Don Hall (filmmaker)
Don Hall | |
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| Born | Donald Lee Hall March 8, 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, voice actor |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1999-present) |
Notable work | Winnie the Pooh Big Hero 6 Moana Raya and the Last Dragon |
Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American film director, writer, and voice actor at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is known for co-directing: Winnie the Pooh (2011, based on the novel by A.A. Milne), Big Hero 6 (2014, inspired by the Marvel's comics of the same name), Moana (2016, along with Ron Clements and John Musker), and Raya and the Last Dragon.[1] Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2015.
Hall is also set to direct an original animated film at Disney, set for release in 2022.[2]
Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Head of/ Story Supervisor |
Story Artist |
Other | Voice Role | Notes | |||
| 1999 | Tarzan | No | Story | No | No | No | |||
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Additional Story Material | ||
| 2003 | Brother Bear | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story | ||
| 2004 | Home on the Range | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story | ||
| 2005 | Chicken Little | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Character Designer | ||
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | No | Screenplay | Yes | No | Yes | Coach/Gaston Framagucci | ||
| 2008 | Bolt | No | No | No | No | Yes | Special Thanks | ||
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Darnell | Artistic Supervisor - Story | |
| 2010 | Tangled | No | No | No | No | No | Disney Story Trust - uncredited [3] | ||
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Yes | Story | No | No | No | |||
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 2013 | Frozen | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | ||
| 2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| Moana | Co-Director | Story | No | No | Yes | ||||
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Yes | Story | No | No | Yes | Studio and Creative Leadership | ||
| Encanto[4][5] | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||||
| 2022 | Searcher Clade[6] | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |||
Short films and series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Other | Notes | |||||
| 2017 | Gone Fishing[7] | Co-Director | No | No | No | ||||
| 2022 | Baymax![8] | TBA | TBA | Yes | Yes | Series Creator, Disney+ Original Short-Form Series | |||
Collaborators[]
- Chris Williams, who worked with Hall on Big Hero 6 and Moana
- Stephen J. Anderson, who worked with Hall on a number of Disney features, includes co-directing Winnie the Pooh.
- Mark Dindal, who worked with Hall on The Emperor's New Groove and Chicken Little
- Carlos López Estrada, who worked with Hall on Raya and the Last Dragon
Awards and nominations[]
Won[]
- (2015) - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture for Big Hero 6
Nominations[]
- (2008) - Annie Award for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for Meet the Robinsons
- (2012) - Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Winnie the Pooh
- (2012) - Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
- (2012) - Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
- (2015) - Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Feature Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - BAFTA for Best Animated Feature Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) - Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
- (2017) - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Moana
References[]
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 31, 2013). "Chris Williams To Co-Direct Disney Animation's 'Big Hero 6' With Don Hall". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ Details Released for Next Walt Disney Animation Studios Film
- ^ Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2016). "How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More". IGN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Disney's Teaming Lin Manuel Miranda with Zootopia Co-Director for Secret Animated Film". Cinemablend.
- ^ Shuler, Skyler (June 17, 2020). "Exclusive: Byron Howard and Jared Bush to Direct 'Encanto' For Walt Disney Animation Studios".
- ^ Sharpe, Josh (August 22, 2021). "Title Revealed for 2022 Animated Disney Film". The DisInsider. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (January 13, 2017). "'Moana' Sails Home on Digital HD February 21 and Blu-ray March 7". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Bullard, Benjamin (December 10, 2020). "BAYMAX! THE SERIES BOUNDING TO DISNEY+, 'ENCANTO' REVEALED AS NEXT DISNEY ANIMATED FILM". Syfy Wire. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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