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Disney appoints ‘Moana’ writer as creative head of animation studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios, in a significant leadership shift, named Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jared Bush on Thursday as its new chief creative officer, effective immediately. Bush, the ...
TheWrap

Disney Animation Shake-Up: Jennifer Lee Out, Jared Bush in as Chief Creative Officer

Walt Disney Animation Studios leadership is getting redrawn. Jennifer Lee, the company’s chief creative officer and the director of “Frozen” and “Frozen II,” is stepping down and returning to ...
Deadline.com

Jared Bush Named Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer; Jennifer Lee Returns To Filmmaking With ‘Frozen 3’ & ‘Frozen 4’

As Disney readies the sequels to its uber-grossing $1.75 billion Frozen franchise, Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee is segueing from her position to direct and write ...
Variety

Jennifer Lee Steps Down as Disney Animation’s Chief Creative to Make ‘Frozen’ Sequels

Disney Animation chief creative officer and Oscar winner Jennifer Lee is reshifting her focus back to filmmaking, stepping out of her role as the studio’s CCO to focus fully on writing and directing ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Jennifer Lee Talks ‘Frozen 3,’ ‘Wish’ and Relying on ‘Cinderella’ as an Escape When She Was Bullied in School

The chief creative officer and writer and director of 'Frozen' during a London Film Festival event also discussed mixing timeliness and timelessness. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor In a BFI ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Disney Animation Shake-Up: Jennifer Lee Exiting as Chief Creative Officer, Jared Bush Takes Over

Lee is leaving the top gig to focus on filmmaking full time and steward the next two 'Frozen' movies. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Director-writer Jared Bush is replacing Jennifer Lee as ...