Jun Falkenstein is an American animation director, writer, and storyboard artist. She directed the film ''
The Tigger Movie'' in 2000. Falkenstein graduated from the
USC School of Cinematic Arts
The USC School of Cinematic Arts is an academic unit of the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles. With a history that dates to the first years of Sound film, talkies, the school descends from America's first ...
with a bachelors in live-action production in 1991.
Film and television work
* ''
Taz-Mania'' (1992) - Animation posing artist
* ''
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights'' (1994) - Director
* ''
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' (1998) - Storyboard artist
* ''
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
''A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving'' is a 1998 made-for-TV special featuring the voice talents of Jim Cummings, Paul Winchell, and John Fiedler. The special shows Pooh and his friends learning the true meaning of Thanksgiving. It was nominated fo ...
'' (1998) - Director
* ''
Seasons of Giving'' (1999) - Director
* ''
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' (1999) - Director
* ''
The Tigger Movie'' (2000) - Director, writer
* ''
Johnny Test
''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Group, Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB ...
'' (2005-2006) - Storyboard artist
* ''
Random! Cartoons'' (2007) - Creator ("Kyle + Rosemary")
* ''
The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...
'' (2014) - Director
* ''
Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef'' (2016) - Supervising director
* ''Monster High: Welcome to Monster High'' (2016) - Supervising director
* ''
Monster High: Electrified'' (2017) - Supervising director
* ''
The Lion King
''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...
'' (2019) - Storyboard artist
* ''
Stillwater'' (2020) - Executive producer, supervising director
Awards and nominations
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Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
(Winner)
:: for "Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program - Stillwater (2022)"
::Jun Falkenstein, Supervising Director
*
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Foster Peabody, George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and in ...
(Winner)
:: for "Children's and Youth category - Stillwater (2020)"
::Jun Falkenstein, Supervising Director
*
Annie Award
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Origina ...
(Nominated)
:: for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production - The Tigger Movie (2000)"
::Jun Falkenstein, Director
References
External links
Official Website*
Stone Falcon Productions
1969 births
Living people
Artists from Hawaii
Film directors from California
Film producers from California
American voice directors
American women film producers
American women screenwriters
USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Walt Disney Animation Studios people
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