Jeff Draheim

ACE
Born
Jeff Jerry Draheim[1]

1963 (age 60–61)[1]
Omaha, Nebraska, United States[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationMillard High School[1]
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln[1]
University of Southern California[1]
Known forFilm editing
Notable workThe Princess and the Frog[2]
Frozen[2]
Moana[2]
Frozen II[2]
Wish[2]
SpouseAdrienne Biggs[1]
AwardsEddie Award

Jeff Jerry Draheim (born 1963) is an American film editor. He mostly works in the Hollywood industry, especially in animation.[1][3] He debuted with 1997 video game Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules. His film credits include The Princess and the Frog, Frozen, Moana, Frozen II, and Wish.[3][2] He has won one Eddie Award and has been nominated for two Eddie and Annie Awards.[4]

Early life

Jeff Draheim was born in 1963 to Jan and Jerry Draheim, who lived in Omaha at that time. He graduated high school at Millard High School in 1981. He studied film and broadcast journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Southern California.[1]

Career

Upon graduation he worked at Morin Advertising and KPTM television at Omaha and did video post-production at Avid, Inc. in Orlando. He joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1994 and worked as a lead editor for Florida division, creating animation for commercials, documentaries and theme park presentations. From there he gradually worked his way up to animated shorts and then features, working on movies like Brother Bear, The Princess and the Frog and the Academy Award winning 2014 short Feast.[5] Later he worked on Frozen, Moana, Frozen II, and Wish.[2]

Personal life

He lives in Valencia, California with his wife Adrienne and their two children.[1][5]

Filmography

Editor

Year Work Notes Reference
1997 Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules (Video Game) [6]
2007 How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (Short)
2009 The Princess and the Frog
2010 Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (TV Short)
2011 The Ballad of Nessie (Short)
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (TV Short)
2013 Frozen
2014 Feast (Short)
2015 Frozen Fever
2016 Moana
2019 Frozen II
2023 Wish

Editorial department

Year Work Job Notes Reference
1996 Pinocchio (editor: animation) (Video Game) [6]
Pocahontas (editor: animation) (Video Game)
2000 John Henry (supervising editor) (Short)
2003 Brother Bear (associate editor)
2005 Kronk's New Groove (lead editor) (Video)
2006 Brother Bear 2 (supervising editor) (Video)
2008 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (additional editor) (Video)
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (associate editor)
2016 Zootopia (additional editorial support)

Miscellaneous crew

Year Work Job Notes Reference
2014 Big Hero 6 (departmental leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios) [6]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Reference
2014 Eddie Award Best Edited Animated Feature Film Frozen Won [4]
Annie Award Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Nominated [7]
2017 Eddie Award Best Edited Animated Feature Film Moana Nominated [8]
Annie Award Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Nominated [9]
2020 Eddie Award Best Edited Animated Feature Film Frozen II Nominated [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fischbach, Bob (November 24, 2013). "Omaha native preaches patience as editor of Disney's 'Frozen'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Coffey, Kevin (November 17, 2019). "RETURN TO 'FROZEN' STIRS UPWARM FEELINGS". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Jeff Draheim - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos BookMyShow". BookMyShow. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b The Deadline Team (February 7, 2014). "64th Annual ACE Eddie Awards: 'Captain Phillips' Wins Drama Feature Prize; 'American Hustle' Top Comedy; 'Frozen' Wins Animation Trophy; 'Breaking Bad' & 'The Office' Take Top TV Prizes". Deadline. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mertes, Micah (November 21, 2016). "Omaha native film editor goes from 'Frozen' to new Disney film 'Moana'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Jeff Draheim - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. ^ "41st Annie Awards". Annie Awards. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 20, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "44th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 11, 2019). "'Ford v Ferrari,' 'The Irishman,' 'Joker' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

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