Liron Topaz
Known for visual effects
19 credits
Liron Topaz is an award-winning director and supervising animator, and former Animation Department Chair at DreamWorks Animation. Liron worked on DreamWorks Animation’s most iconic franchises, including Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and The Bad Guys. He began his career after studying at Ringling College of Art + Design, where he was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to intern at Sony Pictures Imageworks. He later joined Sony, contributing to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, before becoming a key creative force at DreamWorks Animation. His directorial debut, Bilby, premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it received multiple awards and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. He later directed DreamWorks’ The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis, which screened in theaters in January 2025. Most recently, he wrote and directed Saba, a poetic animated film that will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2026.
Known for

Bilby
2018

The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
2025

Alice in Wonderland
2010

How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011

The Croods
2013

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019

Kung Fu Panda 3
2016

This Side Up
2009

The Croods: A New Age
2020

Trolls
2016

Kung Fu Panda 4
2024