Timothy Björklund
Encyclopedia
Timothy Björklund, also known as Timothy Berglund, is an artist, art director, and director
of animated film and television from the United States
. His sole movie to date, Teacher's Pet
, was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2005.
, United States
. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Graphics/Experimental Animation in 1982 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1984.
before directing the 2004 spin-off movie. Between 2004 and 2006, he directed all 40 episodes the Disney animated series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, of which he was executive producer
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of animated film and television from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. His sole movie to date, Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (film)
Teacher's Pet is a 2004 animated musical film based on the television series of the same name; the film ends the central storyline of the series. The film was produced by DisneyToon Studios, and released to movie theaters in the United States in 2004...
, was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2005.
Personal life
Björklund was born in San Francisco, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Graphics/Experimental Animation in 1982 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1984.
Career
Björklund's film career began in 2000 when he directed some episodes of the Disney animated children's television series Teacher's PetTeacher's Pet (TV series)
Teacher's Pet is an American Disney animated television series about a dog who lives like a little boy. Created by Gary Baseman, Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner and directed by Timothy Björklund, it was broadcast on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC and later Toon Disney...
before directing the 2004 spin-off movie. Between 2004 and 2006, he directed all 40 episodes the Disney animated series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, of which he was executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
.
As director
- Disney's Teacher's Pet (TV series, 2000)
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (TV series, 2004–06)
- Disney's Teacher's Pet (2004)
Other
- Animated the Big Beast Quintet ID for NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
- Storyboard work for Kung Fu MagooKung Fu MagooKung Fu Magoo is a 2010 direct-to-video animated film from Anima Studios and Classic Media, and written by Emmy Laybourne, Sam Laybourne, Rob Sosin, and Bob Mittenthal and directed by Andrés Couturier...
(2010) - Writer and storyboard work for Phineas and FerbPhineas and FerbPhineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which...
(2008) - Model/prop designer for Baby BluesBaby Blues (TV series)Baby Blues is a Chinese drama produced in Singapore and broadcast in 2005. The show stars Hong Kong veteran actress Zhu Mimi, Xie Shaoguang, Chen Liping, Michelle Chong, Chen Hanwei, Allan Wu and Jin Yinji...
(2000–02) - Director for The Twisted Tales of Felix the CatThe Twisted Tales of Felix the CatThe Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat is an animated series starring the classic 1919 feline character, Felix the Cat produced for television by Film Roman. It aired from September 9, 1995 to November 25, 1997 on CBS.-History:...
(1995) - Storyboard director and writer for Rocko's Modern LifeRocko's Modern LifeRocko's Modern Life is an animated series created by Joe Murray. The show aired for four seasons between 1993 and 1996 on Nickelodeon. Rocko's Modern Life is based around the surreal, parodic adventures of an anthropomorphic wallaby named Rocko, and his life in the city of O-Town...
(1993–1996) (credited in the show as Timothy Berglund, referred to on Joe Murray's website as Timothy Björklund) - Visual effects for The Meteor Man (1993)
- Art director/layout artist for "Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery" (1989)
- Animator for Cocoon: The ReturnCocoon: The ReturnCocoon: The Return is a 1988 science fiction film that is the sequel to the 1985 film Cocoon. All of the starring actors from the first film reprised their roles in this film, although Brian Dennehy only appears in one scene at the end of the film...
(1988) - Animator for WillowWillow (film)Willow is a 1988 American fantasy film directed by Ron Howard and produced/co-written by George Lucas. Warwick Davis stars in the film, as well as Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Patricia Hayes...
(1988) - Animator for Who Framed Roger RabbitWho Framed Roger RabbitWho Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy-noir film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film combines live action and animation, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, which depicts a world in which cartoon characters...
(1988) - Animator for *batteries not included*batteries not included*batteries not included is a 1987 family-science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living machines that save an apartment block under threat from property development....
(1987) - Animator for One Crazy SummerOne Crazy Summer-Production:Several locations on Cape Cod, Massachusetts were used for the film: Barnstable High School , Hyannis West Elementary School , the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard And Nantucket Steamship Authority ferry dock in Woods Hole, where the characters board the ferry, and the motorcycle gang...
(1986)