Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952), is an American stop motion animation director who directed both The Nightmare Before Christmas, and James and the Giant Peach. He studied at the Character Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts, while at the same time, studying experimental animation techniques from Jules Engel.

There was a lot of friction between Tim Burton and Selick regarding The Nightmare Before Christmas; Selick felt that he was not adequately consulted during the film's creation.

Selick also directed the film Monkeybone and developed the stop-motion animation for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. He is currently working for Laika Entertainment House where he is preparing an animated version of Neil Gaiman's Coraline.

Filmography

• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• James and the Giant Peach (film)
• Monkeybone
• Coraline

External links

• Henry Selick imdb page at the Internet Movie Database
• "Henry Selick speaks about Moongirl and more"
• Layers: A Look at Henry Selick
• Director's Bio
• HENRY SELICK - Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions
• Director Henry Selick drives Brendan Fraser bananas in Monkeybone
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
• Selick Talks Vinton Projects
• Henry Selick talks "Coarline"They Might be Giants to compose music for the film; the casting includes British actresses Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders
• Selick To Direct Coraline
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou:1 On 1 With Henry Selick
• Selick biography for Laika
• Henry Selick filmography

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