Gennie Rim is an American producer who is best known for producing Academy Award-winning short film, Dear Basketball (2017),[1] which won the Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[2] and Netflix's animated feature Over the Moon (2020) directed by Glen Keane, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards.[3] She has worked at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Netflix.[4]

Gennie Rim
Born (1979-05-03) May 3, 1979 (age 45)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1998-present
Notable workDear Basketball, Over the Moon

Career

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In 1998, Rim began her animation career at Wild Brain Studios in San Francisco. She later moved to Pixar, where she worked on films such as The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, and Up. In 2008, she joined Walt Disney Animation Studios.

In 2013, she became a producer with Glen Keane Productions. While there, she produced[5] numerous projects such as Dear Basketball and Over the Moon, as well as Netflix's Emmy Award-winning pre-school series Trash Truck.[6]

In 2021, Rim was named one of Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Credits Format Notes
2004 The Incredibles Lighting production assistant and sets production assistant Feature film
2006 Cars Lighting coordinator Feature film
2007 Ratatouille Animation coordinator Feature film
2007 Your Friend the Rat 2D animation coordinator Short film
2008 Bolt Production department manager Feature film
2009 Up Additional production support Feature film
2012 Paperman Artist Manager Short film
2014 Duet Producer Short film
2015 Nephtali Producer Short film
2016 June Producer Short film
2017 Lux: Blinding Light Producer Short film
2017 Dear Basketball Producer Short film Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
2018 Age of Sail Producer Short film
2019 The Witness - Love, Death & Robots Producer Short film Primetime Emmy Award for Animated Short Film[8]
2020 A Trash Truck Christmas Executive Producer TV special
2020 - 2021 Trash Truck Executive Producer TV series
2020 Over the Moon Producer Feature film Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature Film

References

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  1. ^ Wolff, Ellen (2018-01-12). "Kobe Bryant Assembles His Animated Dream Team for 'Dear Basketball'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  2. ^ Flores, Terry (2020-10-23). "Netflix's 'Over the Moon' Delivers Heartfelt Message". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  3. ^ "Animated Feature Film Oscar Nominations 2021 - Oscars 2025 News | 97th Academy Awards". ABC. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  4. ^ Mumford, Gwilym (2018-03-05). "Kobe Bryant's Dear Basketball wins best animated short film at Oscars 2018". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  5. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2018-11-06). "Netflix Unveils 'The Willoughbys', 'Maya And The Three', & More In Animated Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  6. ^ White, Abbey (2022-12-11). "Creative Arts Children's & Family Emmy Awards: 'Maya and the Three,' 'Sneakerella' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  7. ^ Simon, Diane Garrett,Andrew Barker,Leo Barraclough,Shalini Dore,Carole Horst,Addie Morfoot,Lise Pedersen,Alissa (2020-11-06). "Variety's 10 Producers to Watch 2020". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Amidi, Amid (2019-08-26). "2019 Juried Emmy Winners: 'Love, Death & Robots' And 'Age of Sail' Win Big". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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