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Joel Crawford

Directing

Born March 9, 1975 · Long Beach, , California, USA

Also known as 조엘 크로포드 · ジョエル・クローフォード

IMDb

Biography

Joel Crawford is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks Animation films The Croods: A New Age (2020) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), with the latter nominated him for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel Crawford (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2023 · nominated

Filmography9 titles

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

2022as Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)

The Croods: A New Age

2020as Guy's Father (voice)

Rise of the Guardians

2012Storyboard Artist

Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken

2023Thanks

Trolls World Tour

2020Thanks

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011Story Artist

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

2025Thanks

Trolls Holiday

2017Director

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015Storyboard Artist