Prasansook "Fawn" Veerasunthorn[1][2] (Thai: ประสานสุข วีระสุนทร (ฝน)) is a Thai film director and animator. She worked on the Disney Animation films Frozen (2013), Moana (2016), and Zootopia (2016) as a storyboard artist, and as head of story on Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). The first feature film she directed was Disney's Wish (2023), in collaboration with Chris Buck.
On September 9, 2022, during the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, Disney Animation announced their next film as Wish, with Chris Buck and Veerasunthorn attached as directors.[7] Veerasunthorn was recognized by the Government of Thailand as the first Thai artist to direct a Disney animated film.[8]
Personal life
Veerasunthorn currently lives in Burbank, California with her husband, daughter and two cats.[5]
^ abcdHolt, Nathalia (2019). The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History. Little, Brown. ISBN9780316439169.
^Norapoompipat, Apipar (March 25, 2017). "Big draw in Hollywood". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2023.