About Steve

Steve Hickner is a film director at DreamWorks Animation. He has directed the films “The Prince of Egypt” and “Bee Movie.” He has also worked as storyboard artist on “Over the Hedge,” “Madagascar,” “Shark Tale,” “Shrek Forever After,” and “Antz.” Steve began his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios, then moved to Steven Spielberg’s Amblimation where he worked as a producer for “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West” and “Balto.”

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FILMOGRAPHY

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
(associate producer)

Antz
(additional story artist)

Balto
(producer)

Bee Movie
(director)

The Black Cauldron
(in-between artist)

Blackstar
(TV series) (storyboard artist - 13 episodes) 

Book of Dragons
(video short) (director)

Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular
(short) (storyboard artist) 

The Dukes
(TV series) (story director - 13 episodes)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
(TV series) (storyboard artist)  

Father of the Pride
(TV series) (director - 2 episodes)

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
(TV documentary) (production manager)

The Great Mouse Detective
(key assistant animator)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
(TV series) (storyboard artist - 65 episodes) 

Joseph: King of Dreams
(video) (executive producter)

The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
(TV series) (storyboard artist) 

Kung Fu Panda Holiday
(TV short) (storyboard artist, story artist) 

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
(video short) (storyboard artist, additional story artist) 

The Little Mermaid
(assistant production manager: clean-up)

The Little Rascals
(TV series) (story director - 1 episode) 

Madagascar
(additional story, artist)

The New Adventures of Zorro
(TV series) (storyboard artist - 13 episodes)

Night of the Living Carrots
(video short) (storyboard artist) 

Over the Hedge
(additional storyboard artist) 

Pac-Man
(TV series) (story director - 13 episodes)

The Prince of Egypt
(director)

The Road to El Dorado
(additional storyboard artist) 

Saturday Supercade
(TV series) (story director) 

Shark Tale
(story artist)

Shirt Tales
(TV series) (story director) 

Shrek 4-D
(short) (head of story)

Shrek Forever After
(additional storyboard artist)

Sport Goofy in Soccermania
(short) (production supervisor)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
(producer)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(production coordinator: animation)

Ziggy's Gift
(TV short) (assistant animator)


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Steve Hickner on the set of "Bee Movie" with Jerry Seinfeld who voiced Barry B. Benson.

At the premiere of "Prince of Egypt" are, from left, Director Steve Hickner, Jeffrey Katzenberg (Producer), Penney Finkelman-Cox (Producer), Steven Spielberg, Brenda Chapman (Director), Sandy Rabins (Producer), Simon Wells (Director).

Steve Hickner, director of "Bee Movie."

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Animating Your Career

By Steve Hickner

Published by: Brigantine Media
Publication Date: August 2013
ISBN: 978-1-9384062-8-7
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