about me
Arjan started animating on commercials for Comic House and on Piet Kroon’s film Dada. He worked in Cardiff for several years, on BBC productions and for Joanna Quinn's studio Beryl. He worked briefly in London for TVC, Uli Meyer Studios and on Michael Dudok de Wit’s oscar-winning film Father and Daughter. Since 2001 Arjan works with his team Animation Works, on various short films and commercials. AW specializes in strong and clear 2D: traditional, as well as with digital solutions like Flash and Toonboom.

ask me for
2D animation, Toonboom, layouts, storyboards, character design, title sequence

remarks
Years of experience in many styles of 2D. Good at designing and developing lively, likeable characters. Strong posing and silhouette design.
Software: Photoshop, Flash and Toonboom. Also professional experience as writer and illustrator.

trackrecord
Animation on FATHER AND DAUGHTER (1999)
Title animation on MINOES/ UNDERCOVER KITTY (2002)
Animation on UNITED AIRLINES: A LIFE tv commercial (2004)
Short film HARD BOILED CHICKEN (2006), winner of 7 film awards
Animation on ALBERT HEIJN/ SMURFS tv commercial (2007)
Designs for SCHIPHOL safety instruction film (2008)
Toonboom animation for AEGON insurance website (2010)
Short film FARMER JACK/ BOER JANSEN (2011)

awards
Winner HAFF Movie Squad Junior Award 2009
'Best Animation Short' for Hard Boiled Chicken, Kyoto Children's Filmfestival 2008
'IJzeren Haring', Best Animation Short for Hard Boiled Chicken, Leids Filmfestival 2007
Special International Jury Award for Hard Boiled Chicken, Cairo Filmfestival
Best 2D Film Award for Hard Boiled Chicken, NAFF 2007
Best Children's Film Award for Hard Boiled Chicken, BIFF Kids Festival
3rd prize Best Short Film for Hard Boiled Chicken, Animacor Festival 2006
2nd prize Best Children's Film for Penguin's Christmas, Anima Mundi Brazil
2nd prize Best Children's Film for Penguin's Christmas, Interfilm Berlin
Nominations Penguin's Christmas for Welsh BAFTA, HAFF Junior Award and a 'Freddie' (channelfrederator.com)

software knowledge
Photoshop, Flash, Toonboom. License holder for Animo.