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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.

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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.​

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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.

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I am a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the European Film Academy.

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We work in an amazing medium and I'm grateful to have collaborated with so many interesting people over the years!​