Kemp Powers
Filed under: People, Director, Screenwriter, 2010s, 2020s, 3D Animation, Anime, Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Animation, U.S.A.,
Full Name:Kemp Powers
Occupation / Title:Date of birth:30/10/1973
Birthplace:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A
Associated studios:Pixar Animation Studio
Sony Pictures Animation
Biography
Kemp Powers (1973-present) is an African-American director, screenwriter and playwright working for both animation and theatrical play.
Powers worked as a journalist for 17 years before entering the film industry. He began writing for real-life works such as short film This Day Today in 2012, play One Night in Miami in 2013, and television series Star Trek: Discovery in 2017.
It was not until 2018 when Powers had his directorial debut as co-writer and co-director of Soul (2020), making him the first African-American co-director in Pixar. Later, Powers joined screenwriting for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and was ready to continue his work in the sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (TBA).
Honors and awards
Since this is a biography subjecting achievement in animation industry, the honors and awards received by Kemp Powers exclusively focus on animation than real-life works he was invovled.
For Soul (2020):
2021 Annie Awards:
Nominee of Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature shared wth Pete Docter
Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature shared with Pete Docter and Mike Jones
For Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 Golden Trailer Awards:
Winner of Best Animation/Family shared with Joaquim Dos Santos and Justin K. Thompson
2023 Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards:
Winner of Best Director shared with Joaquim Dos Santos and Justin K. Thompson
2023 Critics Choie Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television:
Winner of Animation Award
Filmography
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External Links:
https://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/index.php/our-team/filmmakers/kemp-powers
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5358492/