Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenbergis an American businessman, film studio executive and film producer. As a businessman, he is the CEO of DreamWorks Animation and is also known for his tenure as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, during which the studio reinvigorated its live-action and animation department, as well as producing some of its biggest hits, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. As a founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth21 December 1950
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We are certainly proud of our next release, Over the Hedge, which is a fun film for the entire family and a great way to kick off the summer movie season.
I've never met a designer who thought more like an animator than Carlos. He's always thinking not just 'how will this look,' but 'how will it move.' That may seem like the obvious aim of designing for animation, but very few people have that gift.
Shrek is not like anything anybody has ever seen before.
Since we made Shrek in the digital format, you actually can see it in its purest form digitally.
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I have a very difficult time getting the Napster world.
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It's smart, it's funny, it's got something to say, it's got a heart. I think this one has really accomplished so much of what we set out to do.
It's been a year of learning and I'd like to believe that I'm better for it. Despite some difficulties, so much has been accomplished.
It was the business that made Pop go away, not our inability to create.
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This is real collaboration, when people get together in a room with a full exchange of ideas.
This allows us to smooth out our production (cycle), ... It actually makes our lives easier.
Activision is a market leader in developing computer-generated movie properties into video game franchises. Working with Activision, we hope to deliver an unprecedented level of collaboration between the movie and the video game.