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{{Short description|Canadian animator}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1975}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baillie|first1=Andrea|title=Regina-born director of 'Ice Age 3' baffled by franchise success|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/regina-born-director-of-ice-age-3-baffled-by-franchise-success-1.447342|publisher=CTV News|accessdate=November 11, 2014|quote=Thurmeier, 34,...|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111223218/http://www.ctvnews.ca/regina-born-director-of-ice-age-3-baffled-by-franchise-success-1.447342 |archivedate=November 11, 2014|date=October 26, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada
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'''Michael Thurmeier''' is a Canadian animator and director at [[Blue Sky Studios]].<ref name="SullivanSchumer2008">{{cite book|last1=Sullivan|first1=Karen|last2=Schumer|first2=Gary|last3=Alexander|first3=Kate|title=Ideas for the animated short: finding and building stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8z_2SlX5i0C&pg=PA156|accessdate=26 June 2011|date=2008-02-19|publisher=Focal Press|isbn=978-0-240-80860-4|pages=156–}}</ref> He is most famous for co-directing ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' and ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]''.


'''Michael Thurmeier''' is a Canadian film director and animator.<ref name="SullivanSchumer2008">{{cite book|last1=Sullivan|first1=Karen|last2=Schumer|first2=Gary|last3=Alexander|first3=Kate|title=Ideas for the animated short: finding and building stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8z_2SlX5i0C&pg=PA156|accessdate=26 June 2011|date=2008-02-19|publisher=Focal Press|isbn=978-0-240-80860-4|pages=156–}}</ref> He is best known for directing the [[Blue Sky Studios]] animated films ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012) and ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' (2016), which are the fourth and fifth installments in the ''[[Ice Age (franchise)|Ice Age]]'' franchise. Along with [[Chris Renaud]], he received a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] for the ''Ice Age'' short film ''[[No Time for Nuts]]'' (2006).
Thurmeier was born and raised in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada, and went to [[Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School]].<ref name=RVWSaska>{{cite news|last=Christianson|first=Adriana|title=Saskatchewan-born director helms new movie `Ice Age 4: Continental Drift'|url=http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/GB/20120713/CP05/307139809/-1/RVW08/saskatchewan-born-director-helms-new-movie-ice-age-4-continental&template=RVWcpart|accessdate=October 28, 2013|newspaper=Rocky View Weekly|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> Although he liked to draw, he wanted to become a lawyer, but he changed his mind when ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' came out in the last year of high school.<ref name=RVWSaska />

==Early life and education==
Thurmeier was born and raised in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada, and went to [[Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School]].<ref name=RVWSaska>{{cite news|last=Christianson|first=Adriana|title=Saskatchewan-born director helms new movie 'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift'|url=http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/GB/20120713/CP05/307139809/-1/RVW08/saskatchewan-born-director-helms-new-movie-ice-age-4-continental&template=RVWcpart|accessdate=October 28, 2013|newspaper=Rocky View Weekly|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> Although he enjoyed drawing for much of his early life, he was more interested in becoming a lawyer, but he changed his mind after seeing ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' in his last year of high school.<ref name=RVWSaska />


==Career==
After he joined Blue Sky Studios, he served as an animator for ''[[Fight Club]]'' and ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He later served as a supervising animator for ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'', ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', and ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]''.
After he joined [[Blue Sky Studios]], Thurmeier served as an animator for ''[[Fight Club]]'' and ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He later served as a supervising animator for ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'', ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', and ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]''.


His first directing job was in 2006 when he co-directed a short animated film, ''[[No Time for Nuts]]'', starring [[Scrat]] for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' (2009) was his feature directing debut, followed in 2012 by ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]''. Thurmeier returned to direct ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' along with Galen T. Chu. It is the fifth film in the franchise, and was released to theaters on July 22, 2016.
His first directing job was in 2006, when he co-directed the short animated film ''[[No Time for Nuts]]'', starring [[Scrat]] for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]. He was a co-director on ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' (2009), and made his feature directing debut with ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012). Thurmeier returned to direct ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' (2016).


