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Olaf's Frozen Adventure
''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' is a 2017 American animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers. The screenplay was written by Jac Schaeffer, with Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Jonathan Groff reprising their roles from '' Frozen'' (2013). In November 2017, ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' premiered in theaters for a limited-time engagement in 3D format preceding the screening of Pixar's ''Coco'' and made its television debut on ABC in the following December. It received mixed reviews from critics. It was nominated for Best Animated Special Production, Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production, and Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production at the 45th Annie Awards. Plot It is the first Christmas season since the gates reopened and Anna and Elsa host a celebration for all of Arendelle. With the townspeople unexpectedly leaving early to prepare for thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stevie Wermers
Stevie Wermers-Skelton (born January 28, 1966) is a Disney story artist and director. Together with Kevin Deters, she co-directed the traditionally animated shorts ''How To Hook Up Your Home Theater'' (2007) and ''The Ballad of Nessie'' (2011), and the animated television specials ''Prep & Landing'' (2009), ''Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa'' (2010), and ''Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' (2011) for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. In 2011, it was reported that Wermers-Skelton is preparing a new ''Prep & Landing'' holiday special. In February 2016, it was announced that she and Deters would co-direct a ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' holiday special, which was scheduled to air in 2017 on ABC. In June 2017 it was announced that the short, titled ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', would instead receive a limited time theatrical release. It was released in theaters with Walt Disney Pictures, Disney·Pixar's ''Coco (2017 film), Coco'' on November 22, 2017, and made its televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Williams (director)
Chris Williams (born December 19, 1968) is an American-Canadian animation film director, screenwriter and voice actor who is best known for directing the films '' Bolt'' (2008) and '' Big Hero 6'' (2014) and co-directing the film '' Moana'' (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios, and for directing the film '' The Sea Beast'' (2022) for Netflix Animation. Early life Williams was born on December 19, 1968, in Missouri and spent the first 25 years of his life in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, where his father was the director of Counselling Services at the University of Waterloo. Williams graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Fine Arts and then enrolled in the animation program at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario. Upon graduation from Sheridan, he was recruited by Disney and moved to Los Angeles. Career Williams previously worked in the story department for ''Mulan'' (1998), ''The Emperor's New Groove'' (2000) and '' Frozen'' (2013), in which he also voiced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eva Bella
Eva Bella is an American actress, known as the voice of young Elsa (Frozen), Elsa in the Disney film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen''. Early life Eva Bella was born around 2004 in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been acting since the age of seven, her first role being for a television commercial. She has had roles in several movies and television shows since then, most notably as the voice of young Elsa in ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' and ''Frozen II'' and as Shimmer in ''Shimmer and Shine''. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * Living people Actresses from Omaha, Nebraska American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-voice-actor-2000s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kristoff (Frozen)
Kristoff is a fictional character in Walt Disney Animation Studios' ''Frozen'' franchise. He appears in the animated features '' Frozen'' (2013) and '' Frozen II'' (2019), and the animated short films '' Frozen Fever'' (2015), '' Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' (2017) and '' Once Upon a Snowman'' (2020). Kristoff is one of two leading men in ''Frozen'' who take the role of Anna's love interest. His soft-hearted character was designed to contrast with the calculating personality of Hans. Kristoff and Anna's relationship develops out of friendship and was intended to depict the reality of love, as opposed to the hasty, romantic nature of Anna's engagement to Hans. Kristoff was created by co-directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and is voiced primarily by Jonathan Groff. He is a rugged iceman who lives in the mountains with his reindeer companion Sven. His design takes inspiration from traditional Sámi culture. Quiet and reclusive, Kristoff prefers a solitary life, but after me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fruit Cake
