Joel Crawford is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing the

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films '' The Croods: A New Age'' (2020) and '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (2022), the latter of which was nominated for the

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Career

In 2006, Joel Crawford joined

, where he served as a story artist on '' Shrek Forever After'', '' Rise of the Guardians'', the ''Kung Fu Panda'' trilogy, and '' Bee Movie''. In October 2017, Crawford signed on to direct '' The Croods: A New Age'', replacing both Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders as director. In November 2017, Crawford directed '' Trolls Holiday'', a half-hour Christmas-themed spinoff of the 2016 film ''

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''. In March 2021, Crawford replaced Bob Persichetti as director of the 2022 film '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish''. On June 3, 2023, Crawford received an honorary degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design for his contributions to animation.”SCAD Celebrates Class of 2023”
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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Joel American animated film directors American animators American male voice actors American storyboard artists California Institute of the Arts alumni DreamWorks Animation people Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)