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Jennifer Yuh Nelson is a Director and Head of Story American born on 7 may 1972

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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Birth name Jennifer Yuh
Nationality USA
Birth 7 may 1972 (51 years)
Awards Annie Award

Jennifer Yuh Nelson, also known as Jennifer Yuh (born May 7, 1972), is a Korean-born American director and storyboard artist. She is best known for directing the film Kung Fu Panda 2 (first directing). Yuh is the first woman to solely direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio, and this film also proved to be the most financially successful one for a film directed by a woman. She won an Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for directing the opening for Kung Fu Panda. She was the first woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for her work on Kung Fu Panda 2. After the success of Kung Fu Panda 2, Yuh is now returning to direct Kung Fu Panda 3, which will be released in 2015.

Best films

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
(Director)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
(Head of Story)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
(Director)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
(Head of Story)

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Filmography of Jennifer Yuh Nelson (5 films)

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Director

The Darkest Minds, 1h44
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Actors Amandla Stenberg, Bradley Whitford, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore, Skylan Brooks, Gwendoline Christie
Rating57% 2.896892.896892.896892.896892.89689
Dans un futur proche, la plupart des enfants ont été décimés par un virus inconnu. Les survivants dotés de pouvoirs psychiques incontrôlables, sont classés par couleur (du vert au rouge en passant par le bleu, le jaune et l'orange) en fonction du danger qu’ils représentent pour la société, et emprisonnés dans des camps. Ruby, l’une des plus puissantes d’entre eux, parvient à s’en échapper pour rejoindre un groupe de jeunes en fuite à la recherche d’un refuge. Rapidement, cette nouvelle « famille » réalise que fuir ne suffira pas dans un monde où les adultes au pouvoir les ont trahis. Ils vont mener une rébellion, unissant leurs pouvoirs pour reprendre le contrôle de leur avenir.
Kung Fu Panda 3, 1h35
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Martial arts
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Panda
Actors Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Rebel Wilson, Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen
Rating70% 3.546943.546943.546943.546943.54694
Po reunites with his biological father and travels with him to a secret sanctuary of pandas where, to his surprise, he does not fit in. There he meets Mei Mei, an overly eager panda, who had been promised to Po through an arranged marriage when they were children. To make matters worse, an evil ancient spirit called Kai begins terrorizing China and stealing the powers of defeated kung fu masters. Now, in the face of incredible odds, Po must learn to train a village of clumsy, fun-loving pandas to become a band of Kung Fu Pandas.
Kung Fu Panda 2, 1h27
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Panda
Actors Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu
Rating71% 3.597913.597913.597913.597913.59791
An opening prologue set years before the events of the first film tells that Lord Shen, the scion of a peacock clan that rules Gongmen City in ancient China, seeks to harness fireworks as a weapon. After discovering from the court's goat Soothsayer that "a warrior of black-and-white" will defeat him if he does not change his ways, Shen leads an army of wolves to exterminate the panda population to avert the prophecy. Shen's parents are horrified at this atrocity and exile their son, who swears revenge.

Scriptwriter

Kung Fu Panda, 1h32
Directed by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Panda, Reptile
Actors Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu
Roles Head of Story
Rating75% 3.7965353.7965353.7965353.7965353.796535
The story is set in the Valley of Peace, a fictional land in ancient China inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Po, a giant panda, is a kung fu fanatic who idolizes the Furious Five — Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, and Crane — a quintet of kung fu masters trained by the red panda Master Shifu. As he helps his goose father Mr. Ping in his noodle restaurant, Po is unable to pursue his dream of becoming a kung fu master himself.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, 1h26
Directed by Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Adriano Giannini
Roles Head of Story
Rating67% 3.3541253.3541253.3541253.3541253.354125
Sinbad and his pirate crew attempt to steal the magical "Book of Peace" while it travels to Syracuse, Sicily, protected by Proteus. Proteus was once Sinbad's best friend as a child and he tells him if it ever meant anything he can prove it. Sinbad tries to steal the book anyway, but is prevented when Cetus attacks the ship. The two work together to fight off Cetus and for a moment reaffirm their bond. Just when it seems the beast is defeated, Sinbad is dragged off the ship. Proteus goes to save Sinbad, but he is stopped by his crew.