Jennifer Lee: Writer and Director of Disney’s Frozen
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Film Queen 4 Chapter 2 A Different Dreamer 6 Chapter 3 New York New Paths 8 Chapter 4 Wreck-It Ralph 12 Chapter 5 Movie Magic 16 Chapter 6 Leading Change 22 Chapter 7 A Cool Future 26 Timeline 28 Glossary 30 Websites 31 Index 32
FILM QUEEN CHAPTER 1 A blonde queen blasts sharp glittering icicles from her palms While the wind swirls around her she builds an ice castle on a snowy mountainside As she creates her new home the daring queen sings at the top of her lungs celebrating her freedom This scene is from Frozen the most successful animated film of all time Frozen tells the story of a magical snow queen and her heroic sister Screenwriter and director Jennifer Lee wrote the film’s screenplay She was also its codirector This made Lee the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios film Many other special victories followed Frozen’s release The film won 78 awards These included Walt Disney Studio’s first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film Frozen also won a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film 4
Director Jennifer Lee attends the premiere of Frozen with her daughter Agatha producer Peter Del Vecho left and director Chris Buck right Frozen became a worldwide sensation It is the ninth highest earning movie of all time Frozen is also the most successful film by a female director As a child Lee dreamed about working for Walt Disney Studios But she never could have imagined how successful her work would become 5
