About

Carlos Stevens is an award-winning director, writer, and showrunner known for crafting cinematic animated worlds and character-driven franchises across film and television. His work spans major global studios and streaming platforms, blending bold visual storytelling with emotionally grounded characters. Stevens directed the episode Mason’s Rats for Season 3 of Netflix’s Love, Death + Robots, produced by Tim Miller and David Fincher, and was hired as Executive Producer and Showrunner on Nickelodeon’s Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In feature animation, Stevens has sold, developed and directed projects with leading studios including Warner Bros., Animal Logic, and Imagine Entertainment, and was selected to direct the Speedy Gonzales feature. Earlier in his career he held creative leadership roles at acclaimed animation and design studios including AXIS Animation, LAIKA and Elastic, where he directed for RIOT games, Guild Wars and Amazon Studios, amongst others. His short film The Alchemist’s Letter earned international festival acclaim, and his earlier film Toumai was nominated for a Student Academy Award. Stevens is currently showrunning and developing multiple animated series for Netflix based on major Japanese IP, continuing to build large-scale animated worlds for global audiences.

accolades

2015 Raindance Best Animated Short Nominee "The Alchemist's Letter"
2015 Siggraph Best Animated Short Nominee "The Alchemist's Letter"
2015 Vimeo Staff Pick  "The Alchemist's Letter"

2011 Judge for AICP Show Design Category
2010 Best of Stash  Sony Eye Candy"
2010 Interview with Motionographer "Sony Eye Candy" -- Full Interview 
2010 Boards Magazine- First Boards Awards Winner "Motion Designer of the year" -- Full Article 
2010 Cannes- Integrated Gold Lion - "Sprint Now Anthem"
2010 AICP Show- Best of Graphic Design Winner- "Sprint Now Anthem"
2010 AICP Show- Best of Graphic Design Short List. "Voila Nou Se"
2008 Student Academy Awards- Nominated for Best Animated Film. "Toumai"
2009 Published in Stash Magazine Issue #46. "Toumai"
2009 2d or not 2d Animation Fesitval- Best All style Animated Film. "Toumai"
2009 Ion International Film Festival- Best Animated Short Film. "Toumai"