Chris Sanders

Chris Sanders

  • Born: 1962-3-12
  • Birthplace: Colorado, U.S.
  • Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, voice actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, The Call of the Wild
  • Chris Sanders (Chris Sanders), born in Colorado, USA on March 15, 1960, is an American director, screenwriter, and voice actor.
    In 1997, he served as the screenwriter of the animated film "Beauty and the Beast". In 1998, he served as the screenwriter of the animated film " Mulan ", for which he won the 26th Anne Award-Outstanding Individual Achievement Award-Animated Film Screenwriter Award. In 2002, directed his first animated film " Lilo & Stitch " [1]  . In 2004, he participated in the dubbing of the animated film " The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata ". In 2010, he co-directed the animated film " How to Train Your Dragon " with Dean DeBlois [2] , which was nominated for the 83rd Oscar Award-Best Animated Feature Film Award [3] , and he won the 38th Anne Award for this film -Best animated film director award, screenwriter award [4] . In 2013, he co-directed the animated film " The Croods " with Kirk de Mico [5] . In 2014, he served as the producer of the animated film " How to Train Your Dragon 2 " [6] . In 2019, he served as the producer of the animated film " How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World ". In 2020, directed the feature film " The Call of the Wild     " [7]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1997, he served as the screenwriter of the animated film "Beauty and the Beast". In 1998, he served as the screenwriter of the animated film " Mulan ", for which he won the 26th Anne Award-Outstanding Individual Achievement Award-Animated Film Screenwriter Award.
    In 2002, directed his first animated film " Lilo & Stitch ", which described the story of a Hawaiian girl Lilo and an outer space creature Stitch.   With this film, he was nominated for the 30th Anne Award-Outstanding Animation Film Director's Award, Film Screenwriter Award.
    In 2003, he served as the screenwriter of the cartoon "Lilo & Stitch Season One". In 2004, the animated film "Lilo & Stitch Season 2", which he served as the screenwriter, was broadcast; in the same year, he participated in the dubbing of the animated film " The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata ".
    In 2010, he co-directed with Dean DeBlois the animated film " How to Train Your Dragon " dubbed by Jay Baruchel and America Georgine Ferrera . The story of the film was adapted from the children's book of the same name written by Grecia Cowell in 2003 "How to Tame Your Dragon" was shortlisted for the 83rd Oscar Award-Best Animated Feature Film Award . For this film, he won the 38th Anne Award-Best Animated Film Director Award and Screenwriter Award .   
    In 2012, he served as the screenwriter for the cartoon "How to Train Your Dragon: The First Season of the Dragoon on Berk Island". In 2013, he co-directed the animated film " The Croods " with Kirk de Mico , which tells the adventure travel experience of a primitive family living in a cave leaving the cave   . In 2014, he served as the producer of the animated film " How to Train Your Dragon 2 "   .
    In 2019, he served as the producer of the animated film " How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World ". In 2020, directed the feature film " The Call of the Wild " co-starring Harrison Ford and Dan Stevens , which was adapted from the classic novel of the same name written by Jack London . 

    Character Evaluation

    The animated film "How to Train Your Dragon" constructs the story with a simple and clear main plot. The plot gradually unfolds around two groups of characters with sincere and delicate gestures. In this process, directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois also redefine the meaning of "training a dragon". The film is remarkable in terms of story structure and character creation. In addition, the whole film is full of a strong "love", and I have to say that the director's ingenuity has shown an audiovisual feast to the audience   . In the movie "The Call of the Wild", director Chris Sanders showed the problem of relying too much on CGI and overly indulging in technical operations. It seems that the film has many problems .   
    Extended Reading

    The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata quotes

    • [Timon has brought his family to the oasis]

      Mom: I gotta hand it to you, Timon. This place has EVERYTHING.

      Timon: Well, now that we're all here, it does.

    • Timon: [is being hugged by his mother] Ma... . choking... . not breathing... .