Kristina Reed

Kristina Reed
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2000-present
SpouseMack Reed
Children2

Kristina Reed is an American film producer, primarily of animated films, produced through DreamWorks Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios. She has won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[1] for the 2014 short film Feast.[2]

Early life and education

Reed graduated from Polytechnic School[3] in Pasadena, California. She earned a bachelor's degree with honors in Creative Writing from Brown University.[4] She is married to Mack Reed and has 2 children.

Career

Reed is known for her work Paperman (2012),[5] Feast (2014),[6][7] both were produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.[8][9] Paperman premiered in front of Wreck-It Ralph. When Paperman won the Academy Award for best animated short film in 2013, Reed gained immediate notoriety for throwing paper planes at the Oscars ceremony and being removed by security. [10]

Feast premiered in front of Big Hero 6 (on which Reed was co-producer) in theaters. She served on the Walt Disney Animation Studios Leadership Team as head of Production, head of Development, then producer/co-producer for these Oscar-winning animated films.

After leaving Disney, Reed went on to work for The Madison Square Garden Company, as the VP, Strategy and Creative Development of the Sphere.[11]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Oscar Winners 2015: Complete List". Variety. 2015-02-23. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19.
  2. ^ "'Big Hero 6 ' wins Oscar for animated feature film". fresnobee.com. February 22, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kristina Hamm Reed '83 scores at the 2015 Oscars". Polytechnic School News. February 23, 2015. p. 1. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Women in the News". Brown University. February 2015. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2016. Kristina Reed '87 is a 2015 Oscar winner for two films "Feast" and "Big Hero 6"
  5. ^ Philiana Ng (Feb 24, 2013). "Oscars: 'Paperman' Producer Thrown Out Following Animated Short Win". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 1. Retrieved Feb 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Aaron Prunner (November 2014). "Disney Producer Kristina Reed Serves Up The Goods On New Animated Short "Feast"". Geek Nation. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Jennifer Wolfe (November 13, 2014). "A Chat with Kristina Reed: Creating Winston and Disney's 'Feast'". AWN Animation World Network. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Ken Miyamoto (November 12, 2015). "ScreenCraft Exclusive: One-On-One with Disney Animation Producer Kristina Reed". Screencraft The Craft of Screenwriting The Business of Hollywood. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  9. ^ ScreenCraft (November 12, 2015). "Academy Award-Winning Disney Animation Producer Kristina Reed On Oscar Experience, Animation, and Short Films". Huffpost Entertainment. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Philiana Ng (February 24, 2013). "Oscars: Paperman producer thrown out following animated short win". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  11. ^ Ian Courtney (July 22, 2019). "MSG expands the Sphere creative team by hiring Kristina Reed". Celebrity Access. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2019.


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