
Fabian Erlinghäuser
Director
at Cartoon Saloon

Thanks for stopping by!
My name is Fabian and I have worked at Cartoon Saloon for the past 25 years, mainly in Directing and Animation.
I was Assistant Director on the feature films 'My Father's Dragon' and 'Song Of The Sea',
and co-director of the Annie Award-winning short film 'There's a monster in my kitchen' alongside Tomm Moore.
Prior to this I was Animation Director / Animation Supervisor on the feature films
'The Breadwinner', 'Song Of The Sea', and 'The Secret Of Kells'.
In 2021 I received the Irish Animation Award 'Best Director of an Animated Series' for 'Dorg Van Dango',
a Nickelodeon show I created with fellow Salooner Nora Twomey.
Recently I wrapped co-directing the studio's new TV-show 'Silly Sundays' for RTÉ and Warner Bros.
I have represented Cartoon Saloon at festivals such as Annecy, Cartoon Forum, Fantoche, We are Playgrounds,
Monstra, FMX, Spark, or the Shanghai Film Festival - facilitating Making-ofs, workshops, talks, and jury panels.
Besides my work I enjoy teaching and sharing knowledge with students.
I have taught at colleges such as The Animation Workshop in Denmark (2010 - 2017)
and Filmakademie Ludwigsburg in Germany (2022 - 2025) as a seasonal guest teacher.
I am a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the European Film Academy.
We work in an amazing medium and I'm grateful to have collaborated with so many interesting people over the years!