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Simon Otto

Film Director / Animator / Storyboard Artist | * 06/12/1973 (50) | Uznach (Switzerland)
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. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, t ...

Flushed Away

FSK: 0+ years

2006 | 3.1/5 | 1h 25min
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
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Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a ...

How to Train Your Dragon 2

FSK: 6+ years

2014 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
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As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as vill ...

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

FSK: 6+ years

2019 | 3.9/5 | 1h 44min
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
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As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, h ...

How to Train Your Dragon

FSK: 6+ years

2010 | 3.9/5 | 1h 38min
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
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Movies with Simon Otto as Crew(17)

Visual Effects/Animation2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Visual Effects/Animation2018 Bird Karma
Crew/Supervising Animator2015 Home
Art/Storyboard Artist2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2
Visual Effects/Animation2011 Book of Dragons
Writing/Storyboard2011 Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Crew/Supervising Animator2010 Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Visual Effects/Animation2010 How to Train Your Dragon
Visual Effects/Animation2008 Kung Fu Panda
Visual Effects/Animation2007 Bee Movie
Crew/Supervising Animator2006 Flushed Away
Art/Art Department Manager2006 Over the Hedge
Visual Effects/Animation2004 Shark Tale
Visual Effects/Animation2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Visual Effects/Animation2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Visual Effects/Animation2000 The Road to El Dorado
Visual Effects/Animation1998 The Prince of Egypt

TV Shows/Series with Simon Otto as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2019 Love, Death & Robots
Directing/Director2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Full Name: Simon Otto
Citizenship: Switzerland
Born: Tuesday, 06/12 1973 (June) in Uznach (Switzerland) (current age: 50 years + 309 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Educated at: Gobelins, F+F School for Art and Media Design Zurich
Simon Otto frequently works together with these people:
Dean DeBlois (10x, Crew)
Leslee Feldman (8x, Crew)
Kathy Altieri (8x, Crew)
Randy Thom (8x, Crew)
Omar Ataei (8x, Crew)
John Powell (8x, Crew)
Hans Zimmer (7x, Crew)
Mick De Falco (7x, Crew)
Bonnie Arnold (7x, Crew)
Alberto Mielgo (7x, Crew)
James Baxter (7x, Crew)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:144028, Added: 07/01/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024