CV

Sophie Kaars Sijpesteijn

Personal Profile

Animator from the Netherlands, with a background in music, art, and design. Fluent in English, Spanish, Dutch and French. Currently full-time employed at Bureau Beeldtaal Filmmakers.

Personal Details

Date of birth: 2nd June, 1987
Email: sophiekaars@gmail.com
Nationality: Dutch

Work Experience

Animator and motion graphics designer at Bureau Beeldtaal Filmmakers, April 2017 – present

Internship at Plymptoons.inc, 01 September 2011 – 02 January 2012

Freelance project for Esprit, June – July 2012

Freelance project for Flow Magazine, April 2011

Education

Bournemouth University
3D animation
2015-2016
Skillset diploma

Parsons New School of Design
Design and Technology
2012 – 2014
Master of Fine Arts

Artez Academy of the Arts, Zwolle
Stories and Design: Animation Design
2008 – 2012
Bachelor Design

ArtEZ academy of music, Zwolle
Bachelor in Music: Classic Guitar
2005 – 2008
One preparatory year, and two subsequent years.
Subjects studied: classical guitar, music theory, solfege, directing choirs, music education, music history.

International Baccalaureat, June 2005
(Main subjects: Spanish, History, English, French, Chemistry, Maths, Music.)

International General Certificate of Secondary Education, June 2003

International School of The Hague, 2001 – 2005

Colegio Internacional de Caracas, 1999 – 2001

Gimnasio del Norte de Bogotá, 1996 – 1999

Primary education followed in London and The Hague

Achievements:

These were personal projects made in my own time:

Skulptur 23 was a project for the Kröller-Müller Museum. It has been on display in the museum’s visitor centre since June 2011. https://vimeo.com/19822703

5 to 12 was shown among the finalists for the One Minute film competition at the Ghent Film Festival in 2012. https://vimeo.com/20351901

I made a mini stop-motion documentary (Animation) about production work for “Cheatin’” at Plymptoons, inc. 2012.https://vimeo.com/33844654

Vernieuwing (2016) was shown at the Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF) for the student competition on March 22, 2017. https://vimeo.com/182451514

Part of Bon Voyage was shown in the exhibition “Tekeningen van Thea en Marianne” at the Firma van Drie in Gouda, October 2019.

Birthday in Times of Corona was shown under the name “Oma” on the Cinesud Quarantaine Film Stories showcase, July 1 2020: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7163079/video/414887036

The final version of Bon Voyage was shown in November 2020 together with the collage (made by Marianne Bos) that formed the base of the film, at the Haagse Kunstkring for the exhibition “We zien wel waar het schip strandt”, an exhibition for comics, cartoons, and other kinds of visual storytelling media. https://vimeo.com/353303355

Other:

I lived in five different countries (Nigeria, Colombia, Venezuela, England and the Netherlands), where I was exposed to different languages and cultures that have influenced my work.

I create animated shorts for digital media, using music and making cross-references between current affairs and (art) history.