Stevie Wermers
American screenwriter
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Stevie Wermers-Skelton (born January 28, 1966) is an American story artist and director.[1] Together with Kevin Deters, she co-directed the traditionally animated shorts How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) and The Ballad of Nessie (2011), and the animated television specials Prep & Landing (2009), Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010), and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) for ABC. In 2011, it was reported that Wermers-Skelton is preparing a new Prep & Landing holiday special.[2]
January 28, 1966
Stevie Wermers-Skelton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephanie Robin Wermers January 28, 1966 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupations | Film director, writer, story artist |
| Years active | 1995−present |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| Notable work | Prep & Landing, Olaf's Frozen Adventure |
In February 2016, it was announced that she and Deters would co-direct a Frozen holiday special, which was scheduled to air in 2017 on ABC.[3] In June 2017 it was announced that the short, titled Olaf's Frozen Adventure, would instead receive a limited time[4] theatrical release. It was released in theaters with Disney·Pixar's Coco on November 22, 2017,[5] and made its television debut on ABC on December 14, 2017.[6]
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios release to have a female director credit. The Prep & Landing series garnered several Annie and Emmy awards.
Wermers-Skelton is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[7][8]
Filmography
- Pocahontas (1995) (in between artist: Grandmother Willow)
- Tarzan (1999) (story)
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) (story artist, story development: Pomp and Circumstance)
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (story artist)
- Brother Bear (2003) (story)
- How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) (story, co-director)
- Prep & Landing (2009) (co-director and co-writer, voice of "Rev-Up Elf")
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) (visual development artist)
- Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010) (co-director and co-writer)
- The Ballad of Nessie (2011) (director and writer)
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) (co-director and co-writer)
- Zootopia (2016) (additional story artist)
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017) (director, additional voices)
- Monsters at Work (2021) (supervising director) (voice director) (season 2)
- Alice's Wonderland Bakery (2022) (director and storyboard artist)
- Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (2025) (executive producer)