Andrew Ruhemann
Andrew began his career working as a Producer for the legendary Richard Williams. His first feature film experience was as Development Producer, working with Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis on the ground-breaking film, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’. He then went on to set up Passion Pictures in 1987. His desire to direct and tell stories with heart and soul was realized in 2010, Andrew made his directorial debut with an animated short film called THE LOST THING, co-directed with Shaun Tan. It won an Annecy Cristal and an Oscar for Best Short Animation.
In THE DAY I BECAME A BIRD, a boy falls in love for the first time and chooses to spread his wings no matter what the cost. A heartwarming story by Oscar-winning director Andrew Ruhemann based on the celebrated book of the same name by Ingrid Chabbert and Guridi.