Director Simon J. Smith

An American animated film, Penguins of Madagascar (2014), was a collaborative effort by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks. Following the adventure of three heroic penguin brothers Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski, the story begins when they bravely rescue an abandoned egg from leopard seals on a drifting iceberg. The chick that hatches becomes their beloved brother, Private. Ten years later, the penguins break away from Circus Zaragoza to celebrate Private’s birthday by breaking into Fort Knox for his favorite snack- Cheesy Dibbles. Despite his true desire to be recognized as a full-fledged team member, Private’s wish seems unattainable. However, things ...

In 2011, DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images released Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011), a computer animated short film directed by Simon J. Smith and written by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons. It stars Will Ferrell and David Cross and was included on the DVD/Blu-ray release of the original film. Taking place after the events of Megamind, the short follows Megamind’s first day as Defender of Metro City. To ...

Far Far Away Idol (2004), a six-minute interactive short with various endings, was included as a bonus on the Shrek 2 DVD and VHS on November 5, 2004. Following the conclusion of Shrek 2, fan-favorite characters participate in a singing competition judged by none other than Simon Cowell himself. Experience the comical antics of your beloved Shrek characters as they belt out tunes all night long in this side-splitting parody. Laugh along with Fiona, Puss in Boots, Donkey and the rest of the Far Far Away Kingdom as they compete in a musical showdown.

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad (2003) is an animated 4D film based on the Shrek franchise by DreamWorks Animation and the book by William Steig. As Shrek and Princess Fiona search for the Honeymoon Hotel, Thelonious appears and captures Fiona. Shrek and Donkey chase after them, leading them to a graveyard where they encounter Lord Farquaad’s statue of Dragon which he has sent to attack them. However, the real Dragon arrives to save them, resulting in a chase that ends with the stone dragon losing its wings and falling into the water below. In another attempt to harm Fiona, Farquaad sends her over a waterfall on a raft ...