Jørgen Klubien
Jørgen Klubien is a Danish animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and occasional director whose fingerprints are all over modern animation history. A veteran of Disney and Pixar, Klubien began his career animating on The Fox and the Hound, Oliver & Company, and The Little Mermaid, before moving into story work where he helped shape classics like The Lion King, Pocahontas, A Bug’s Life, Mulan, Toy Story 2, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He’s best known as the original creator and co-writer of Cars (2006), bringing his personal story concept to Pixar, where it became one of the studio’s biggest franchises. His later work includes storyboarding on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie and Disney’s Dumbo (2019), and continued contributions to major animation studios across feature and short-form projects. Also a musician, he’s the longtime frontman of Danish pop band Danseorkestret and a solo recording artist.
Cars
(Screenplay)
Frankenweenie
(Storyboard)
LEGO Hero Factory: Invasion From Below
(Director)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(Art Department Manager)
The Little Wooden Boy
(Animation)
The Little Wooden Boy
(Writer)
The Little Wooden Boy
(Director)
The Little Wooden Boy
(Producer)
Cars
(Original Story)
The Emoji Movie
(Storyboard Designer)
Untitled Lani Pixels Project
(Writer)
The Lion King
(Story)
Cars
(Additional Storyboarding)
Cars
(Original Concept)
The Fox and the Hound
(Animation)
Rubber Tarzan
(Animation)
Otto Is a Rhino
(Storyboard Artist)
An American Tail
(Animation)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(Animation)
The Rescuers Down Under
(Supervising Animator)
The Little Mermaid
(Animation)
Oliver & Company
(Animation)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(Character Designer)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(Storyboard Artist)
James and the Giant Peach
(Storyboard Artist)
Mulan
(Story Artist)
Pocahontas
(Storyboard Artist)
The Lion King
(Co-Writer)
The Lion King
(Storyboard Artist)
A Bug's Life
(Co-Writer)
A Bug's Life
(Story Artist)
Toy Story 2
(Storyboard Artist)
Monsters, Inc.
(Story Artist)
Curious George
(Storyboard Artist)
How to Train Your Dragon
(Storyboard Artist)
Shrek Forever After
(Storyboard Artist)
Frankenweenie
(Story Developer)
Free Birds
(Storyboard Artist)
Wonder Park
(Story Artist)
The Emoji Movie
(Storyboard Artist)
Dumbo
(Character Designer)
Ted
(Storyboard Artist)
Ted 2
(Storyboard Artist)
Robots
(Storyboard Artist)
Ice Age
(Storyboard Artist)
Hop
(Animation)
Cars
(Character Designer)
Thomas og Tim
(Creator)