GEORGES SCHWIZGEBEL

Georges Schwizgebel was born in Switzerland in 1944. After studies at the Ecole des arts décoratifs in Geneva he worked in an advertising agency for several years before founding the GDS Studio with Claude Luyet and Daniel Suter in 1970. Since then, he has been producing and directing 17 short animated films that particulary concentrate on the medium of painting on cels. Alongside his filmmaking career he also creates posters and frescoes.

Filmography

2012 Chemin faisant / 2011 Romance / 2008 Retouches / 2006 Jeu / 2004 L’homme sans ombre / 2000 La jeune fille et les nuages / 1998 Fugue / 1996 ZigZag / 1995 L’année du daim 1992 La course à l’abîme / 1989 Le sujet du tableau / 1986 Nakounine / 1985 78 Tours / 1982 Le ravissement de Frank N. Stein / 1977 Hors-jeu / 1975 Perspectives / 1974 Le vol d’Icare

ANDREA MARTIGNONI

Andrea Martignoni was born in Bologna (italy) in 1961, graduate in Musicology with a thesis on soundtrack in animation and in Geography wuth a thesis on soundscape he is a performer, sound designer, historian in Animation. He has created soundtracks for short animated films by Blu, Saul Saguatti, Michele Bernardi, Pierre Hébert, Virgilio Villoresi and others. He teaches history of animation in Fine Arts Palermo, and works closely with several international festivals with master classes, workshops, lectures on topics related to animation and soundtrack. He is often invited to international juries and selection committees throughout the world .

Carries workshops together with Basmati A.C. and Ottomani Cultural Association promotes the Italian animated film internationally. He won the Golden Reiter for the best soundtrack to the 23 th edition of the International Short Film Festival FilmFest Dresden and Asifa Award Italy 2010.

MARC JAMES ROELS

Marc James Roels was born in Johannesburg in 1978 and studied animation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium. He has directed three live action short films (Mumbler, 2008, A Gentle Creature, 2010) which have each garnered several international awards and nominations, including the Berlin Film Festival and Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. He also directs life action commercials at CZAR.BE. In collaboration with Emma DeSwaef he created “Oh Willy...” which premiered at the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival and has garnered more than 70 international awards such as the Grand Prix Animafest Zagreb, Grand prix at the ITFS Stuttgart, Grand Prix at the Holland Animation Film festival and the 2012 Cartoon d’Or, a s well as Animanima 2012 Grand Prix.