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EXCEPTIONAL. The Dreamworks saga: the anti-Disney (episode 1)

10/6/2020, 4:11:56 AM

In 1994, Jeffrey Katzenberg, boss of the Disney cinema branch, slammed the studio door. He then founded with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen music producer his own independent production company: & nbsp; Dreamworks SKG. Very quickly, the three men created a division specializing in animation: Dreamworks Animation. From Antiz to the phenomenal success of Shrek, how did this small studio become in a few years a serious competitor of Disney?


In 1994, Jeffrey Katzenberg, boss of the Disney cinema branch, slammed the studio door. He then founded with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen music producer his own independent production company: Dreamworks SKG. Very quickly, the three men created a division specializing in animation: Dreamworks Animation. From Ant to the phenomenal success of Shrek, how has this small studio become a serious competitor of Disney in just a few years?