Mark Andrews (filmmaker)

Mark Andrews
Andrews at the 66th British Academy Film Awards
Born
Mark Elliott Andrews

(1968-09-12) September 12, 1968 (age 56)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts (1993)[1]
Alma materCalArts
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • animator
  • storyboard artist
Years active1994–present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (2000–2018)[2]
SpousePatricia Gatz[3][4][5]
Children4[6]
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
Brave (2012)

Mark Elliott Andrews (born September 12, 1968) is an American filmmaker, animator, and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing (alongside Brenda Chapman) the 2012 Pixar feature film Brave. He was the story supervisor for The Incredibles, directed the short film One Man Band and co-wrote the short films Jack-Jack Attack and One Man Band.

Andrews studied animation at the Character Animation Program at CalArts. After that he was one of five who got a Disney internship, but was fired after three months.[7] He is also considered to be Brad Bird's "right-hand man".[who?] Some of his student films have been featured at MOMA's exhibition TOMORROWLAND: CalArts in Moving Pictures. Unlike most other CalArts alumni, he was not a huge fan of Disney films, and claimed he was a bigger fan of anime such as Kimba the White Lion, Speed Racer, and Robotech.[8]

He is the father of Maeve Andrews, who voiced Jack-Jack Parr in The Incredibles.[9] Andrews replaced Brenda Chapman as director of Brave (2012).[10] Both were credited as directors, and they won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[11]

On January 15, 2013, it was announced that Andrews was writing and directing another original feature film at Pixar.[12][13][14] Andrews left Pixar in 2018[2] and his new project was eventually shelved.[15]

Andrews served as director and executive producer of the Netflix original animated series Super Giant Robot Brothers, which premiered on August 4, 2022.[16]

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  2. ^ a b "Mark Andrews on Interview Friday - Lunch Therapy 79". YouTube. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mark Andrews on Interview Friday - Lunch Therapy 79". YouTube. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Circle of Stone". FilmFreeway. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Maschwitz, Stu (October 22, 2020). "Circle of Stone". Prolost. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "SVN with Mark Andrews - Brave". YouTube. July 6, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Day 89: A113 Series: Mark Andrews — the Kennedy Compounds
  8. ^ Andrews, Mark (Director) (June 22, 2012). Mark Andrews: "Brave" - Talks at Google (Motion picture). Talks at Google. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Click, Stephanie (June 22, 2012). "Brave: The Review". Stephanie Click. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  10. ^ Barnes, Brooks (October 20, 2010). "Pixar Removes Its First Female Director". New York Times.
  11. ^ McClintock, Pamela (February 24, 2013). "Oscars 2013: Brenda Chapman's 'Brave' Win a Vindication After Being Fired From the Project". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Ferguson, Brian (April 10, 2013). "Sequel to Disney-Pixar's Brave on the cards". Scotsman. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  13. ^ Julie & T.J. (January 14, 2013). "Mark Andrews Developing New Pixar Feature Film". Pixar Post. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  14. ^ Jardine, William (January 1, 2013). "Interview: Brian Larsen, Brave Story Supervisor and The Legend of Mor'du Director". A113Animation. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  15. ^ T.J. & Julie Wolsos (October 22, 2019). "Pixar's Next 7 Films – Release Dates From 2020-2024 with Director Speculations (Domee Shi, Brian Fee, Brad Bird)". Pixar Post. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  16. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (June 22, 2021). "Netflix Announces Trio of Animated Kids' Comedies from Top Talents & First-Time Creators". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2021.