Stephen Donnelly

History

Stephen Donnelly is an award-winning director, screenwriter, producer and lyricist with over 20 years experience in animation. After deciding from a very early age that his future was animated, Stephen embarked on a career that has seen him direct, develop, produce or write for Cartoon Network, Amazon Studios,The Bureau of Magic, Mattel, Microsoft Studios, Timeless Films and Netflix. His deep understanding of narrative structure and character development is combined with a mastery of art direction honed while envisioning the world of the Emmy Award winning Amazon Studios show Lost in Oz. From generating the core of an idea to finessing the final onscreen image, he is a complete visual storyteller.

Movies

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Director
On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.
Amazed By You
Amazed By You
Writer
The Faith Club (original title) What happens when “City Slicker” Christian Andrews is thrown into a Cowboy World filled with five sisters, two bullies, a whole lot of cattle, one grungy dog and a woman who runs it all, with only his Faith to guide him through it? You'll be amazed by this charming story that celebrates LIFE after LOSS. Five diverse kids formed THE FAITH CLUB as children and 10 years later, after one of their group passes away at an untimely death, they meet at the Dude Ranch that he worked at and rediscover their faith and the hope they all shared in the past trying to resurrect a dream their fallen comrade had.
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High
Writer
Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a school where everyone was welcome and accepted for who they are. Determined to make their dream come true, the ghouls travel the world on an epic adventure to recruit new students. But even in this amazing place, there's drama: a villainess zombie is spreading trouble rather than friendship, and every student must live with the fear that their secret will be revealed. Now the ghouls must save their school so that every monster has a place where they belong and their uniqueness is celebrated!
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High
Director
Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a school where everyone was welcome and accepted for who they are. Determined to make their dream come true, the ghouls travel the world on an epic adventure to recruit new students. But even in this amazing place, there's drama: a villainess zombie is spreading trouble rather than friendship, and every student must live with the fear that their secret will be revealed. Now the ghouls must save their school so that every monster has a place where they belong and their uniqueness is celebrated!