Happily Ever After Hours with Director and Story Artist Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Join Director and Story Artist Jennifer Yuh Nelson as she shares behind-the-scenes stories from her work on DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Madagascar (2005), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and more.

Registration for this program will open to the public starting Monday, July 5 at noon.

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Questions can be submitted during the webinar through Zoom's Q&A function. Due to anticipated demand and limited Q&A time, not all submitted questions will be answered.

All participants must sign up by noon Pacific Time on the day prior to the event. Participants must have a Zoom account to attend the workshop. A link to the webinar and instructions for joining will be sent via email prior to the event.

After earning a B.F.A. in illustration from California State University, Long Beach, Jennifer Yuh Nelson began her career in television. She served as a director, story artist, and character designer for the HBO series Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, which won an Emmy® in 1999 for Outstanding Animated Program. After moving to DreamWorks Animation, Nelson worked on a variety of animated features, including Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Madagascar (2005), and Kung Fu Panda (2008). She made her feature directorial debut with Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) for which she received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. She then directed the franchise’s successful follow-up, Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). She made her live-action directing debut with The Darkest Minds (2018) for 20th Century Fox. She is currently the Supervising Director on the second and third seasons of Love, Death & Robots for Netflix.

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