Steve Hickner directed Bee Movie and helped shape a generation of animation. This is his first long-form podcast conversation.
The McAuley Tucker Show · Episode 18 · Film & Television
Steve Hickner — The Director of Bee Movie & Prince Of Egypt
First Podcast
About This Episode
About the Guest
Steve Hickner is a titan of the animation industry, with a career spanning over 40 years and 40 film credits across the world’s most iconic studios. Best known for directing the Academy Award-winning epic The Prince of Egypt and the cult-favorite Bee Movie starring Jerry Seinfeld, Steve has been a central figure at DreamWorks, Disney, and Amblimation.
Starting his journey at NYU alongside classmates like Joel Coen and Chris Columbus, Steve’s path took him from the hand-drawn cells of The Little Mermaid and Who Framed Roger Rabbit to the digital revolution of the modern era. Beyond the director’s chair, he is a celebrated author of Animation Rules! and Animating Your Career, and has served as a creative architect for global theme park projects in Singapore, Dubai, and Hollywood.
Episode:
18
Category:
Film & Television
Recorded:
October 7, 2022
Duration:
50 minutes
Designation:
First Podcast
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