Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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Producer

Lori Forte

Bio

LORI FORTE (Producer) began her career in feature animation at Disney, where she was the creative executive on the Academy Award nominees, “Toy Story” and “Runaway Brain.” During her tenure at Disney, she was also involved with “The Lion King” and “Pocahontas.” Forte then became a producer for Fox Animation Studios, where she developed several feature film ideas. Having always been fascinated by the Ice Age and by the majesty of its unique creatures, Forte came up with the idea to make a movie that captured that icy world and its extraordinary inhabitants. A movie franchise was born when “Ice Age” sub-zero heroes Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat – and their incredible world – arrived in movie houses around the globe. Forte went on to develop and produce the sequel, “Ice Age: The Meltdown” and produced the Academy Award-nominated short “No Time For Nuts” (with John Donkin). Forte is currently developing several other CGI features for Fox. Previously, Forte was a development executive at NBC-TV, where she helped develop the comedy series “Dear John” and “Empty Nest.” She also held key duties on the series “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” and “Alf.” Forte then joined Columbia Pictures Television, where she was vice president of comedy development, overseeing a variety of pilots and series, including “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.” Forte resides in Los Angeles, except during production, when she's at Blue Sky Studios in Connecticut.

Producer- Job Description

The chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors.