Timothy Björklund, Director

Timothy Björklund, DirectorKavaleer Productions has appointed former Disney director and producer, Timothy Björklund, as director of its Dublin-based studios.

San Francisco-native Björklund – a two-time Emmy award winner (Outstanding Animation category) for his work on the Disney’s TV series, Teachers Pet – has worked as a professional animator, writer, director and producer for more than 25 years.

He trained in animation and film graphics at California Institute of the Arts before getting his first job in 1984 as an assistant animator with Colossal Pictures. Four years later he began directing.

In 2010, he was in Dublin to direct the Nickelodeon Jr series, Olivia, at Brown Bag Films.