Christopher Jenkins (born November 1961) is a Welsh effects animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director and producer.
Early life Jenkins was born and raised in Ton Pentre, Rhondda Valley in South Wales. He attended the Ton Pentre Junior School and later went to the Upper Rhondda Comprehensive School. He attended Middlesex University in England from 1982 to 1987, where he earned a BA degree in scientific illustration.
Career Jenkins started his career in 1987 as an effects animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He spent most of his professional life at Walt Disney Pictures where he served as artistic coordinator on Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Before that, he was visual effects supervisor on The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also was an effects animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and Hercules.
Jenkins left Disney to work at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he conceived the idea for Surf's Up. Jenkins had been attached to direct Hotel Transylvania before leaving the company.
He worked at Blue Sky Studios in Greenwich, Connecticut, for one year during the development of Rio.
As of August 2011, Jenkins is at DreamWorks Animation, where he produced the 2015 animated feature film Home.
Filmography Year Title Credits 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Effects animator 1989 The Little Mermaid Effects animator 1990 The Prince and the Pauper (short) Layout artist / effects animator 1991 Beauty and the Beast Effects animator 1992 Aladdin Effects animator 1993 Trail Mix-Up (short) Special effects animator 1994 The Lion King Effects animator 1995 Pocahontas Pre-production effects development artist 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Visual effects supervisor 1997 Hercules Visual effects animator 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Artistic coordinator 2006 Open Season Special thanks 2007 Surf's Up Producer / screenplay by / story by 2014 Almost Home (short) Producer 2015 Home Producer 2018 Duck Duck Goose Director / screenplay / story by 2024 10 Lives Director & writer 2025 Sneaks Director TBA The Ark and the Aardvark Story
References
"Q&A with Producer Chris Jenkins", Bill Desowitz, Surf's Up official site, 2007. Archive "Chris Jenkins, Ash Brannon, and Chris Buck Are Creating Waves in Their New Film Surf's Up" , 6 June 2007, MovieWeb.com. "A wave of anticipation", 21 February 2008, by Kathryn Williams, Rhondda Leader.
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