Januel Mercado
Januel Patricio Mercado (born November 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American feature animation director, storyboard artist, and writer. A San Jose State University graduate, he has been with DreamWorks Animation since 2008. He started as a story artist on Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and contributed to Turbo (2013), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), and Trolls (2016). Mercado made his co-directorial debut on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) alongside Joel Crawford, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
(Director)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(Co-Director)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
(Story)
The Croods: A New Age
(Head of Story)
The Trident
(Executive Producer)
Kung Fu Panda 2
(Story Artist)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
(Thanks)
Forgotten Island
(Writer)
Forgotten Island
(Director)
Harvey Beaks
(Director)