American film producer
Gina Shay |
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| Born | New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Film producer |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Employer | DreamWorks Animation |
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| Children | 2, includingMiles |
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Gina Shay is an American producer atDreamWorks Animation specializing in animated feature films. She was nominated for theVisual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature award due to her contributions for the 2010 filmShrek Forever After.
Most recently through Gina Shay's work as producer of DreamWorks' 2016 animated filmTrolls, she has expressed owning a position that advocates for generating content that effects positive body images in youth. Gina Shay verbalized this notion at the DreamWorks Animation presentation in Hall H of the 2016San Diego Comic-Con stating:
As filmmakers we feel like it's our responsibility to give girls memorable characters that don't make them feel inadequate in body image. My daughter's eleven, she has a really powerful mind and I would rather have her using it to be imaginative instead of obsessing in front of a mirror because all girls are beautiful.[1]
Shay is divorced fromRalph Bakshi's son, Preston. She started her career as a production assistant on Bakshi's 1992 filmCool World. Her son, Miles Bakshi, provided the voice for Tim Templeton in the DreamWorks Animation's film,The Boss Baby.[2]
- Producer
- Animation department
- Art department
| Year | Film | Position |
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| 1998 | Cartoon Sushi (TV series) | Puppet construction – 1 episode |
- Music department
- Production manager
| Year | Film | Position |
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| 1992 | Cool World | Animation production manager |
- Soundtrack
- Self
| Year | Film | Position |
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| 2016 | Cake Wars | "Shrek" – herself – guest judge |
