Stevie Wermers

Stevie Wermers-Skelton (born January 28, 1966) is a Disney 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 computer-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. However, as of 2015, it has not materialized.[2]

Stevie Wermers-Skelton
Born
Stephanie Robin Wermers

(1966-01-28) January 28, 1966
Ventura County, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
OccupationFilm director, writer, story artist
Years active1995 - present
EmployerWalt 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 DisneyยทPixar'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
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References
  1. Solomon, Charles (December 3, 2006). "For Disney, Something Old (and Short) Is New Again". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. "Yuletide Adventure Continues". Disney. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  3. "ABC to Air FROZEN Holiday Special in 2017; Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell & Josh Gad to Return!". Broadway world. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  4. Booth, Kaitlyn (June 13, 2017). "Olaf's Frozen Adventure Trailer For The 21-Minute Featurette In Front Of Coco". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. Snetiker, Marc (June 13, 2017). "John Lasseter talks Olaf's Frozen Adventure, debuts first look". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  6. "OLAF'S FROZEN ADVENTURE Makes Broadcast Television Debut on ABC, 12/14". broadwayworld.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  7. "Stevie Wermers". Television Academy. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  8. Pond, Steve (June 25, 2018). "Academy Invites Colossal List of 928 New Members". The Wrap. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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