L: I know you were the first woman to direct an animated feature on your own but I with Kung Fu Panda 3 you are co-directing with Alessandro Carloni. She talks about why she chose to partner with another director, the artistry possible with computer animation and stereoscopic 3D, and what it’s like being a role model for girls all over the world: We at Animation Scoop thought we should talk to some of the women of Kung Fu Panda 3, as they are definitely some of the most powerful women influencing the world of animation today.įirst in our three interviews is JENNIFER YUH NELSON, who has the distinction of being the first woman who directed an animated feature, Kung Fu Panda 2, who is now the co-director with Alessandro Carloni, of Kung Fu Panda 3. As of a few days ago, both studios are headed by women.
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It’s the first time an animation studio has created two different versions of one movie at the same time,and it’s a great experiment in global positioning by DreamWorks, as they partner with Oriental DreamWorks. Kung Fu Panda 3 has just released simultaneously in theaters in the United States and China. Here are the complete interviews with all three powerful women of Kung Fu Panda 3: In a world where bias in both gender and race continues to be an issue, it’s heartening to know DreamWorks is leading the charge towards real equality.
At that studio, talent, invention, and skill trumps gender every time. I didn’t just take her word for it, I asked a variety of friends and acquaintances, off the official record, about how DreamWorks treats women. To hear Yuh Nelson tell it, DreamWorks is one of the best places for women to work. He has allowed me to post the interviews in their entirety here. As part of my work for Jerry Beck and Animation Scoop on Indiewire, I had the privilege to speak with Yuh Nelson, Cobb, and Knight about the new release they are so proud of, and their perspectives on being women changing Hollywood from the inside. Clare Knight is one of an impressive list of successful, well-respected women in the field of editing for film. Melissa Cobb, beyond having produced every film in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, was just announced as the new president of Oriental DreamWorks. She returns as co-director of Kung Fu Panda 3. She did so on Kung Fu Panda 2, a film that was nominated for an Academy Award.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson has the distinction of being the first woman to singlehandedly direct an animated feature. Three women at DreamWorks, who have worked together on the entire Kung Fu Panda franchise, are girlpower personified. As the media has covered lately, it’s a challenge that continues. The best representations of Girlpower are those where women lead by example, going beyond gender to erase bias altogether.
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