John van Bruggen (born March 6, 1957) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

animator and writer. His wife,

Arna Selznick Arna Selznick is a Canadian animator, best known for directing Nelvana's 1985 animated film ''The Care Bears Movie''. Arna owns and operates a studio called Dancingmonkeys with her husband/partner John van Bruggen. Career 2020-2021: Developmen ...

, was the director of 1985's ''

The Care Bears Movie ''The Care Bears Movie'' is a 1985 animated musical fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick from a screenplay by Peter Sauder. This was the second feature film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana (after the 1983 film ''Rock & Rule''), ...

''. He and Selznick were layout supervisors on its 1986

sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...

. They are partners in the creative services company dancingmonkeys. 2020-2021: John is Executive Story Editor on the ''Brave Bunnies'' animated television series, currently in production. 2017-2018: John van Bruggen wrote the screenplay for ''The Most Magnificent Thing'', the award winning Nelvana 22 minute CG short directed by Arna Selznick. In 2004, John created the Jazz-inspired show YTV's ''Coolman!'' along with Selznick. He also recently penned the script for the 2006 feature ''

Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure ''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure'' (''Franklin et le trésor du lac'' in France and ''Benjamin et le Trésor du lac'' in Canadian French) is a children's animated adventure drama film released on September 6, 2006, based on the TV series '' ...

''. He was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2000 for his story ''Franklin and the Two Henrys'', also from the Franklin series. He received a second nomination in 2004 for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series, for "Jacob Two-Two and the Purloined Hockey Card". The "van" in his name is sometimes listed with a capital V in his animated credits. Some of van Bruggen's other credits include: * ''

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends ''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'', sometimes shortened to ''Sunny Patch'', is a CGI-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana in association with AbsoluteDigital Pictures and Callaway Arts & Entertainment as a follow-up to ' ...

'' (contributing writer) * ''

Gerald McBoing-Boing ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'' is an animated short film about a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. It was produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on November 2, 1950. ...

'' (contributing writer) * ''

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

'' (John was director for season 1 and 2 of the animated television series, writer on ''

Back to School with Franklin ''Back to School with Franklin'' is a 2003 Canadian animated comedy film. It is the third '' Franklin'' film and was released direct-to-video and on DVD. This animated film was directed by Arna Selznick. Cole Caplan takes over for Noah Reid as the ...

'', and director on ''

Franklin and the Green Knight ''Franklin and the Green Knight'' (also known as ''Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie'') is a 2000 Canadian animated adventure film. The first '' Franklin'' film, ''Franklin and the Green Knight'' was released direct to video and DVD. The mo ...

'' and ''

Franklin's Magic Christmas ''Franklin's Magic Christmas'' is a 2001 Canadian animated Christmas film. It is the second '' Franklin'' film and was released direct-to-video and DVD. It is somewhat shorter than '' Franklin and the Green Knight'' and ''Franklin and the Turtle ...

'') He also wrote a story, "It's Father's Day, Franklin!," for the CGI followup, '' Franklin and Friends''. John wrote for the screenplay for the 2D 2006 feature animated film: ''

Franklin and The Turtle Lake Treasure ''Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure'' (''Franklin et le trésor du lac'' in France and ''Benjamin et le Trésor du lac'' in Canadian French) is a children's animated adventure drama film released on September 6, 2006, based on the TV series '' ...

'' * '' Little Bear'' (co-director, post production) * ''

Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse ''Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse'' (also known as ''Edouard et Martin'' for the French dub in Quebec) is a children's animated television series co-produced by Nelvana and Hong Guang Animation for Teletoon and PBS Kids. It tells the stories of a youn ...

'' (co-director) * ''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Nov ...

'' (director, season 1 and 2 of the television series) * ''

Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, written by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, and Warren Skaaren, produced by The Geffen Company, distributed by Warner Bros., and starring Alec Baldwin, ...

'' (the animated series) (A. D., the premiere season, under director Robin Budd. John was also one of the three television series directors for Beetlejuice syndication) * '' Noonbory and the Super 7'' (contributing writer) * ''

PAW Patrol ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series, children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the ...

'' (guest writer)

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Biography of John van Bruggen
Living people Canadian animators Canadian animated film directors Animation screenwriters 1957 births {{animator-stub