Jennifer Kluska

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Jennifer Kluska
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Storyboard artist
Years active2015–present
Notable work

Jennifer Kluska is an American film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist best known for her work on DC Super Hero Girls (2018) and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022).

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Career

In 2015, Kluska began her career by serving as a storyboard artist on Hotel Transylvania 2 . [1] In 2018, she again served as a story artist for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation . [1] In the same year, Kluska directed her first short film #TheLateBatsby , which screened in theaters before the movie Teen Titans Go! To the Movies . [2] The film led to Kluska directing multiple episodes of the television series DC Super Hero Girls , which debuted at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con. [3] Kluska gained notability when she signed on to co-direct Hotel Transylvania: Transformania , with animator Derek Drymon. [4] In April 2021, she directed the short film Monster Pets , which is part of the Hotel Transylvania franchise. [5] In June 2022, she was hired to direct an upcoming Ghostbusters animated film. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes & ref(s)
Director Writer Storyboard artist
2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 NoNoYes [1]
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation NoNoYes [1]
2018 #TheLateBatsby YesNoNoShort film [7]
2018 DC Super Hero Girls YesNoNoEpisodes: "#SheMightBeGiant" and "#FromBatToWorse" [3]
2021 Monster Pets YesYesNoShort film [8]
2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania YesNoNo [4]
TBAUntitled Ghostbusters animated filmYesNoNoIn production [6]

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