The animated movie That Christmas by Netflix Animation, Locksmith Animation, and DNEG Animation, is directed by Simon Otto.
That Christmas is an animated fantasy drama film that has been adapted from the interconnected stories in the children’s Christmas book titled “That Christmas and Other Stories” written by Richard Curtis. The movie has 3 stories revolving around the theme of Christmas and is filled with humor and family drama. The movie was released on December 4th and is live on the streaming platform Netflix.
That Christmas has an ensemble of cast members with Brian Cox as Santa Claus, Fiona Shaw as Miss Trapper, Jodie Whittaker as Mrs. Williams, Bill Nighy as Lighthouse Bill, Lolly Adefope as Mrs. McNutt, Alex Macqueen as Mr. Forrest, Katherine Parkinson as Mrs. Forrest, Sindhu Vee as Mrs. Mulji, India Brown as Bernadette "Bernie" McNutt, Zazie Hayhurst as Sam Beccles, Sienna Sayer as Charlie Beccles, Jack Wisniewski as Danny Williams, Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs. Beccles, Paul Kaye as Yirrell, and Guz Khan as Dasher, among others.
Who is the director of That Christmas?
That Christmas is directed by Simon Otto, which marks his first directorial movie venture. Prior to this, Otto was seen as an animator working with various production houses. Otto received his big break when he was hired by DreamWorks Animation in Los Angeles as a traditional character animator on their first 2D animated feature “The Prince of Egypt”. Since then Otto has been a part of the company for 21 years working on projects like How to Train Your Dragon. Among various contributions from the animator, is his work in developing Premo, the animation software developed at DreamWorks Animation, for which he won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement.
Projects on which Simon Otto has worked on
Being active in Hollywood from 1997 till the present, Simon Otto has worked on various projects from being an animator to being a project director. The below table mentions all the projects for which Otto has been credited in the industry.
As a Director
| Year | Title | Format |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia – To Catch a Changeling (Episode) | TV series |
| 2016 | Dragons: Race to the Edge- A Grim Retreat (Episode) | TV series |
| 2016 | Dragons: Race to the Edge – Crash Course (Episode) | TV series |
| 2021 | Love, Death & Robots – The Tall Grass (Episode) | TV series |
| 2024 | That Christmas | Movie |
As an Animator
| Year | Project | Role |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Animator |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Animator |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Animator |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Animator |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Animator |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Supporting character designer |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Supervising animator |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Supporting animator |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Supporting animator |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Supporting animator |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Head of character animation |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Head of Character Animation and Story Artist |
| 2015 | Home | Supporting supervising animator |
| 2018 | Bird Karma | Animator |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Head of Character Animation and Story Artist |
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FAQs about That Christmas
That Christmas is available to watch on the streaming platform Netflix.
The role of Santa is voiced by Brian Cox in That Christmas.
That Christmas has a run time of 92 minutes.
