Warner Bros. Movement Image Group (WBMPG) has tapped trailblazing animation veteran Invoice Damaschke to guide its function animation operations as President of the newly rebranded Warner Bros. Footage Animation, beforehand generally known as Warner Animation Group (WAG). He will probably be based mostly on the Studio’s worldwide headquarters in Burbank, California, reporting on to Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, Co-Chairs & CEOs of Warner Bros. Movement Image Group.
Damaschke involves Warner Bros. as a groundbreaking and extensively revered animation chief, most lately at Skydance Media as president of animation and household leisure, which he left in 2019, and all through his 20 years at DreamWorks Animation, the place he spearheaded a string of profitable franchise options, together with the Oscar-nominated Kung Fu Panda and Prepare Your Dragon.
In his new position as President of Warner Bros. Footage Animation, Damaschke will work carefully with De Luca and Abdy to forge a brand new strategic path and inventive route for function animation that may align with and strengthen their general imaginative and prescient for WBMPG. With oversight encompassing all features of growth and manufacturing for the function animation division, Damaschke will concentrate on each compelling authentic and IP-based animated options for a world viewers.
“Invoice combines the unequalled creativity and creativeness of an artist with the acumen, instincts and wonderful observe document of a born chief,” stated De Luca and Abdy. “His many years of expertise, ardour for storytelling, and forward-focused imaginative and prescient align completely with our general artistic technique for the Studio and make him the perfect shepherd for Warner Bros.’ groundbreaking and iconic movie animation enterprise. We couldn’t be extra thrilled to welcome Invoice to the Warner Bros. household and might’t wait to dive into this exhilarating new period with him on the helm.”
“To be a part of a Studio with such a wealthy animation legacy is each a once-in-a-lifetime honor and an enormous thrill for me as a Warner Bros. fan,” added Damaschke. “Mike and Pam have created an setting that mixes the gravity of Warner Bros.’ 100-year historical past with the thrill and fervour of a startup. Placing artists entrance and middle offers us a novel alternative to craft movies for worldwide industrial and creative success, with a concentrate on relatable characters and tales which can be humorous, emotionally resonant, culturally related and grounded in common human themes. I couldn’t be extra grateful for this chance, and am thrilled to hitch Mike and Pam, and the sensible workforce at Warner Bros. Footage Animation on this daring new journey.”
Damaschke bought his begin at DreamWorks Animation, the place he landed his first animation job as manufacturing assistant on The Prince of Egypt, and finally rose via the ranks to guide the corporate as Chief Inventive Officer. Throughout his 20 years at DreamWorks, he steered quite a few acclaimed and fashionable animated franchise movies to the massive display screen, together with Madagascar and The Croods. Damaschke additionally oversaw all DreamWorks Animation’s reside theatrical productions, together with the award-winning Shrek The Musical.
He produces theatrical stage productions via his impartial manufacturing firm StoryKey Leisure, together with The Promenade, which was tailored by Ryan Murphy as a movie and director Alex Timber’s acclaimed stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge!.
Damaschke additionally served as a producer on Shark Story, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Greatest Animated Function in 2004, and as an govt producer of Over the Hedge and Kung Fu Panda.
Damaschke now leads a core workers of 90 and is specializing in the remaining WAG manufacturing The Cat within the Hat from filmmaker Erica Rivinoja, which is ready for a 2025/2026 theatrical launch. Additionally within the growth funnel is Meet the Flintstones, a Flintstones origin story animated film, which is written by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
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