Hendel Butoy
Biography
Former Disney animator/director who joined the studio in 1979. Hendel Butoy is a Brazilian-born American animator and director renowned for his contributions to Walt Disney Animation Studios. He co-directed segments in Fantasia 2000 (1999) and served as a supervising animator on films like The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and The Fox and the Hound (1981). Butoy's work is characterized by its fluid animation style and storytelling, contributing significantly to the Disney Renaissance era.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self - Animator (uncredited)
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Himself
The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, with some minor confusion between languages, and how well it did in both Japan and America.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.