EXCLUSIVE: Brillstein Entertainment Partners has signed Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Nelson directed DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3, and she served as Head of Story on the original Kung Fu Panda.
The trilogy has earned more than $2 Billion worldwide. She is the first woman to solely direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film for Kung Fu Panda 2.
Nelson made her live-action directing debut in 2018 with the YA thriller The Darkest Minds for Fox which 21 Laps produced. She recently directed episodes and is the Supervising Director of Netflix’s multi-Emmy winning animated anthology series Love, Death + Robotys, which is executive produced by Tim Miller & David Fincher, which is going into its 4th Season.
She continues to be represented by WME and Hansen, Jacobson. By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
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