Trent Correy

Career In 2008, he began his career at Mercury Filmworks, where he served as an animator. He worked as an animator on Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Frozen Fever (2015), Zootopia (2016), Moana (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen 2 (2019).

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 (2027), making his feature film directorial debut.

Filmography Short films Year Title Director Screenwriter Animator Notes/Ref(s) 2013 Attack of the 50 Foot Hero 2018 One Small Step 2020 Once Upon a Snowman 2022 Zootopia+ 6 episodes Children's and Family Emmy Awards December 16–17, 2023 Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program Zootopia+ March 15, 2025 Outstanding Animated Short Form Program Once Upon a Studio Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards September 11–12, 2021 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Once Upon a Snowman