Hello, I’m Tim Keller. I’m an Animation Producer and former Software Developer. I live in Cape Town with my wife, two kids and beagle, Peach.
I work at Sunrise Animation Studios in beautiful Noordhoek, Cape Town. I’ve helped produce shows like Team Jay, Jungle Beat, The Explorers, and Munki and Trunk. I’ve produced, Jungle Beat: The Movie (Netflix, 2021), and have just finished the sequel (coming soon).
My background is in Computer Science, completing a Bachelor of Science in CompSci and Psychology at UCT. I spent several years working as a developer, then as a development manager, before moving into animation.
I’ve had a life-long passion for technology, media and the creative arts. I’m an avid photographer and love travelling the world in search of visual inspiration. Animation sits squarely at the intersection of these passions – and I still can’t believe I get to make cartoons for a living.
Official Bio
Tim Keller is a producer at Sunrise Animation Studios. He produced Jungle Beat: The Movie (2021, Netflix Original) and Young David (2023, Minno/Angel) a series of five short films. After starting his career as a software engineer, he joined Sunrise in 2014 to work on the 3rd season of Jungle Beat. This award-winning series went on to be broadcast in over 150 countries. He launched the Jungle Beat YouTube channel which has grown to over 11 million subscribers and 5.5 billion views. He also produced Munki and Trunk (52x7-min, distributed by Aardman), The Explorers (26x2-min) and Team Jay (26x5-min, Juventus F.C. / Nick Jnr). Tim lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
Projects
- Producer on Jungle Beat: The Movie (2020)
- Brand Manager on Jungle Beat (2015)
- Producer on Munki and Trunk (2017)
- Producer on Team Jay (2019)
- Associate Producer on The Explorers (2016)
Links
About this site
This site is published with a variety of software and tools, including:
Software
- Jekyll, the static website framework that runs this site.
- Obsidian, where every post begins.
- Code, the text editor I use when I need to make design changes to the site.
- Lightroom, where every photo I care about lands up for processing and export.
Hardware
- Fujifilm X-E3 (Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2.0 WR, Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR)
- MacBook Pro 16” (2023)
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPad Mini (6th Gen)