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OUR FOUNDERS

Alex Woo

Alex Woo

Founder & CEO

Alex is the Founder and CEO of Kuku Studios, an independent animation studio based in Berkeley, California. Prior to founding Kuku Studios, Alex was a Story Lead at Pixar Animation Studios, a director in development at LucasFilm Animation, and a Student Academy Award-winning filmmaker.

He is the Creator and Executive Producer of the Netflix original series Go! Go! Cory Carson. His credits include Ratatouille, Wall•e, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, the Student Academy Award-winning short Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher, and the Sundance New Frontier selection VR short, The Rose and I. He is currently directing “In Your Dreams,” an original animated feature for Netflix.

Alex holds a BFA in Film/TV Production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Stanley Moore

Stanley Moore

Co-Founder & VP of Creative

Stanley is an award-winning filmmaker with a deep, nerdy love for animation and an intrinsic taste for marketable creative content. His student film has won numerous awards in film festivals around the world. Prior to founding Kuku Studios, Stanley was one of the top Story Artists at Pixar Animation Studios. He holds a BA in Animation from Ringling School of Art & Design.

He is the Creator and Executive Producer of the Netflix original series Go! Go! Cory Carson. His credits include Finding Dory, Monsters University, and the Oscar-winning short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

Stanley is currently leading Kuku Studios Development.

Tim Hahn

Tim Hahn

Co-Founder & VP of Production

Tim is an award-winning producer with a knack for bringing out the best in a creative team. Having led his production company Chinese Takeout Films to create multiple award-winning short films (both animated and live action), he is the glue that holds the team together. Prior to joining Kuku Studios, Tim worked in Production at Pixar Animation Studios. Tim holds a BA in Theater & Dance from Amherst College.

He is the Producer of the Netflix original series Go! Go! Cory Carson. His credits include Finding Dory, The Good Dinosaur, Toy Story of Terror, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Toy Story Toons, Cars Toons, and several award-winning music videos and short films.

Tim is currently producing
In Your Dreams,”
 an original animated feature for Netflix.

OUR TEAM

Jason Heaton

Jason Heaton

Series Director

David Condolora

David Condolora

First Assistant Editor

Huey Nguyen

Huey Nguyen

Visual Development Artist

Marci Salk

Marci Salk

Associate Production Manager

Tom Christopher

Tom Christopher

Lead Editor

Greg Knowles

Greg Knowles

Editor

Miriam Wallen

Miriam Wallen

Executive Assistant

Maureen Gottschall

Maureen Gottschall

Controller

Nai Saeyang

Nai Saeyang

Senior Production Coordinator

Gina Huang

Gina Huang

Senior Production Coordinator

Ying Hsuan Chen

Ying Hsuan Chen

Story Artist

Hunter Dixon

Hunter Dixon

Second Assistant Editor

Monique Arroyo

Monique Arroyo

Senior Production Coordinator

Kent Guresky

Kent Guresky

Production Accountant

Brandon Rein

Brandon Rein

First Assistant Editor

Nicholas Sy

Nicholas Sy

Second Assistant Editor

Patrick Canning

Patrick Canning

Line Producer

Sarah Helton

Sarah Helton

Studio Manager

Steve Pilcher

Steve Pilcher

Production Designer

Keri Cicolani

Keri Cicolani

Script Supervisor

Maria Andrea Acosta Canchila

Maria Andrea Acosta Canchila

Production Assistant

Joe Stevano

Joe Stevano

IT & Pipeline Manager

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