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Andrew Ruhemann

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Andrew Ruhemann (born July 1962) is a film producer, director and the founder of Passion Pictures, an independent production company.

History

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Ruhemann was educated at Highgate School and studied French and Drama at Bristol University. He started his career at the Richard Williams’ Animation Studio in London in the mid 1980s, where he was a trainee producer. Within a few months he became managing director, during which time he became responsible for overseeing animation production on the feature film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, directed by Robert Zemeckis.

In 2010 Andrew made his directorial debut with an animated short entitled The Lost Thing, which he co-directed with Shaun Tan, the Australian author of the book from which the film was adapted. The Lost Thing was produced in association with Screen Australia. The film won an Academy Award for Best Short Animation in 2011,[1] in addition to many other awards at film festivals worldwide.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Winners and Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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