Andrew Ralph Adamson,
MNZM (born 1 December 1966) is a
New Zealand film director,
producer and
screenwriter based mainly in
Los Angeles, where he made the blockbuster animation films,
Shrek and
Shrek 2 for which he received an
Academy Award nomination. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for
C. S. Lewis'
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Shooting took place in New Zealand, primarily in and around
Auckland, but also in
South Island where much of
Peter Jackson's
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed. He also worked on the movies
Batman Forever and
Batman & Robin as a
visual effects supervisor.