Steve Hickner


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 named 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

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