Warner Bros. Pictures Animation has tapped Shane Prigmore to serve as Senior Creative Advisor for the newly relaunched film unit, it was announced today by Bill Damaschke, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.

Prigmore will direct a film for WBPA in addition to advising on creative development for the unit’s ambitious production slate.

He will report directly to Damaschke and will be based at the Studio’s global headquarters in Burbank.

A veteran of Skydance Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and LAIKA, the Annie Award winner returns to Warner Bros. more than two decades after the Company gave him his start on the seminal animated classic The Iron Giant.

Prigmore’s announcement coincides with Damaschke’s announcement of an ambitious strategy for the newly relaunched features animation division to reenergize its legacy IP and develop partnerships with artists and creators worldwide to foster a slate of original storytelling that resonates with global audiences of all ages.

“Shane is a trusted colleague and respected creator and executive in animation,” Damaschke said. “As we build a studio for and led by filmmakers, we are thrilled to welcome him home to WBPA to help lead us into this next chapter.”

“I’m thrilled and honored to be joining the talented team at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation as we work to build and define the next great chapter of this Studio’s creative future,” Prigmore said. “I am proud and especially fond of my past artistic collaborations with Bill, as well as my time at Warner Bros. at the start of my career. I could not be more excited to be collaborating with both once again.”

Prigmore has been a respected animator, designer, storyteller, and creative leader in the animation and entertainment industry for 28 years. At Skydance Animation, he served as SVP, Development, guiding the creation of major feature film and series projects set for future release.

Prigmore oversaw the development of animated content across multiple platforms as VP, of Creative at Walt Disney Television Animation, including the critically acclaimed ‘DuckTales’, ‘Amphibia’, ‘The Owl House’, and Marvel’s ‘Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur’.

Prigmore has received two Annie Awards for his work on the LAIKA stop-motion feature “Coraline” and DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Croods’ .

He worked on such acclaimed films as ‘The Iron Giant’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’, ‘The Boxtrolls,’ and ‘The LEGO® Movie’, as well as beloved series such as ‘The Proud Family’, ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’, and ‘Tangled: The Series’.