Callan Stuart "Cal" Brunker (born November 16, 1978) is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for directing

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's animated film ''

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'' (2013), '' The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'' (2017), and

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's '' PAW Patrol: The Movie'' (2021), all are in collaboration with his business partner Bob Barlen, who served as a co-writer for these films.

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 directorial debut in ''Ninjamaica'' and then 2013's ''

'', Brunker has worked as a storyboard artist and an animator on films such as '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He directed films such as ''

'' and '' The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature''. Brunker and Barlen have written screenplays for ''

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'', '' Cranston Academy: Monster Zone'', and ''

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'' in which they co-executive produced. He also directed the film '' PAW Patrol: The Movie'', a feature film adaptation of the

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's ''

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'' animated series. Serving as the director and co-writer and once more collaborating with Barlen alongside

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, it was produced by

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and

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, and released by

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in August 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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