Hannah Minghella recently served as film president of JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot shingle, where she worked for four years.
Hannah Minghella has joined Netflix as Head of Feature Animation and Live-Action Family Film, replacing Karen Toliver and Traci Balthazor, who will be leaving the streaming platform.
Minghella transitioned to Netflix from Bad Robot, where she served as president of Motion Pictures, overseeing live-action, animation, and documentary features. Before her tenure at Bad Robot, Minghella spent nearly 15 years at Sony Pictures and Columbia, working on animated hits such as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania, as well as live-action successes like 21 Jump Street and Casino Royale. She will report to the new film head Dan Lin.
In addition, Sharon Taylor will rejoin Netflix to lead production on feature animation from Vancouver. Previously the CEO of Animal Logic Studios, the animation studio behind The Lego Movie, Taylor returns following Netflix’s acquisition of the studio in 2022.
In a statement, Dan Lin said: “Hannah brings her unique skill set and experience to this role, along with strong relationships with top filmmakers. As a studio executive and producer, Hannah has overseen many franchise films across animation and live-action. I believe her expertise will deepen our efforts to bring variety and quality to both our animation and live-action family film slate.”
Minghella added: “I am thrilled to be joining Netflix and the incredibly talented team working on feature animation and live-action family film. In such a short time, the studio has already distinguished itself within the animation community as a home for bold and original voices. I am so grateful to Bela and Dan for the opportunity to build on that foundation and collaborate on a dynamic slate of both animation and live-action movies. I have loved my time at Bad Robot with JJ Abrams, Katie McGrath and my wonderful colleagues there. It is hard to leave those people and those projects behind, but I return to being an executive with an even deeper appreciation and respect for all artists, storytellers, filmmakers and producers who give so much of themselves to the process of creating.”