Dean Fleischer Camp

{{Short description|American filmmaker}}

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| name = Dean Fleischer Camp

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|02|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = United States

| spouse = {{marriage|Jenny Slate|2012|2016|reason=divorced}}

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| education = New York University (BFA)

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Film director
• producer
• screenwriter

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| years_active = 2008–present

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Dean Fleischer Camp{{cite web|last=Sim|first=Jonathan|title=Interview: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Director Dean Fleischer Camp on Marcel's Origin|date=June 28, 2022|website=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1228598-interview-marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-dean-fleischer-camp|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|title='Marcel The Shell With Shoes On': Dean Fleischer Camp & Jenny Slate On Daring To Hope With A24 Film, Potential For A Sequel & The Kind Of Children's Show Slate Wants To Host – Q&A|date=July 13, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/marcel-the-shell-jenny-slate-dean-fleischer-camp-on-potential-sequel-more-1235061401/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Minow|first=Nell|title=Charming Enthusiasm and Inherent Heartbreak: Dean Fleischer Camp on Marcel the Shell with Shoes On|date=July 18, 2022|website=RogerEbert.com|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/charming-enthusiasm-and-inherent-heartbreak-dean-fleischer-camp-on-marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{efn|Also spelled as Dean Fleischer-Camp according to some sources.{{cite news|last=Hertz|first=Barry|title=Most exes can't be in the same room, but Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp made the best family film of the year|date=June 28, 2022|newspaper=The Globe & Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-most-exes-cant-be-in-the-same-room-but-jenny-slate-and-dean-fleischer/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}}} is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor.{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Jack|title=Marcel The Shell director Dean Fleischer Camp embraces the art of earnestness|date=June 22, 2022|website=The A.V. Club|url=https://www.avclub.com/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-interview-dean-fleischer-1849096120|access-date=December 21, 2022}} He created the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On short films with Jenny Slate,{{cite web|last=Donnelly|first=Elizabeth|title=Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp on 'Marcel the Shell' and How Art Can Change Your Life|date=November 6, 2014|website=Flavorwire|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/485617/jenny-slate-and-dean-fleischer-camp-on-marcel-the-shell-and-how-art-can-change-your-life|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Lubitz|first=Rachel|title=Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp talk their beloved creation, Marcel the Shell|date=November 2, 2014|newspaper=The Durango Herald|url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/jenny-slate-and-dean-fleischer-camp-talk-their-beloved-creation-marcel-the-shell/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Kohn|first=Eric|title='Marcel the Shell': Why Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer Camp Declined Studio Offers and Made a Secret Movie Instead|date=September 5, 2021|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/marcel-the-shell-declined-studio-offers-1234662270/|access-date=December 21, 2022}} whom he was married to from 2012 to 2016. He also directed and starred in the feature film of the same name, which he co-wrote with Slate and Nick Paley.{{cite web|last=Hullender|first=Tatiana|title=Dean Fleischer-Camp Interview: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On|date=June 25, 2022|website=Screen Rant|url=https://screenrant.com/marcel-the-shell-dean-fleischer-camp-interview/|access-date=December 21, 2022}} For their work in the feature film, Fleischer Camp and Paley were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing at the 38th Independent Spirit Awards.{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Spirit Award Noms 2023: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Leads & Will Vie For Best Picture With 'Bones And All', 'Our Father, The Devil', 'Tár' & 'Women Talking'|date=November 22, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/independent-spirit-award-nominations-2022-1235179928/|access-date=December 21, 2022}} Fleischer Camp was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.{{Cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Hilary Lewis, Kimberly |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |last3=Nordyke |first3=Kimberly |date=2023-01-24 |title=Oscars: Full List of Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-nominations-2023-nominees-list-1235307974/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} He also directed the 2016 documentary Fraud.{{cite magazine|last=Ziemba|first=Christine N.|title=Director Dean Fleischer-Camp on Fraud and Chicanery|date=December 10, 2016|magazine=Paste|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/fraud/director-dean-fleischer-camp-on-fraud-and-chicaner/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}

In July 2022, it was announced that Fleischer Camp would direct the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch for Disney.{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Harper|title='Lilo & Stitch' Live-Action Disney Remake Sets 'Marcel the Shell' Director Dean Fleischer Camp|date=July 14, 2022|website=TheWrap|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lilo-and-stitch-live-action-dean-fleischer-camp/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Mishra|first=Shrishty|title='Lilo and Stitch' Live-Action Adaptation Taps 'Marcel the Shell' Director Dean Fleischer Camp|date=July 14, 2022|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/lilo-and-stitch-live-action-movie-dean-fleischer-camp-directing/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite magazine|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|title=Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' Live-Action Remake Hires 'Marcel the Shell' Director|date=July 14, 2022|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lilo-and-stitch-director-dean-fleischer-camp-1235317110/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Booth|first=Kaitlyn|title=Dean Fleischer Camp to Direct The Live-Action Remake of Lilo & Stitch|date=July 14, 2022|website=Bleeding Cool|url=https://bleedingcool.com/movies/dean-fleischer-camp-to-direct-the-live-action-remake-of-lilo-stitch/|access-date=December 21, 2022}}