Steve Hickner

Steve Hickner is an American animator and director at DreamWorks Animation. He has directed animated movies such as Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature for The Prince of Egypt. He has written two books
== Biography ==
Steve's High School English teacher during the 70's was the first person to suggest he go into the animation profession. This caused him to create an animated film after school, he describes his film as "terrible" and moving "crazy fast." At first he desired to become a cartoonist, but later changed to become an animator. With his biggest influences being Walt Disney and the Warner Brothers. After High School he went to the New York University Film school where he studied Film Production B.F.A.While in school he contacted, and was hired by a man name dKay Wright. He has spent over thirty-five years working at DreamWorks, Disney, Amblimation, Aardman, Hanna-Barbera and Filmation. He has produced the films, American Tail II: Fievel Goes West, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, and Balto.  His director credits include Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt. As well as contributed to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Little Mermaid, The Great Mouse Detective, Madagascar, Shrek Forever After, Peabody and Sherman and Home. Steve has contributed to location-based entertainment projects in Singapore, Dubai, China, London, and Hollywood.  He has been a guest speaker at many colleges and universities, film festivals and animation events. Also, he wrote the books Animation Rules! 52 Ways to Achieve Creative Success and Animating Your Career.
==Filmography==
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Notes
1981 	The New Adventures of Zorro 	storyboard artist
1981 	Blackstar 	storyboard artist
1982 	Pac-Man 	story director
1983 	The Dukes 	story director
1983-1985	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	storyboard artist
2010 	Kung Fu Panda Holiday 	story artist
===Film===
Year	Title 	Notes
1985	The Black Cauldron 	in between artist
1986	The Great Mouse Detective 	key assistant animator
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	production coordinator: animation
1989	The Little Mermaid 	assistant production manager: clean-up
1991	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 	associate producer
1993	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story 	producer
1995	Balto 	producer
1998	Antz 	additional story artist
1998	The Prince of Egypt 	director
2000	The Road to El Dorado 	additional story artist
2000	Joseph: King of Dreams 	executive producer
2001	Shrek 	story artist (uncredited)
2002	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 	story artist (uncredited)
2003	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 	additional story artist (uncredited)
2004	Shrek 2 	story artist (uncredited)
2004	Shark Tale 	story artist
2005	Madagascar 	additional story artist
2006	Over the Hedge 	additional story artist
2007	Bee Movie 	director
2008	Kung Fu Panda 	additional story artist (uncredited)
2008	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five	story artist
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 	additional story artist (uncredited)
2010	Shrek Forever After 	additional story artist
2010	Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular 	story artist
2011	Night of the Living Carrots 	story artist
2011	Book of Dragons 	director/writer
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2 	additional story artist (uncredited)
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 	additional story artist (uncredited)
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman 	story artist
2015	Home 	additional story artist
===Internet===
Title	Cartoons VS Cancer
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