Domee Shi
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Domee Shi (/ˈdoʊmi/;[1] Chinese: 石之予; pinyin: Shí Zhīyǔ; born 8 September 1989)[2][3] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She directed the 2018 short film Bao and the 2022 feature film Turning Red, becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with sole director's credit on a feature film for Pixar.[4][5]
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Born | Shi Zhiyu (石之予) (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 34) Chongqing, China |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Sheridan College |
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Years active | 2010−present |
Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (2011–present) |
Shi began working for Pixar in 2011 as a storyboard artist, contributing to multiple films, including Inside Out (2015), Incredibles 2 (2018), and Toy Story 4 (2019).
For Bao, Shi won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards, and also earned nominations for the 43rd Annie Awards, the International Online Cinema Awards, and the Tribeca Film Festival.[6]