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Don Hahn

Birth Name:
Don Hahn
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Production manager, Writer, Soundtrack, Assistant director, Animation department

Fast Facts

  • Won a Golden Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture - Animated or Mixed Media for "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in 1997
  • Won a Heartland Film Festival Special Achievement Award for his contribution to animation in 2003
  • Graduated from California State University Northridge with a degree in Music and Art
  • First worked as an associate producer on the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit․"
  • Started out as an assistant animator on the 1977 film "Pete's Dragon" before becoming assistant director on the 1981 film "The Fox and the Hound․"
  • Quote: "You start out as an individual when you come to Disney, and slowly you become part of a greater community of artists․․․I can't look at animation as anything other than a team sport․"
  • Best known as a producer of several Disney films, including "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast․"
  • Directed and produced the 2009 documentary film "Waking Sleeping Beauty" about the behind-the-scenes journey at Disney Studios during the failures and successes of the mid-80's to the mid-'90s
  • Founded the production company Stone Circle Pictures and works as executive producer of Disneynature films
  • Has written three books about animation: "The Alchemy of Animation," "Brain Storm - Unleashing Your Creative Self," and "Animation Magic․"

Awards

  • 1991ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1992Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 1994ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1996Annie - Best Individual Achievement: Producing:Nominated
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media:Winner
  • 2002OFTA Film Award - Best Animated Picture:Nominated
  • 2003DVDX Award - Best New Movie Scenes (Finished-Edited Into Movie or Stand-Alone):Nominated
  • 2007Oscar - Best Short Film, Animated:Nominated
  • 2009Audience Award - Best Documentary:Winner
  • 2014BAFTA Children's Award - BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Children's Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2015IFMCA Award - Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording:Nominated
  • 2018Grand Prize - Documentary Feature:Nominated
  • 2020Emmy - Crime/Social Issues:Nominated
  • 2020Emmy - Crime/Social Issues:Winner
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