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___MASK84___ is an American film production company and a division of Walt Disney Studios , owned by The Walt Disney Company . The division is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California , and is the main producer of live - action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit . It took on its current name in 1983 . Today , in conjunction with the other units of Walt Disney Studios , ___MASK84___ is classified as one of Hollywood ' s " Big Six " film studios . Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer - animated comedy - drama adventure film produced by ___MASK51___ Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . Written and directed by Andrew Stanton with co - direction by Lee Unkrich , the film stars the voices of Albert Brooks , Ellen DeGeneres , Alexander Gould , and Willem Dafoe . It tells the story of the overprotective Ocellaris clownfish named Marlin who , along with a regal blue tang named Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour . Along the way , Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself . Jean - Michel Cousteau ( born 6 May 1938 ) is a French oceanographic explorer , environmentalist , educator , and film producer . The first son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau , he is the father of Fabien Cousteau and Céline Cousteau . Lee Edward Unkrich ( born August 8 , 1967 ) is an American director , film editor and screenwriter . He is a longtime member of the creative team at ___MASK51___ , where he started in 1994 as a film editor . He later began directing , first as co - director of " Toy Story 2 ". After co - directing " Monsters , Inc ." and " Finding Nemo ", Unkrich made his solo directorial debut with " Toy Story 3 ", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film in 2011 . Fabien Cousteau ( born - 2 October 1967 ) is an aquanaut , ocean conservationist , and documentary filmmaker . As the first grandson of Jacques - Yves Cousteau , Fabien spent his early years aboard his grandfather  s ships Calypso and Alcyone ; learning how to scuba dive on his fourth birthday . He is known for his study of sharks and from 2000 - 2002 , Fabien was an Explorer - at - Large for National Geographic and collaborated on a TV special aimed at changing public conceptions about sharks called ,  Attack of the Mystery Shark ,. Then in 2003 - 2006 , he produced the documentary ,  that aired on ___MASK18___ . With the help of a large crew , Fabien created a 14 - foot , 1 , 200 - pound , lifelike shark submarine called  Troy  that enabled him to immerse himself inside the shark world . For the next four years ( 2006 - 2010 ), Fabien was part of a multi - hour series for ___MASK97___ called ,  Ocean Adventures  with his father , Jean - Michel Cousteau , and sister , Céline . Inspired by his grandfather  s 1978 ___MASK97___ series ,  Ocean Adventures . In early 2009 Fabien began working with local communities and children worldwide to help restore local water ecosystems . He continues to presently fulfill these initiatives through Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center ] (" OLC ") his non - profit 501 ( c )( 3 ) founded in early 2016 dedicated to the restoration of the world ' s water bodies through active community engagement and education . Andrew Stanton ( born December 3 , 1965 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , producer , and voice actor based at ___MASK51___ Animation Studios . His film work includes writing and directing ___MASK51___ ' s " A Bug ' s Life " ( 1998 ) ( as co - director ), " Finding Nemo " ( 2003 ), and " WALL - E " ( 2008 ), and the live - action film , Disney ' s " John Carter " ( 2012 ). He also co - wrote all three " Toy Story " films and " Monsters , Inc ." ( 2001 ) Exploring the Reef ( 2003 ) is a humorous short documentary film included on the second disc of the Finding Nemo DVD . It features Jean - Michel Cousteau in a documentary film he is trying to make about coral reefs , but Marlin , Dory and Nemo keep interrupting him .