Esben Toft Jacobsen has a background in computer games and has been working as an animation director/creator since he graduated from a film school in 2006.
His primary focus is projects for children and young adults. He has experience in scriptwriting, worldbuilding, and design for animation and live action. Esben has created and co-written two animated feature films, The Great Bear (2011) and Beyond Beyond (2014), one animated TV series, Kiwi & Strit (2016), and worked on the live action Netflix show The Rain as creator and visual supervisor. Currently, he is writing and developing new animated shows.
Animation Today •
03/06/2025
CEEA Talks: Ildikó Takács & Reka Temple about a boost for Hungarian Animation
Animation Today •
02/06/2025
CEEA Talks: Edith Sepp (Estonian Film Institute): “It doesn’t help to talk about making fire”
CEE Animation Workshop •
28/05/2025
CEE Animation Workshop 2025 Continues: Module 2 Under Way
CEE Animation Experience •
26/05/2025
