Jun Falkenstein has been an animation director, writer, and story artist for the past 15 years. She grew up in Laguna Beach, California, and received a B.A. from USC's School of Cinema-Television in 1991. Since then, she has worked at many major studios in both television and theatrical animation, including the Walt Disney Studios, Warner Brothers...
As of this writing she was the first and youngest female director to solely direct an animated feature from a major motion picture studio (The Tigger Movie, 2000). She was 29 years old when the film was released.
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Has won several contests with her machinima films, including the Grand Prize at Blizzcon in both 2007 and 2008.
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Was the director on the animated feature film Curious George (2006) for a year and a half during pre-production, until she parted ways with the studio over a script by William Goldman (which has since been thrown out).
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Some of the bands Jun has played in around Los Angeles: Waste of Aces, Gavin, The Willies, The Spirals, Betty Dylan, East of Fairfax, Zen Boy and Karma Girl.
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Free Birds
2013
storyboard artist
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2013
storyboard artist
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot
2012
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
The Smurfs
2011
storyboard artist
Despicable Me
2010
additional storyboard artist / storyboard artist
Astro Boy
2009
storyboard artist
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2009/I
storyboard artist
Random! Cartoons
TV Series prop designer - 2 episodes, 2007 storyboard artist - 1 episode, 2007 title card designer - 1 episode, 2007
Johnny Test
2005-2006
TV Series storyboard artist - 5 episodes
Mulan II
2004
Video additional storyboard artist
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
Video storyboard artist
Quest for Camelot
1998
storyboard artist
Mighty Ducks
1996
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994
TV Movie storyboard artist
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights
1994
TV Movie storyboard artist
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High
2016
supervising director
Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef
2016
Video supervising director
The Jungle Book
2014
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
2011
TV Series short 5 episodes
Random! Cartoons
2007
TV Series 2 episodes
The Tigger Movie
2000
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
1999
Video segment "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving"
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999
Video segment "A Very Goofy Christmas"
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
1998
Video short
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights
1994
TV Movie
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
Video story artist
Random! Cartoons
2007
TV Series character designer - 2 episodes
Everyone's Hero
2006
additional story artist
The Cartoon Cartoon Show
1995
TV Series animator - 1 episode
Taz-Mania
1993-1995
TV Series animation posing artist - 7 episodes
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994
TV Movie character designer
The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades
1990
TV Movie assistant animator
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
2011
TV Series short screenplay - 5 episodes
Random! Cartoons
TV Series creator - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007
The Tigger Movie
2000
screenplay
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Random! Cartoons
2007
TV Series co-executive producer - 2 episodes
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights
1994
TV Movie producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Random! Cartoons
2007
TV Series voice director - 2 episodes
Curious George
2006
development
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High
2016
Lunch Lady (voice)
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Party at Sam's
1996
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cheating, Inc
1991
Short animation camera operator
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2000
Annie
Annie Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
$1.1 Million
