Cal Brunker


Callan "Cal" Brunker is a Canadian animator, screenwriter, and film director.

Career

Cal Brunker has frequently collaborated with his partner Bob Barlen since 2009's Ollie & the Baked Halibut, who has later written films alongside since. Before his directional debut in Ninjamaica and then 2013's Escape from Planet Earth, Brunker has worked as a storyboard artist and an animator on films such as ', Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me. He directed films such as Escape from Planet Earth and '. Brunker and Barlen have written screenplays for Arctic Dogs, ', and The Son of Bigfoot in which they co-executive produced.
His next project is ', a feature film adaptation of Nick Jr.'s PAW Patrol animated series. Serving as the director and co-writer and once more collaborating with Barlen alongside with Billy Frolick, it will be produced by Spin Master and Nickelodeon Movies, and released by Paramount Pictures in August 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theme Park attraction