LEE McCAULLA
WRITER + DIRECTOR + ANIMATOR + PRODUCER + VOICE ACTOR
Lee is a native of Memphis, Tennessee.
He received his BFA in film/video from the Cal Arts Character Animation program in Valencia, California. Other academic sojourns include a certificate from the UCLA Professional Program in Producing for Film/TV, live action filmmaking with Art Center at Night in Pasadena, Richard Williams Animation Master Class at Warner Brothers, Gary Austin's Improvisation Workshops in North Hollywood, and the pursuit of an MFA in Screenwriting with the David Lynch School of Cinema located in Fairfield, Iowa. He has also served as Associate Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
As an artist, Lee has contributed to numerous Hollywood productions and his independent films have received international acclaim.
CLIENTS
Disney / Warner Brothers / Nickelodeon / Renegade Animation / 20th Century Fox / Spumco / Turner / Universal Pictures / Hyperion Paramount / Chuck Jones / Sullivan Bluth / Film Roman / Sony / Columbia Tri-Star / AMC / Apple / NBC / ABC / Canal Plus
EXHIBITIONS
1997 Canal Plus TV, France
1997 Film Fest D.C., AFI/Kennedy Center/Hirshhorn/Smithsonian, Washington D.C.
1997 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, CA
1997 Atlanta Film Festival, GA
1997 Sinking Creek Film Festival, Nashville TN
1997 Animation Celebration, Pasadena CA
1997 Santa Monica Film Festival, CA
1997 Anima Mundi Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1997 Santa Clarita Family Film Festival, Valencia
1997 Boston Film Festival, Boston MA
1997 Central Florida Film & Video Festival, Orlando
1997 SXSW Film Festival, Austin TX
1997 Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose CA
1997 Pacific Coast Film Festival, San Diego CA
1997 Palm Springs Int'l Short Film Festival, Palm Springs CA
1997 WorldFest Charleston, SC
1997 The New York Festivals, NY
1998 Ojai Film Society, Ojai CA
1998 Cleveland International Film Festival, OH
1998 Columbus International Film & Video Festival, OH
1998 U.S. International Film & Video Festival
1998 Breckenridge Festival of Film, CO
1998 Albuquerque Family Film Festival, NM
1998 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, DE
2002 Eastman Kodak Company, Los Angeles
2003 Sony Music (toriamos.com)
2004 Memphis International Film & Video Festival
2007 Indie Memphis Film Festival, TN
2020 Roger Corman Quarantine Film Festival
2022 Paris International Short Film Festival, Paris France
PUBLICATIONS
FLEXIBLE FRED, author/illustrator, children's book - Bicycle Press, 2015
ON ACCOUNT OF DARKNESS, AudioBook narrator/producer, Bicycle Press Audio, 2020
FLEXIBLE FRED, AudioBook, narrator/producer, Bicycle Press Audio, 2015
AWARDS
Lew & Edie Wasserman Scholarship, Cal Arts 1990-1991
Fade In Magazine Screenplay Competition, Semi Finalist, 2003
Silver WorldMedal New York Festivals, 1997
Mickey Macguire Endowed Scholarship, Art Center at Night, 2019
Central Florida Film & Video Festival, Bronze Award, 1997
WorldFest Charleston, Silver Award, 1997
US International Film & Video Festival, Certificate of Excellence, 1998
Tori Amos' "Taxivision", Winner, 2003
Apple Product Professional Award, 2008
Adaptec DV Pics Short Film Contest, Winner, 2003
Paris International Short Film Festival, Semi Finalist: Best International Short Film / Best Music 2022
Paris International Short Film Festival, Semi Finalist: Most Empowering For Women / Best Music 2022
