WILLIAM JOYCE has achieved world-wide recognition as an author, illustrator and leader in the digital animation industry. He was named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the 100 people to watch in the new millennium and recognized as the Louisiana Author of the Year in 2008.  He is also a cover artist for The New Yorker cover artist and a member of both the Producers and Writers Guilds of America.  Joyce has been heavily involved in the world of digital animation since its full-scale inception at Pixar Animation. His projects have been sought after, as well as produced, by nearly every major animation studio including Disney, Fox/Blue Sky, and DreamWorks.  Projects based on his works have been successfully translated into feature films and television shows, including Robots and Meet the Robinsons and the Emmy winning television series Rolie Polie Olie and George Shrinks. Joyce co-directed the Academy Award® winning short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Currently, he is Executive Producer of Rise of the Guardians, an animated feature for DreamWorks.  He is also the writer, producer, and production designer on the Fox Studios feature film based on his book, The Leaf Men.