Template:Short description Template:Infobox artist Jeff Jerry Draheim (born 1963) is an American film editor. He mostly works in the Hollywood industry, especially in animation.[1][2] 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.[2][3] 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.[3]
Personal life
He lives in Valencia, California with his wife Adrienne and their two children.[1][5]
Filmography
Editor
Year | Work | Notes | Reference |
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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 |
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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 |
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2014 | Big Hero 6 | (departmental leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios) | [6] |
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Reference |
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2014 | Eddie Award | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Frozen | Template:Won | [4] |
Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Template:Nominated | [7] | ||
2017 | Eddie Award | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Moana | Template:Nominated | [8] |
Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Template:Nominated | [9] | ||
2020 | Eddie Award | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Frozen II | Template:Nominated | [10] |