# Simon Otto
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simon otto (born 12 June 1973) is a Swiss film director and animator. He is best known for working as the Head of Character Animation of the Oscar-nominated How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy for DreamWorks Animation.
== Life and career ==
Otto was born in Switzerland and grew up in Gommiswald, in the canton of St.
Episode 15: Developing more authentic graduate classroom assessments…taking risks and enhancing learning
Creating authentic classroom assessments are necessary for students to make more practical connections to their learning. We know that the use of performance assessments of experiential learning exercises tends to be less common in graduate classrooms and we don’t think it should be. In this episod…
Guest: 'That Christmas' Director Simon Otto
"How to Train Your Dragon" trilogy head of character animation Simon Otto makes his animated feature directorial debut with the comedy adventure "That Christmas". It debuts Wednesday Dec. 4 on Netflix. Otto returns to The LCJ Q&A to discuss adapting Richard Curtis' books, working with Brian Cox and…
Simon Otto Talks Fatherhood, & New Netflix Film, That Christmas
Simon Otto sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looks to instill into his son as he grows up. In addition, he shares how resilient his son is and what his son taught him about life. After that we talk about his new movie, That Christmas, that is on Netflix…
Interview - Simon Otto for That Christmas
Director Simon Otto is here to chat failed Christmas gifts, formative films, and finding the balance of a multithreaded storyline story and having to take into account theatrical experience versus streaming consumption.
This interview contains mild spoilers for That Christmas.
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A New Animated Classic... THAT CHRISTMAS Director Simon Otto Interview (Netflix)
Today Sari Cohen talks to director Simon Otto about the new animated film THAT CHRISTMAS.
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SIMON OTTO: That Christmas & How To Train Your Dragon
On this episode of Reel Insights, Sean Tajipour, the Mayor of Nerdtropolis, chats with Simon Otto about his directorial debut, That Christmas. Discover the creative journey behind this heartwarming holiday tale and the inspiration that brought it to life.
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Richard Addante, an associate editor at Frontiers in Psychology, received an email from a supposed Chinese faculty member offering $1500 to help publish papers, raising concerns about the integrity of scientific publishing. The message might be linked to ongoing bribery schemes in China, where pape…
Skwigly Podcast 116 (13/12/2024) - Seasonal Animations
Presenting the 116th episode of the Skwigly podcast!
In this episode we meet some of the talents behind the 2024 holiday animated feature films 'The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland' (director Peter Baynton and producer Ruth Fielding of Lupus Films) and Locksmith Animation's 'That Christmas' (…
Friday Family Film Night: THAT CHRISTMAS review
In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THAT CHRISTMAS (2024), from director Simon Otto with a screenplay by Richard Curtis, Peter Souter and Andrew Dawson. In this animated feature, several characters' stories become somewhat entwined as a blizzard hits a small English town of Welli…
#18 Carbon pricing at the border: CBAM
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism forms a key part of the European Green Deal, but what does it actually do andhow have other countries responded to it?
Simon Otto joins us in this episode to share his insights on the functioning of carbon pricing at the border, how it is perceived and how i…
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