Carl Rosendahl
Carl founded Pacific Data Images in 1980, seeking a way to combine his passions for filmmaking and technology. PDI became, and continues to be, one of the pioneering and most highly innovative creators of computer animation for film and television. In partnership with DreamWorks SKG, PDI produced the hit animated film "Antz" and the Academy Award winning "Shrek."
Carl received multiple Emmy Awards and in 1998 was recognized with a Technical Achievement Academy Award for PDI's contributions to modern filmmaking.
In early 2000 he sold PDI to DreamWorks SKG, where the company continues to develop and produce animated feature films, including the "Shrek" series and "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", "How To Train Your Dragon", etc.
Carl is currently a faculty member of Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center. Based at the ETC's Silicon Valley campus, he mentors and advises students working on their Masters in Entertainment Technology degrees and teaches a course on entrepreneurship. In addition, Carl consults for a number of companies, where he specializes in helping to direct and manage creative organizations that are technology based.
Carl was a founding board member of the Visual Effects Society (VES) in 1995 and served as the Chair of the Society's Board of Directors from 2004 through 2006. The Visual Effects Society is an organization comprised of over 2,400 visual effects professionals, from around the globe, who desire to honor, advance and promote visual effects for its membership and the industry as a whole.
