The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy Award®-winning 2013 Disney animated feature, Frozen, and its acclaimed 2019 sequel, are revealed in the all-new Walt Disney Animation Studios animated short, Once Upon a Snowman. The film follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle. Once Upon a Snowman is directed by Trent Correy (animation supervisor, “Olaf” in Frozen 2) and Dan Abraham (veteran story artist who boarded Olaf’s “When I Am Older” musical sequence in Frozen 2) and will be debut exclusively on Disney+ October 23, 2020.
Title: Once Upon a Snowman
Category: Animated Short-form Orginal Film
U.S. Premiere: October 23, 2020
Cast: Josh Gad as “Olaf” Idina Menzel as “Elsa” Kristen Bell as “Anna” Jonathan Groff as “Kristoff” Chris Williams as “Oaken”
Executive Producer: Jennifer Lee
Producer: Nicole Hearon
Written & Directed By: Dan Abraham Trent Correy
Creative Consultants: Chris Buck Peter Del Vecho
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Original Score: Christophe Beck Jeff Morrow
Editor: Jeff Draheim
Production Design: Mike Giaimo Lisa Keene
Visual Effects: Steve Goldberg
Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Social Media: @disneyplus #disneyplus @DisneyAnimation
Media Contacts:
Disney+ Heather Levine, [email protected]
Walt Disney Animation Studios Amy Astley [email protected]
Erin Glover [email protected]
Walt Disney Studios Derek Del Rossi [email protected]
Kara Spector [email protected]
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