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Steve Hickner is an American animator and director at DreamWorks Animation. He has directed animated movies such as Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature for The Prince of Egypt. He has written two books

Biography[]

Steve's High School English teacher during the 70's was the first person to suggest he go into the animation profession. This caused him to create an animated film after school, he describes his film as "terrible" and moving "crazy fast." At first he desired to become a cartoonist, but later changed to become an animator. With his biggest influences being Walt Disney and the Warner Brothers. After High School he went to the New York University Film school where he studied Film Production B.F.A.While in school he contacted, and was hired by a man name dKay Wright. He has spent over thirty-five years working at DreamWorks, Disney, Amblimation, Aardman, Hanna-Barbera and Filmation. He has produced the films, American Tail II: Fievel Goes West, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, and Balto.  His director credits include Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt. As well as contributed to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Little Mermaid, The Great Mouse Detective, Madagascar, Shrek Forever After, Peabody and Sherman and Home. Steve has contributed to location-based entertainment projects in Singapore, Dubai, China, London, and Hollywood.  He has been a guest speaker at many colleges and universities, film festivals and animation events. Also, he wrote the books Animation Rules! 52 Ways to Achieve Creative Success and Animating Your Career.

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Notes
1981 The New Adventures of Zorro storyboard artist
Blackstar storyboard artist
1982 Pac-Man story director
1983 The Dukes story director
1983-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe storyboard artist
2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday story artist

Film[]

Year Title Notes
1985 The Black Cauldron in between artist
1986 The Great Mouse Detective key assistant animator
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit production coordinator: animation
1989 The Little Mermaid assistant production manager: clean-up
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West associate producer
1993 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story producer
1995 Balto producer
1998 Antz additional story artist
The Prince of Egypt director
2000 The Road to El Dorado additional story artist
Joseph: King of Dreams executive producer
2001 Shrek story artist (uncredited)
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron story artist (uncredited)
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas additional story artist (uncredited)
2004 Shrek 2 story artist (uncredited)
Shark Tale story artist
2005 Madagascar additional story artist
2006 Over the Hedge additional story artist
2007 Bee Movie director
2008 Kung Fu Panda additional story artist (uncredited)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five story artist
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa additional story artist (uncredited)
2010 Shrek Forever After additional story artist
Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular story artist
2011 Night of the Living Carrots story artist
Book of Dragons director/writer
Kung Fu Panda 2 additional story artist (uncredited)
2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted additional story artist (uncredited)
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman story artist
2015 Home additional story artist

Internet[]

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