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Simon Wells

English film director of animation and live-action films.

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After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar and Universal Animation Studios where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of Egypt which was nominated for an Annie AwardAnnie Award.

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After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar and Universal Animation StudiosUniversal Animation Studios where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of Egypt which was nominated for an Annie Award.

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After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar and UniversalUniversal Animation Studios where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of Egypt which was nominated for an Annie Award.

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After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined Disney, Pixar and UniversalUniversal where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of Egypt which was nominated for an Annie Award.

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Wells went back to Universal and Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he continued as a story artist, and also animated for films such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Lilo & Stitch (2002), Home Of The Range (2004) and Flushed AwayFlushed Away (2006).

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In 2011 he co-wrote and directed Mars Needs MomsMars Needs Moms using motion-capture technology during the filming.

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Wells went back to Universal and Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he continued as a story artist, and also animated for films such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Lilo & StitchLilo & Stitch (2002), Home Of The Range (2004) and Flushed Away (2006).

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Simon Joseph Wells (born 1961) is an English film directorfilm director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Wells.

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After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined Disney, Pixar and Universal where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of EgyptEgypt which was nominated for an Annie Award.

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After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined DreamWorksDisney, Pixar and Universal where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of Egypt which was nominated for an Annie Award.

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Wells went back to DreamWorksUniversal and Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he continued as a story artist, and also animated for films such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), ShrekLilo 2& Stitch (2002), Home Of The Range (2004), Madagascar (2005) and Flushed Away (2006). [1]

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Wells began his film career by joining Richard Williams Animation, where he served as a supervising animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. After the closing of Richard Williams Animation, Wells became a member of Amblimation, a studio owned by Steven Spielberg, where he served as director on their only three films: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and Balto. Wells was set to direct a sequel to Casper, but the project was cancelled.

After the closing of Amblimation, Wells joined DreamWorks where he worked as storyboard artist on many animated projects, and also directed The Prince of Egypt which was nominated for an Annie Award.

In 2002, Wells directed his first live-action film, a film adaptation of his great-grandfather's book The Time Machine.

Wells went back to DreamWorks Animation, where he continued as a story artist for films such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Shrek 2 (2004), Madagascar (2005) and Flushed Away (2006). [1]

In 2011 he co-wrote and directed Mars Needs Moms using motion-capture technology during the filming.

September 1991

After the closing of Richard Williams Animation, Wells became a member of Amblimation, a studio owned by Steven Spielberg, where he served as director on their only three films: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and Balto.
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After the closing of Richard Williams Animation, Wells became a member of Amblimation, a studio owned by Steven Spielberg, where he served as director on their only three films: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and Balto.
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Simon Joseph Wells (born 1961) is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Wells.

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