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Brooke Breton (born September 25, 1956) is an American film producer at DreamWorks Animation.

Early life[]

She has been involved in a wide variety of films which have received Academy recognition and awards. Key projects include: Avatar, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and Dick Tracy. A veteran in the field of visual effects, She was instrumental in the start up of Digital Domain as well as DreamWorks.

Career[]

She known for her work include: Avatar, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow, Solaris, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Dick Tracy. Recently, She served as a producer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum, where she focused on modern filmmaking techniques and acquisitions. Prior to that, She was a Senior Production Executive and in-house producer for Illumination Entertainment where she produced the film content for the Despicable Me theme park attraction, "Minion Mayhem", for Universal. The attraction was awarded an Annie Award for "Best Animated Special Venue Production" as well as a VES award for "Best Visual Effects for a Theme Park Attraction." She was instrumental in launching James Cameron's effects house Digital Domain, where she served as Senior Vice President of Production for several years. During Breton's tenure, Digital Domain created the effects for such blockbusters as True Lies, :'Interview with a Vampire, and Apollo 13. They also created the theme park attraction Terminator 2 - 3D. Breton was also very involved in the start-up of DreamWorks Animation in addition to producing DreamWorks Pictures' animated comedy adventure, The Road to El Dorado, which received eight Annie Award nominations. She is an AMPAS governor representing the Visual Effects Branch. She has also been elected to the AMPAS Visual Effects Executive Council and the Science and Technology Council for 3 terms.

Personal life[]

She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and has served as a three-term board of director member of the Visual Effects Society. She served as creative director and producer of the AMPAS Sci-Tech Council's public programs: Virtual Production: Are you Game? and served as creative director on their program: Galactic Innovations: Star Wars and Rogue One, 40 years of Pioneering Cinematics. Currently in development under the Breton Productions banner are three feature film projects and a museum exhibition, entitled "The ART of Visual Effects."

Accolades[]

Breton has been principally involved in a wide variety of prominent live action films, animated films, television series and theme park projects which have received Academy, BAFTA, Emmy, Annie and VES awards and nominations.

Filmography[]

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Associate Producer
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) - Associate Producer
  • Dick Tracy (1990) - Visual Effects Producer
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - Associate Producer
  • True Lies (1994) - Visual Effects Producer (uncredited)
  • The Road to El Dorado (2000) - Producer
  • Solaris (2002) - Visual Effects Supervising Producer
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Supervising Visual Effects Producer
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) - Co-Producer
  • Avatar (2009) - Co-Producer
  • The Hunger Games (2012) - Special Thanks
  • Phil's Dance Party (2012) (Video) - Producer
  • Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 3D (2012) (Video) - Producer
  • Estelle (2023) - The Producers Wish To Thank
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