Fruitcake or fruit cake is a cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits. In the United Kingdom, certain rich versions may be iced and decorated. Fruitcakes are usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas. Given their rich nature, fruitcakes are most often consumed on their own, as opposed to with condiments (such as butter or cream). Fruit cake is different to fruit bread, but may share similar toppings and mixtures. History The earliest recipe from ancient Rome lists pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and raisins that were mixed into barley mash. In the Middle Ages, honey, spices, and preserved fruits were added. Fruitcakes soon proliferated all over Europe. Recipes varied greatly in different countries throughout the ages, depending on the available ingredients as well as (in some instances) church regulations forbidding the use of butter, regarding the observance of Fasting. Pope Innocent VIII (1432–1492) final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Winter Solstice
The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's geographical pole, poles reaches its maximum axial tilt, tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Southern Hemisphere, Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest daytime, period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest culmination, daily maximum elevation in the sky. Each Polar Circle, polar region experiences polar night, continuous darkness or twilight around its winter solstice. The opposite event is the summer solstice. The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (December 21 or 22) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (June 20 or 21). Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment, the term also refers to the day on which it occurs. Traditionally, in many Tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hanukkah
Hanukkah (, ; ''Ḥănukkā'' ) is a Jewish holidays, Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from November 28 to December 27 in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabra, candelabrum with nine Branch, branches, commonly called a Hanukkah menorah, menorah or hanukkiah. One branch is placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. This unique candle is called the ''gabbai, shammash'' (, "attendant"). Each night, one additional candle is lit by the ''shammash'' until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival. Other Hanukkah festivities include singing Hanukkah musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around the world. A liturgical year, liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in List of holidays by country, many countries, is observed religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as celebrated culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the annual Christmas and holiday season, holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sven (Frozen)
Sven is a fictional character in the '' Frozen'' franchise, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is a reindeer that lives together with his companion, Kristoff. Sven, alongside Kristoff, assists princess Anna in her search for her sister, queen Elsa, who has run away after placing the kingdom of Arendelle under an eternal winter. During their adventure, Sven also meets and befriends a living snowman, Olaf. Years after the events from the first film, Sven and the others go in search of a mysterious voice heard by Elsa. In the course of the journey, Sven meets other reindeer. Besides the two films, Sven is also present in the short film '' Frozen Fever'' (2015) and the featurette '' Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' (2017). Sven was created by ''Frozen'' directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. In the making of Sven's character, the animation team brought a real-life reindeer into the studio in order to study its behavior and incorporate the observed elements into Sven's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olaf (Frozen)
Olaf is a fictional character in Disney's ''Frozen (franchise), Frozen'' franchise. He first appeared in the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' (2013). At the beginning of the film, Olaf is an inanimate snowman created by Elsa (Frozen), Elsa and Anna (Frozen), Anna in their childhood. He then reappears in the film as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic snowman created by Elsa's ice powers, and helps Anna and Kristoff (Frozen), Kristoff in their journey to find Elsa. He later appears in other related ''Frozen'' media, including the sequel ''Frozen II'' (2019), and serves as the central character in the featurette ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' (2017), the short film ''Once Upon a Snowman'' (2020), and the series of shorts ''Olaf Presents'' (2021). He is voiced by Josh Gad in most of his appearances. Development Origins and concept The Disney studio made their first attempts to adapt Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, "The Snow Queen", as ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elsa (Frozen)
Elsa is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated fantasy film '' Frozen'' (2013), and later media of the '' Frozen'' franchise, including its sequel ''Frozen II'' (2019). She is voiced mainly by Idina Menzel, with Eva Bella as a young child and Spencer Ganus as a teenager in ''Frozen''. In ''Frozen II'', young Elsa is voiced by Mattea Conforti (at the start of the film) and Eva Bella (archive audio). Created by co-writers and directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, Elsa is loosely based on the title character of "The Snow Queen", a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. In the Disney film adaptation, she is introduced as a princess in the fictional Scandinavian Kingdom of Arendelle, heiress to the throne and the elder sister of Anna (Kristen Bell). Elsa has the magical ability to create and manipulate ice and snow. She inadvertently sends Arendelle into an eternal winter on the evening of her coronation. Throughout the film, she str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
