Henry Selick is the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. His work also includes the films, James and the Giant Peach, Monkeybone, Coraline, and Wendell & Wild. Wendell & Wild was Selick's first feature film since Coraline with the Portland, Oregon on Netflix. Phases (CalArts) Tube Tales (CalArts) Seepage (1981) Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (1991) TV The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) James and the Giant Peach (1996) Monkeybone (2001) Moongirl (2005) Coraline (2009) Wendell…

Based on Adam Gidwitz's children's novel, FilmNation's film follows two children who escape their own dark story only to stumble into eight other twisted tales.

Nightmare Before Christmas behind the scenes

Henry Selick: As a gifted and renown stop-motion animator, Henry has directed a number of animated films in addition to collaborating on projects with directors such as Tim Burton and Wes Anderson. While I've worked experimentally with stop-motion, I've never had the opportunity to properly learn the art of stop-motion character design and animation as I have often hoped. There's something perfectly magical about it. I'd like to create some of that magic, just as Henry has.

Henry Selick.

Henry Selick and the 7 inch puppet used in the amazing 2009 film, "Coraline".

James & The Giant Peach