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Jalil SadoolCCOSteamroller Animation

Jalil Sadool has over twenty years of experience working in the film industry as a

professional animator. Together, with two industry colleagues, Adam Meyer and Keith

Lackey, Jalil co-founded Steamroller Animation in Central Florida in 2015. He led the rapidly

growing company as CEO for 7 years and is now overseeing Steamroller’s I.P. division as

CCO.

After graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2004, he began his animation

career at Rhythm and Hues Studios working on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the

Witch and the Wardrobe. In 2006, Jalil joined Weta Digital Ltd in New Zealand, where he

spent five years as Senior Animator on The Water Horse, Prince Caspian, and James

Cameron's Avatar. In 2009, he was Sequence Lead Animator on Rise of the Planet of the

Apes. Jalil moved from VFX to Feature Animation in 2011, joining DreamWorks Animation

as Lead Animator on Rise of the Guardians and How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Under the Steamroller banner, Jalil has worked as Animation Director on multiple

high-profile projects including Rise of the Tomb Raider, Dauntless, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat

11, Cyberpunk 2077, and Horizon Forbidden West. Jalil and his team at Steamroller

Animation are currently producing their own animated TV series called Spice Frontier,

where he serves as Showrunner and Director of the pilot episode.

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