Pinoy artist creates Filipino lead characters for his Pixar short animated film

Pixar Animation Studios recently launched Spark Shorts, an indie film-making experiment "that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar to share their stories."

Among the participating animated movies is "Float" by Pinoy artist Bobby Rubio and according to Rubio, it features the first-ever animated Filipino lead characters of a Pixar short film.

This year, we launched #SparkShorts, an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar to share their stories. See the first three shorts at the @ElCapitanThtre beginning 1/18, followed by an exclusive launch on @YouTube in the weeks that follow! pic.twitter.com/9ssK5Sn1bn

— Disney•Pixar (@DisneyPixar) January 10, 2019

On his Twitter account, Rubio answered a question from one of his followers and confirmed that yes, the two leads of his upcoming short film are in fact, Filipino.

"YES @rachjuramirez those are #Filipino lead characters in my #Pixar #SparkShort!" he wrote.

YES @rachjuramirez those are #Filipino lead characters in my #Pixar #SparkShort! @Pixar’s first all #CGI Filipino characters! So technically, the first #Pixnoys! I am proud to tell our stories. I know what it means to see our culture represented on screen! #RepresentationMatters https://t.co/Xh3UKfKmRt

— Bobby Rubio (@Bobby_Rubio) January 13, 2019

He said this will be Pixar's first CGI with Pinoy characters.

"@Pixar’s first all #CGI Filipino characters! So technically, the first #Pixnoys!"

"I am proud to tell our stories. I know what it means to see our culture represented on screen!  #RepresentationMatters," he continued.

In another tweet he said he knows how it feels to be underrepresented which is why he created Pinoy leads for "Float."

"I am so grateful to tell our stories. I know what it means to be underrepresented... I’m going to do my best to tell MORE!"

You’re welcome Alex!
I am so grateful to tell our stories.
I know what it means to be underrepresented and I hope that my #Pixar #SparkShort #FLOAT will inspire more #Filipino #American stories to come!
I’m going to do my best to tell MORE!#Filmmaker https://t.co/7xBGr9tZHJ

— Bobby Rubio (@Bobby_Rubio) January 14, 2019

According to Pixar, the first three shorts will be launched in El Capitan Theater beginning on January 18 followed by a launch on YouTube in the following weeks.

Rubio is known for his works in "Tarzan," "Avatar The Last Airbender," "Up," "The legend of Korra," "Inside Out," "Hercules" and "Incredibles 2." — LA, GMA News