Max Howard is a film producer and studio executive, based in Los Angeles. He has run studios for Walt Disney Feature Animation in London, Paris, Orlando and Los Angeles, and was president of
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Warner Bros. Animation Inc. (abbreviated as WBA) is an American animation studio which is part of the Warner Bros. Television Group, a division of Warner Bros., which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery and serves as the animation divis ...
.
His credits include ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wol ...
'', ''
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', and ''
Igor''.
Howard lives in Los Angeles, and runs two independent film companies, Melwood Pictures, and the Max Howard Consulting Group. Howard has been honoured with a Doctorate of Arts degree from Teesside University in the United Kingdom in recognition for his services to the animation industry. He is also the Chancellor of Middlesbrough Children's University.
In 2015 Howard started working In China on a regular basis for the DeTao Group, where he runs Melwood Pictures at DeTao, and is developing features based on Chinese content.
Filmography
*1988 - ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wol ...
'' - Animation Administrator
*1989 - ''
The Little Mermaid
"The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...
'' - Studio Executive
*1990 - ''
The Rescuers Down Under
''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''The Rescuers'' (1977). In ''The Rescuers Down Under'', Bernard and Bianc ...
'' - Studio Executive
*1991 - ''
Beauty and the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales'').
Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'' - Studio Executive
*1992 - ''
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
'' - Studio Executive
*1994 - ''
The Lion King
''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...
'' - Studio Executive
*1995 - ''
Pocahontas
Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. S ...
'' - Studio Executive
*1996 - ''
Space Jam'' - Studio Executive
*1998 - ''
Quest For Camelot'' - Studio Executive
*1999 - ''
The Iron Giant
''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird and produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It is loosely based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United ...
'' - Studio Executive
*2002 - ''
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' - Executive producer
*2008 - ''
Igor'' - Producer
*2013 - ''
Saving Santa'' - Executive producer
*2014 - ''
The Hero of Color City
''The Hero of Color City'' (also known as ''The Hero of Colour City'' in the UK) is a 2014 animated musical film, musical adventure film, adventure comedy film directed by Frank Gladstone. The film stars the voices of Christina Ricci, Sean Astin, ...
'' - Producer
*2017 - ''
Bunyan and Babe'' - Producer
Awards
In 1998 he received a Certificate of Merit at the
Annie Awards
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Origi ...
in Los Angeles.
References
External links
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Max Howard Consulting Group official websiteRetrieved October 2011
Interview with Max Howard at Animation MagazineRetrieved October 2011
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American animated film producers
British animated film producers
British film producers
Walt Disney Animation Studios people