The new animated short film KOFFIE by Sjaak Rood wins best short film award.. Read more
NIAf coproduction The Heart of Amos Klein directed by Michal and Uri Kranot at Stuttgart festival next week... Read more
Read about activities and development of NIAf in 2011.. Read more
In his tight schedule as first CfH-HAFF Festival Fellow Paul Ward visits NIAf... Read more
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Max Porter graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003 with a degree in film/animation/video. He spent several years as a freelance designer, animator and teacher before meeting his partner, Ru Kuwahata. Since 2007, Max and Ru have directed commissioned and independent works using a variety of animation techniques. At the NIAf, Max and Ru will continue their collaborative explorations of mixed-media storytelling. A pepetual student, Max is interested in furthering his studies of digital filmmaking techniques, photography and cinema history.
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Ru Kuwahata has been moving around since she was 5 years old. Tokyo, Japan -->Alaska, USA --->Chiba, Japan ---> California, USA --->Tokyo, Japan --->New York, USA ---> Tilburg, the Netherlands. A graduate of Parsons the New School for Design with BFA in Illustration & Animation, Ru enjoys location drawings, constructing miniatures and sewing stuffed animals. Since 2007, Ru has been collaborating with Max Porter (aka Tiny Inventions), directing TV commercials, music videos, PSAs, and independent films.
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In 2001 Digna received her diploma for the 1e grade teachers course of the HKU.
With her independent work: an installation and 20 drawings, she won the graduation awards of that year. Ater a period of teaching and working as a visual artist, she decided to look further into animation.
In 2009 she graduated from the WdKA with the film 'Eekhoorn en olifant', and worked as a freelance animator in Utrecht.
At the Niaf will Digna explore how animation can be combined in an interesting manner with visual arts/theater. That way she can combine her different interests.
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There was a climbing frame in the yard behind our house. I liked to hang from it upside down looking at the world being flipped over. Over the years about one million front door keys fell from my pocket and could never be found in the sand. I had to climb through the toilet window to get inside the house. At the age of 13 my ass grew bigger and wouldn`t fit through the tiny window any more. The climbing frame became kinda uncool around the same time. We moved out.
I began drawing which I do to the present day. I also animate. Currently, I am working on a short film and on an interactive animation installation. I still like to look at the world upside down. All of this I do at the Niaf.
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Evelien Lohbeck studied animation at the art academy St Joost in Breda. She graduated with the project “Noteboek†consisteing of several animated short films and a video installation. After that she worked as a freelancer for 1,5 years.Her time at the NIAF she mostly wants to use to experiment and to learn more about video installations.
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Jasper Kuipers graduated in 2008 from the Art Academy St. Joost in Breda, animation department.
Since than he has been working as a freelance animator/director in Breda. Besides his graduation project ARCHIPEL, DIALOOG VAN EEN STAD, the drawn animated film STRUCTURES was publiced recently. In stead of real characters, the figures in the work of Jasper Kuipers become archetypes, d e ruimtes en gebeurtenissen tot symbolen. Met een afstand tussen de kijker en het beeld, creëert hij de ruimte voor een andere manier van kijken.
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The Danish Animation Society (ANIS), who’s hosting the Danish Animation Award
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In his tight schedule as first CfH-HAFF Festival Fellow Paul Ward visits NIAf.
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Up to a number of five Dutch (co)productions in competition shorts in Annecy: Aalterate
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