Jeff Rowe
Director, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Paramount Animation
Jeff Rowe is a writer and director, known for his exceptional contributions to the world of animation. Most recently, Rowe made his directorial and writing debut with the animated feature "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," which was released in theaters on August 2 and has become the highest-rated animation film of the year. Currently sitting at a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the feature has been praised for its visually striking art style with critics calling the film "a marvel of animation" and "a gorgeous reintroduction to the TMNT" that is "elevated by phenomenal art direction."
Additionally, Rowe co-wrote and co-directed the Academy Award-nominated film "The Mitchells vs. the Machines." The film, which was released on Netflix in April 2021, was hailed as one of the best-animated features of the year and has been recognized for its unique visual style. It went on to become Netflix’s biggest animated film of the year and is still one of the streaming service’s most-streamed animated works of all time.
On the television side, Rowe served as a writer on the Primetime Emmy award-winning Disney Channel animated series "Gravity Falls" from 2014 to 2016, before going on to write on the animated series "Disenchantment" for Netflix.