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Clay Kaytis (born March 22, 1973) is an American animator and film director, best known for directing the animated film The Angry Birds Movie (2016), the Christmas comedy film The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and the A Christmas Story sequel A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).
Clay Kaytis. Director: A Christmas Story Christmas. Clay Kaytis made his directing debut for Rovio Animation and Sony Pictures with The Angry Birds Movie (2016). Based on the number-one app of all time, the film grossed $352M worldwide and was Sony's #1 film of 2016.
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Hey YouTubers! I'm Clay Kaytis and I've been animating and making films my entire adult life. I animated on about 20 Disney animated films from Pocahontas to Frozen and then I directed The Angry...
Nov 30, 2023 · Clay Kaytis. Photo courtesy of CK. When the news broke that Peter Billingsley intended to return to play Ralphie all growns’d up in a sequel to the beloved holiday film A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983), my reaction was a resigned shrug.
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Clay Kaytis is a director, screenwriter, and animator. His career started at Walt Disney Animation Studios as an intern on hand-drawn films. Nineteen years later he was head of Disney's cg animation department.
1,771 Followers, 980 Following, 218 Posts - Clay Kaytis (@claykaytis) on Instagram: "Director: A Christmas Story Christmas 🎄2 Peanuts Specials 🥜 The Christmas Chronicles 🎅🏻 The Angry Birds Movie 🐤".
Nov 24, 2018 · Clay Kaytis shares his experience of making a new Christmas movie with Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. He talks about the originality, humor, and message of the film, and his transition from animation to live action.
