Andrew Ruhemann (born July 1962) is a film producer, director and the founder of

Passion Pictures Passion Pictures is a British film production company established by Andrew Ruhemann in 1987. The company has studios in London, Melbourne, Paris, Toronto, and New York City. Film production The company's core business is in commercial and anim ...

, an independent production company.

History

Ruhemann was educated at

Highgate School Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is an English co-educational, fee-charging, independent day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgate ...

and studied French and Drama at

Bristol University , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. He started his career at the Richard Williams’ Animation Studio in London in the mid 1980s, where he was a trainee producer. Within a few months he became managing director, during which time he became responsible for overseeing animation production on the feature film

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, directed by

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. In 2010 Andrew made his directorial debut with an animated short entitled

The Lost Thing ''The Lost Thing'' is a picture book written and illustrated by Shaun Tan that was also adapted into an Academy Award-winning animated short film. Plot Set in the near future, a dystopian Melbourne, Australia, ''The Lost Thing'' is a story abou ...

, which he co-directed with

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, the Australian author of the book from which the film was adapted. ''The Lost Thing'' was produced in association with

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. The film won an Academy Award for Best Short Animation in 2011, in addition to many other awards at film festivals worldwide.

Filmography

A Life Less Ordinary 1997
(executive producer: animation)
BBC Future Generations 1998
(TV short) (animator)
One Day in September 1999
(documentary) (associate producer)
The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside 2002
(TV short) (executive producer)
Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down 2002
(video documentary) (executive producer - segment "Clint Eastwood")
Peace One Day 2004
(documentary) (executive producer)
Lila Says 2004
(executive producer)
City Paradise 2004
(short) (executive producer)
Black Sun 2005
(documentary) (executive producer)
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos 2006
(documentary) (executive producer)
Crossing the Line 2006
(documentary) (executive producer)
After the Rain 2006
(short) (executive producer)
My Kid Could Paint That 2007
(documentary) (co-executive producer)
The Adventures of One eskimO 2008
(video short) (executive producer)
The Flapping Track 2008
(TV documentary) (executive producer)
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy 2008
(documentary) (executive producer)
Sergio 2009
(documentary) (executive producer)
The Age of Stupid 2009
(documentary) (co-executive producer)
The Tillman Story 2010
(documentary) (executive producer)
Stones in Exile 2010
(documentary) (co-executive producer: Passion Pictures)
Fire in Babylon 2010
(documentary) (co-executive producer)
The Lost Thing 2010
(short) (co-director)
Project Nim 2011
(documentary) (executive producer)
How I Live Now
(producer) (post-production)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruhemann, Andrew 1962 births Living people People educated at Highgate School British film directors Directors of Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners