Phil Johnston (filmmaker)

Phil Johnston
Born October 26, 1971
Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Screenwriter, film producer

Phil Johnston (born October 26, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for writing the screenplay for Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Zootopia (2016).[1]

Early career

Before becoming a film professional, Johnston was a reporter at the Omaha, Nebraska, ABC affiliate, KETV.[2]

Filmography

YearFilmRole
2004A Thousand Words (Short)Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
2005Two Men (Short)Producer
2005Rupture (Short)Role of Chet Rimson (Radio Announcer)
2005Flightless Birds (Short)Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
2006The Night ListenerAssistant to Patrick Stettner
2007Bomb (Short)Producer
2007Savage GraceResearcher
2010Ghosts/AliensWriter, Executive Producer
2011Cedar RapidsWriter
2012Wreck-It RalphStory by, Screenplay by, Voice of Surge Protector
2013Garlan Hulse: Where Potential LivesProducer, Role of Garlan Hulse
2016ZootopiaStory by, Screenplay by, Voice of Gideon Grey and Annoyed Citizen
2016The Brothers GrimsbyStory by, Screenplay by, Executive Producer
2018Ralph Breaks the InternetDirector (with Rich Moore), Writer[2]
TBAThe Phantom TollboothScreenplay by[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2004 WorldFest Houston Independent Student Film & Videos - Graduate Level Student Productions A Thousand Words Won
2012 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay Cedar Rapids Nominated
2013 Annie Awards Writing in an Animated Feature Production Wreck-It Ralph Won
2017 Annie Awards Writing in an Animated Feature Production Zootopia Won [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Zootopia at D23 EXPO!". D23. August 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015. (Registration required (help)).
  2. 1 2 Robinson, Laurann. "Oscars Preview: What goes in to making an Oscar-winning animated film?". Omaha, Nebraska: KETV. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ https://deadline.com/2017/12/matt-shakman-the-phantom-tollbooth-game-of-thrones-tristar-norton-juster-game-of-thrones-1202223063/
  4. ↑ "44th Annie Award Nominees". International Animated Film Society. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
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