While studying Classical Animation at Sheridan College, Elaine Bogan found her home in Story which has translated into a challenging and successful career. Elaine has been a Story Artist with DreamWorks Animation on a wide range of feature films and television series, and began directing for the studio in 2011. 

Elaine became DreamWorks Television’s first female director while working on the series“Dragons: Riders of Berk”. Her debut episode was nominated at the 2014 Annie Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Directing an Animated Television Production. 

She went on to direct episodes of the Emmy Nominated “Trollhunters” and “3 Below,” both part of Guillermo del Toro’s “Tales of Arcadia” trilogy. She currently directed her first feature film, the highly-anticipated Spirit Untamed.