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


===Film===
===Feature films===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Film
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| [[Film director|Director]]
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| [[Animator]]
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Other
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Notes
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Notes
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| ''[[Fight Club]]''
| ''[[Fight Club]]''
| {{No}}
| animator: Blue Sky Studios
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{No}}
| Animator: Blue Sky Studios
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| 2002
| ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]''
| ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]''
| {{No}}
| writer: additional story/lead animator
| {{Yes|Lead}}
|
| {{Yes}}
|-
| Additional Story, Lead Animator
| ''[[Gone Nutty]]''
| animator/3-D layout artist
| short film
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]''
| ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]''
| {{No}}
| supervising animator
| {{Yes|Supervising}}
|
| {{No}}
| Supervising Animator
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]''
| ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]''
| {{No}}
| supervising animator
| {{Yes|Supervising}}
|
| {{No}}
|-
| Supervising Animator
| ''[[No Time for Nuts]]''
| director (with [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]])
| short film
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
| ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who]]''
| ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who]]''
| {{No}}
| senior supervising animator
| {{Yes|Senior Supervising}}
|
| {{No}}
| Senior Supervising Animator
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]''
| ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]''
| {{Partial|Co-Director}}
| co-director (with [[Carlos Saldanha]])
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]''
| ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]''
| {{Yes}}
| director (with [[Steve Martino]])
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]''
| ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lowe|first1=Kinsey|title=‘Ice Age 5′ Gets Title, Date Change; Weinstein Co. Adjusts ‘About Ray’|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/ice-age-collision-course-underdog-about-ray-1201495681/|publisher=Deadline|accessdate=August 8, 2015|date=August 7, 2015}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| director (with Galen T. Chu)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Voice of Gravedigger Beaver/Party Molehog
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Spies in Disguise]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Senior Creative Team
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| [[Film director|Director]]
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| [[Animator]]
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| [[Layout artist|Layout Artist]]
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Other
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Gone Nutty]]''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|3-D}}
| {{No}}
|
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[No Time for Nuts]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Also 4-D extended version
|-
| 2010
| ''Scrat's Continental Crack-Up''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| rowspan=2 | Act as ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' Teaser Trailers #1 & #2<ref>{{cite news|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/ice-age-short-film-scrats-continental-crackup-attached-gullivers-travels/|title=Watch: Ice Age Short Film 'Scrat's Continental Crack-Up'|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=January 6, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|title='Ice Age' star Scrat gets into more acorn-craving mischief – EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/15/ice-age-first-look-scrats-continental-crack-up-part-2/|access-date=May 14, 2022|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 15, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''Scrat's Continental Crack-Up Part 2''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
| 2015
| ''Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Acts as extended ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' Teaser Trailer<ref>{{cite news|last1=Truitt|first1=Brian|title=Sneak peek: Scrat heads to space for 'Ice Age' short|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/11/05/sneak-peek-scrat-ice-age-short-exclusive/75184342/|access-date=May 14, 2022|work=USA Today|date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''Scrat: Spaced Out''
| {{Partial|Uncredited}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' archive and deleted footage<ref>{{cite web|last= Jacobson|first= Colin|title= Ice Age: Collision Course (Blu-Ray 3D) (2016)|url= http://www.dvdmg.com/iceagecollisioncourse.shtml|publisher= DVD Movie Guide|access-date= May 14, 2022|date= October 17, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Ice Age: Scrat Tales]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[Disney+]] Original Short Films; ''Ice Age'' Creative Trust; Story - Episode: "Nut the End"
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 18:36, 27 December 2024

Michael Thurmeier
Born1975 (age 49–50)[1]
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupations
  • Film director
  • animator
Years active1999–present
EmployerBlue Sky Studios (1999–2021)

Michael Thurmeier is a Canadian film director and animator.[2] He is best known for directing the Blue Sky Studios animated films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), which are the fourth and fifth installments in the Ice Age franchise. Along with Chris Renaud, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the Ice Age short film No Time for Nuts (2006).

Early life and education

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Thurmeier was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and went to Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School.[3] Although he enjoyed drawing for much of his early life, he was more interested in becoming a lawyer, but he changed his mind after seeing Aladdin in his last year of high school.[3]

Career

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After he joined Blue Sky Studios, Thurmeier served as an animator for Fight Club and The Sopranos. He later served as a supervising animator for Ice Age, Robots, and Ice Age: The Meltdown.

His first directing job was in 2006, when he co-directed the short animated film No Time for Nuts, starring Scrat for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He was a co-director on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), and made his feature directing debut with Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). Thurmeier returned to direct Ice Age: Collision Course (2016).

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Director Animator Other Notes
1999 Fight Club No Yes No Animator: Blue Sky Studios
2002 Ice Age No Lead Yes Additional Story, Lead Animator
2005 Robots No Supervising No Supervising Animator
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown No Supervising No Supervising Animator
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who No Senior Supervising No Senior Supervising Animator
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Co-Director No No
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Yes No No
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Yes No Yes Voice of Gravedigger Beaver/Party Molehog
2019 Spies in Disguise No No Yes Senior Creative Team

Short films

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Year Title Director Animator Layout Artist Other Notes
2002 Gone Nutty No Yes 3-D No
2006 No Time for Nuts Yes No No No Also 4-D extended version
2010 Scrat's Continental Crack-Up Yes No No No Act as Ice Age: Continental Drift Teaser Trailers #1 & #2[4][5]
2011 Scrat's Continental Crack-Up Part 2 Yes No No No
2015 Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe Yes No No No Acts as extended Ice Age: Collision Course Teaser Trailer[6]
2016 Scrat: Spaced Out Uncredited No No No Ice Age: Collision Course archive and deleted footage[7]
2022 Ice Age: Scrat Tales No No No Yes Disney+ Original Short Films; Ice Age Creative Trust; Story - Episode: "Nut the End"

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
2000 The Sopranos animator: Blue Sky Studios episode: "Funhouse"

References

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  1. ^ Baillie, Andrea (October 26, 2009). "Regina-born director of 'Ice Age 3' baffled by franchise success". CTV News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014. Thurmeier, 34,...
  2. ^ Sullivan, Karen; Schumer, Gary; Alexander, Kate (2008-02-19). Ideas for the animated short: finding and building stories. Focal Press. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-0-240-80860-4. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b Christianson, Adriana (July 13, 2012). "Saskatchewan-born director helms new movie 'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift'". Rocky View Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Sciretta, Peter (January 6, 2011). "Watch: Ice Age Short Film 'Scrat's Continental Crack-Up'". /Film. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (November 15, 2011). "'Ice Age' star Scrat gets into more acorn-craving mischief – EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Truitt, Brian (November 6, 2015). "Sneak peek: Scrat heads to space for 'Ice Age' short". USA Today. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Jacobson, Colin (October 17, 2016). "Ice Age: Collision Course (Blu-Ray 3D) (2016)". DVD Movie Guide. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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