kit. “I was just immersed in Latin music,” says the composer of growing up in El Paso, Texas, just across the border from the northern Mexican city Ciudad Juárez, where her family would make Sunday pilgrimages. “We would go to the market, to restaurants, to the plaza. Th...
Nov 25, 2021 · Directors: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith Summary: A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers. Encanto...
Oct 22, 2021 · Disney News sat down with Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto director Byron Howard, writer and director Jared Bush, and co-director and writer Charise Castro Smith to learn about the magic in the film.
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Nov 24, 2021 · With the release of Disney’s Encanto, Charise Castro Smith (The Haunting of Hill House, Devious Maids) has broken through not one but two ceilings: as the first Latina to receive a directing credit on a Disney animated feature, and only the second woman ever to do so.
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Nov 24, 2021 · Zootopia creators Byron Howard and Jared Bush directed the film alongside Charise Castro Smith (The Haunting of Hill House), who also co-wrote the script. The creative team behind this ambitious project had their work cut out for them, fleshing out a dozen family members and ensuring they each had distinct personalities and motivations.
