Victoria "Vicky" Jenson is an animation director at DreamWorks Animation and Disney, most notable for having co-directed Shrek, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.Jenson "started as a background artist at Hanna-Barbera in 1977, became a storyboard artist for Warner Bros., Marvel and Disney Television, and variously worked as a production designer, art director and co-producer". She got one of her earliest starts working for Filmation doing the storyboard backgrounds on the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon series in the early 1980s. She also worked on Mighty Mouse in the 1980s and the The Ren & Stimpy Show in the early 1990s, and was the art director for FernGully: The Last Rainforest in 1992, and the production designer for Computer Warriors: The Adventure Begins and Playroom. She began working for DreamWorks as a production designer and story artist for The Road to El Dorado in 2000, and co-directed Shrek (with Andrew Adamson), and Shark Tale (with Bibo Bergeron and Rob Letterman),In 2009, she finished her first live-action directorial work for the Alexis Bledel-starring comedy, Post Grad. She is the sister of classical violinist Dylana Jenson.
additional production designer - as Victoria Jenson / storyboard artist - as Victoria Jenson
The Baby Huey Show
1995
TV Series storyboard artist - 2 episodes
Taz-Mania
1991-1995
TV Series storyboard artist - 16 episodes
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1994
TV Series storyboard artist - 2 episodes
Animaniacs
1993-1994
TV Series storyboard artist - 4 episodes
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
storyboard artist - as Victoria Jenson
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
1990
TV Series storyboard director - 13 episodes
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989
TV Series storyboard artist - 2 episodes
Police Academy: The Series
1988
TV Series storyboard artist - 14 episodes
Jem
1986-1988
TV Series storyboard director - 60 episodes
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
1988
designer - as Victoria Jenson
She's Having a Baby
1988
storyboard artist - uncredited
She-Ra: Princess of Power
1985-1987
TV Series storyboard artist - 93 episodes
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
storyboard artist - as Victoria Jenson
Slam Dance
1987
storyboard artist - as Victoria Jenson
Potato Head Kids
1986
TV Series storyboard director - as Victoria Jenson, 1986
Ghostbusters
1986
TV Series storyboard artist - 65 episodes
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1984-1985
TV Series storyboard artist - 65 episodes
The Secret of the Sword
1985
storyboard artist - as Victoria Jenson
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
1984
TV Series storyboard artist - as Victoria Jenson, 1984
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rock Odyssey
1987
background artist - as Victoria Jensen
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1983
TV Series background designer - 49 episodes
Jokebook
1982
TV Series background artist - as Victoria Jenson, 1982
Pac-Man
1982
TV Series background artist - 13 episodes
The Smurfs
1981-1982
TV Series background artist - 62 episodes
Shirt Tales
1982
TV Series background artist - as Vicki Jenson, 1982
The Gary Coleman Show
1982
TV Series background artist - as Vicki Jenson, 1982
The Smurfs Springtime Special
1982
TV Short background artist - as Victoria Jenson
Trollkins
1981
TV Series background artist - 13 episodes
Super Friends
1981
TV Series background artist - 6 episodes
The Kwicky Koala Show
1981
TV Series background artist - 1 episode
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
1972
TV Series background designer - as Victoria Jenson, 1984
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
additional story artist
Chicken Run
2000
additional story artist - as Vicki Jenson
The Cartoon Cartoon Show
1995
TV Series background stylist - 1 episode
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TV Series background painter - 8 episodes, 1992 - 1994 background color designer - 3 episodes, 1994 background color - 1 episode, 1995 background artist - 1 episode, 1994 background color stylist - 1 episode, 1994
Beethoven
1994
TV Series character designer - 13 episodes
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
layout artist - as Victoria Jenson / layout designer - as Victoria Jenson
Christmas in Tattertown
1988
TV Movie background color key - as Victoria Jenson / background designer - as Victoria Jenson / layout artist - as Victoria Jenson
Mighty Mouse, the New Adventures
TV Series background color key - 13 episodes, 1987 background designer - 8 episodes, 1987 background design and color key - 6 episodes, 1988 character color designer - 6 episodes, 1988
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beethoven
1994
TV Series 13 episodes
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Victoria Jenson
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Firsts
2013-2014
TV Series 2 episodes
Post Grad
2009
Shark Tale
2004
Family Tree
2003
Short
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
2001
Video short
Shrek
2001
The Baby Huey Show
1995
TV Series 4 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Baby Huey Show
1995
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Road to El Dorado
2000
Computer Warriors
1990
Video short as Victoria Jenson
Playroom
1989
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lo
2009
producer
Family Tree
2003
Short executive producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
developer
Potato Head Kids
1986
TV Series main title creator - as Victoria Jenson, 1986
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cerebral Print: The Secret Files
2005
Actress
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Propagandance
1987
Short vocalist - as Victoria Jenson
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
2010
Video documentary short special thanks
Reflections
2008/III
Short thanks
Tiny Dancer
2006
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Green
2014
Documentary
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
2010
Video documentary short
Herself
Greatest Ever Comedy Movies
2006
TV Movie
Herself
The 100 Greatest Family Films
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
A Fishified World
2005
Video documentary short
Herself
Best Ever Family Films
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
100 Greatest Cartoons
2005
TV Special documentary
Herself (as Vicky Jensen)
Star Fish of 'Shark Tale'
2005
Video documentary short
Herself
Film '72
2004
TV Series
Herself
Shark Tale: Gettin' Fishy with It
2004
TV Movie
Herself
HBO First Look
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek'
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
Jury Award
Bearfest - Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
Best Short Film
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Audience Award
Aspen Shortsfest
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Grand Jury Award
dead CENTER Film Festival
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Best Short
Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Best of ...
Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival
Magical Realism
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Audience Award
Empire Film Festival
Best Short
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Best of the Fest
Malibu Film Festival
Best Live Action Short Film
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Special Teen Jury Prize
Nantucket Film Festival
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Special Jury Award
SXSW Film Festival
Narrative Short
Family Tree (2003)
2003
Short Film Competition Prize
Wine Country Film Festival
Best Short Film - Novela Form Film - U.S. (over 20 mins.)
Family Tree (2003)
2001
BAFTA Children's Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Feature Film
Shrek (2001)
2001
Annie
Annie Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Shrek (2001)
2001
Jupiter Award
Jupiter Award
Best International Film
Shrek (2001)
2001
Audience Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Shrek (2001)
2001
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Animation
Shrek (2001)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
LAIFF March Award
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
Best Web Series
Firsts (2013)
2002
Amanda
Amanda Awards, Norway
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)