Trent Correy
Trent Correy is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, including directing the short films Once Upon a Snowman and Once Upon a Studio.
Early life
In the 2010s, he was enrolled at Laguna College of Art and Design, where he directed Attack of the 50 Foot Hero, which played at the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival.Career
In 2008, he began his career at Mercury Filmworks, where he served as an animator. In 2010, he then transitioned to Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he served as a character animator on The Smurfs. In 2012, after then working at the Kratt Brothers Company and Bardel Entertainment, he moved to Walt Disney Animation Studios as an animation trainee in the Talent Development Program. He worked as an animator on Frozen, Big Hero 6, Frozen Fever, Zootopia, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Frozen 2. In 2018, he developed the concept for the short film One Small Step.He wrote and directed the short film Drop, which had its world premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September 2019, before debuting on Disney+ as part of the Short Circuit streaming series. In 2020, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Snowman, alongside Dan Abraham. In 2022, he wrote and directed all of the episodes of the streaming series Zootopia+, alongside Josie Trinidad. In 2023, he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Studio, alongside Dan Abraham. In November 2025, it was reported that Correy signed on as co-director of Frozen 3, making his feature film directorial debut.