Toronto filmmaker Domee Shi, certainly one of a number of Canadians to snag Oscar nominations, says the nod presents welcome “validation” that tales led by various characters can succeed. Shi is up for finest animated function for her coming-of-age Pixar movie “Turning Red”, a few 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian lady who turns into a large crimson panda when feelings get one of the best of her.
Toronto’s Domee Shi on landing an Oscar nomination for ‘Turning Red’
