Raman Hui

Raman Hui Shing-Ngai (Traditional Chinese: 許誠毅, born 1963) is a Hong Kong animator and film director best known for co-directing Shrek the Third,[3] and (co)directing several short films, including Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five, Scared Shrekless and Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos.
== Early life ==
Hui was born in Hong Kong, and grew up in a single parent family, with his mother raising him and two other siblings.[4] Liking to draw since he could remember,[2] he went to Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he graduated in 1984 in graphic design.[1]
== Career ==
After the graduation, he worked as a cel animator at Quantum Studios in Hong Kong.[5] In 1989, he moved to Canada to attend a three-month course at Sheridan College to improve his knowledge in computer animation.[4][5] For a while he was creating hand-drawn animated productions for TV commercials in Toronto.[5] In 1989, Hui started working as a junior animator at Pacific Data Images, which was later acquired by DreamWorks Animation.[4][5] There, he worked on various commercials and short films. Among other work, he directed two short films, Sleepy Guy (1995), and Fat Cat on a Diet (2000).[6] He was the supervising animator and lead character designer on PDI's first feature film, Antz, released in 1998. From there he went on to serve as supervising animator for Shrek and Shrek 2.[6][7] In 2004, he spent half a year in Hong Kong where he directed animation for the DreamWorks Animation's televisions series Father of the Pride, which was subcontracted to a Hong Kong company.[2] In 2007, he co-directed his first feature film, Shrek the Third. He also directed three short films, Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five, Scared Shrekless and Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos.
Hui illustrated several children story books in collaboration with Kiehl's to raise funds for various Hong Kong organizations.[8] His first book, Brownie and Sesame was released in 2004,[2] followed by Piccolo in 2005[9] and Grandma Long Ears in 2006.[10]
Due to his contributions to the Shrek films, Forbes listed Hui in 2010 among 25 notable Chinese-Americans in the business field.[11][12]
Hui said of himself that he is a "Hong Konger living in America," being "sandwiched between Western and Chinese cultures."[4] After arriving to the United States, beside learning a new language, Hui had most troubles adapting to a different lifestyle: "Hong Kong is a busy place. But the place I lived, Silicon Valley, was so quiet that if you see someone walking down the street at night, you should feel worried."[4] Although, he prefers living in Hong Kong, Hui prefers working in the United States: "They make sure you have enough time to do your job well. I feel attached to that country because it is where I learned all my skills."[4]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991	Muppet*Vision 3D 	 	animator
short film
1994	Angels in the Outfield 	 	animation director
1994	Sleepy Guy 	 	director
short film
1995	Batman Forever 	 	animation supervisor: Pacific Data Images
1996	The Arrival 	 	animation director: Pacific Data Images
1998	Antz 	 	character designer/supervising animator
2000	Fat Cat on a Diet 	 	director/animator
short film
2001	Shrek 	 	character designer/supervising animator
2003	Shrek 4-D 	 	supervising animator
2003	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 	Jin 	
2004	Shrek 2 	 	additional story artist/supervising animator
2005	Madagascar 	 	additional animator
2007	Shrek the Third 	 	co-director
2008	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five	 	director
short film
2010	Shrek Forever After 	 	additional story artist
2010	Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular 	 	story artist
short film
2011	Puss in Boots 	 	additional story artist
2012	Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos 	 	director
short film
2015	Monster Hunt 	 	director
2018	Monster Hunt 2 	 	director
2019	The Em2ji Movie 	Maxwell The Pizza Emoji, Ross the Laughter Emoji and Timothy the Broom Emoji	director
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role	Notes
1991 	The Last Halloween 	 	character animator
TV special
1995 	The Simpsons 	 	animator
Episode: "Treehouse of Horror VI"
2004–2005	Father of the Pride 	 	animation director
2007 	Shrek the Halls 	 	animator
TV special
2009 	Merry Madagascar 	 	story artist/animator
TV special
2010 	Scared Shrekless 	 	co-director
TV special
2012 	How to Train Your Dragon	 	animation director
TV series