---
name: "Jonas Rivera"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jonas-rivera"
fi1m_id: "jonas-rivera"
imdb_id: "nm0729304"
tmdb_id: 7940
wikidata_id: "Q6272244"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T01:03:46.454050+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jonas Rivera

## Identity

Jonas Rivera

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jonas-rivera
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jonas-rivera
- **IMDb ID:** nm0729304
- **TMDB ID:** 7940
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6272244
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Rivera, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6272244, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0729304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7940

Producer. Born 1 January 1971 in Castro Valley.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1971, Castro Valley
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 producing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Josh Cooley](https://film.one/person/josh-cooley.md), [Pete Docter](https://film.one/person/pete-docter.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (1), 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 67 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 80 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 5, Animation 5, Comedy 5, Family 5, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,502m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Rivera, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6272244, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0729304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7940

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Up*](https://film.one/film/up.md) (88), [*Inside Out*](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) (87), [*Toy Story 4*](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jonas Rivera is an American film producer at Pixar Animation Studios. He joined the studio in 1994 as its first production intern, working on *Toy Story*, and later held roles including production manager on *Cars* (2006). He produced *Up* (2009), *Inside Out* (2015) and *Toy Story 4* (2019).

Rivera graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in film production. He grew up in Castro Valley, California. *Up*, *Inside Out* and *Toy Story 4* each won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature; *Up* was also nominated for Best Picture. As of 2022 he serves as executive vice president for film production at Pixar.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, pixar.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Produced (5) — the average rests on these

- *Toy Story 5* (2026), Fi1m 66, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *Inside Out* (2015), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Up* (2009), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/up.md)

### Crew (1)

- *A Bug's Life* (1998), Fi1m 73, Art Department Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Toy Story 5* (2026), Executive Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Pete* (2022), Thanks
- *Lamp Life* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *Riley's First Date?* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Lava* (2015), Thanks
- *Inside Out* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Brave* (2012), Thanks — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/brave.md)
- *Up* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/up.md)
- *Cars* (2006), as Boost (voice) · Production Manager
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Art Department Manager — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *A Bug's Life* (1998), Thanks, Art Department Coordinator — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md)
- *Toy Story* (1995), Production Office Assistant — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story.md)

## Gallery

- ![Jonas Rivera](https://film.one/media/person/100261/gallery-f0589a4475ab.jpg) Jonas Rivera — Phil Konstantin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Jonas_Rivera_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jonas Rivera, Bob Pauley, Bonnie Arnold, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Katherine Sarafian discussing "30 Years of Toy Story" at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan  (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/100261/gallery-f0398eddc527.jpg) Jonas Rivera, Bob Pauley, Bonnie Arnold, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Katherine Sarafian discussing "30 Years of Toy Story" at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan  (2024) — Coolcaesar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/30_Years_of_Toy_Story_Panel_at_D23_2024.jpg/1280px-30_Years_of_Toy_Story_Panel_at_D23_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera and Josh Cooley at the screening event of "Toy Story 4" at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/100261/gallery-cc5b94c2d7a5.jpg) Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera and Josh Cooley at the screening event of "Toy Story 4" at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival. — Festival Annecy/K. Pauli, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Annecy_Festival_2019%2C_screening_event_Toy_Story_4_-_Mark_Nielsen%2C_Jonas_Rivera%2C_Josh_Cooley.jpg/1280px-Annecy_Festival_2019%2C_screening_event_Toy_Story_4_-_Mark_Nielsen%2C_Jonas_Rivera%2C_Josh_Cooley.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![A photo of Pete Docter (left), Jonas Rivera (right) with KUSI-TV's Phil Konstantin. Docter directed, and Rivera produced Up. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/100261/gallery-d56045706196.jpg) A photo of Pete Docter (left), Jonas Rivera (right) with KUSI-TV's Phil Konstantin. Docter directed, and Rivera produced Up. (2009) — Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/DocterKonstantinRiversByPhilKonstantin.jpg/1280px-DocterKonstantinRiversByPhilKonstantin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera at a signing session for "Toy Story 4" at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/100261/gallery-07ea86fd0fb4.jpg) Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera at a signing session for "Toy Story 4" at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival. — Festival Annecy/L. Pham, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Festival_Annecy_2019%2C_signing_session_Toy_Story_4_-_Mark_Nielsen%2C_Jonas_Rivera.jpg/1280px-Festival_Annecy_2019%2C_signing_session_Toy_Story_4_-_Mark_Nielsen%2C_Jonas_Rivera.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Producer Jonas Rivera and director Pete Docter participating in a Star Trek panel at WonderCon 2009.](https://film.one/media/person/100261/gallery-06ca4f85f3c3.jpg) Producer Jonas Rivera and director Pete Docter participating in a Star Trek panel at WonderCon 2009. — BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jonas_Rivera_%26_Pete_Docter_at_WonderCon_2009_1.JPG/1280px-Jonas_Rivera_%26_Pete_Docter_at_WonderCon_2009_1.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2020: Best Animated Feature (nominated), for *Toy Story 4*
- 2016: Best Animated Feature (won), for *Inside Out*
- 2010: Best Picture (nominated), for *Up*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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