Gil Kenan

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Gil Kenan

Gil Kenan, born October 16, 1976, is a prominent British–American filmmaker. He gained notable recognition for directing the film Monster House (2006), which propelled him to the prestigious Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. Kenan's collaborations are also quite reputable, especially with director Jason Reitman in co-writing Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and Saturday Night set-to-release in 2024.

Gaining roots in London to a Jewish family, Kenan immigrated to Israel and later to Los Angeles, cultivating a cosmopolitan perspective early in life. His educational journey includes earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in animation from UCLA in 2002. His career took a jump-start when his graduate thesis, a 10-minute stop-motion/live-action short film, The Lark, caught attention within the film industry. This led to an association with Robert Zemeckis, offering him a director's position for Monster House (2006). He has since worked on various films like City of Ember, Poltergeist, and A Boy Called Christmas. Drawing inspiration from prominent icons like David Lynch, Richard Elfman, Lotte Reiniger, Zbigniew Rybczyński, and Alfred Hitchcock, Kenan brings a unique storytelling approach to all his projects.

5 movies
1 nominations

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Given Name: Gil Kenan

Born: London, England

Citizenship: British, American

Birthday: October 16, 1976

Occupations: Film director, screenwriter, producer

Years Active: 2002-present

Spouses: Eliza Chaikin

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79th Academy Awards 2007

Nomination

Animated Feature Film

Monster House

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