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Website designers

Ward Klijzing and Rikkert Nusselder will be designing The Drawing Room website. Rikkert will also be designing the new house style and corporate design with the help of Gerjo and Saar from Studio Sgaar.

Ostrich animation

The opening and closing sequence starring a beautiful ostrich, animated by Dario Van Vree and Rikkert Nusselder (Client: Kleine Beer Films) will be shown on the Hindi broadcasting station (OHM) in The Netherlands on May 11 at 15:30 – 16:00.

Dennis & Dylan selection

The Dennis & Dylan interstitials by Director Greg Lawson are selected for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), June 9-14.

Brainstorming

After a good brainstorming session in the pub, Greg came up with the name The Drawing Room… and we drank some more.

Past work and showings when Jiek Weishut was the executive producer for Lawson&Whatshisname

May 27, 2007

• The production of Dennis and Dylan, the new animation series produced for BNN, known also for the recent Great Donor Show, has started. (Client: BNN, Director: Greg Lawson, Designer: Johan Klungel, Animators: Lukas Krepel, Dario van Vree and Liaf Lijbers, Music: Juus Piek). Premiering on Dutch national television on channel 3 on June 8, just before the opening of the acclaimed Animation Film Festival in Annecy. The series can also be seen from June 9 on www.bnn.nl and www.dennisendylan.nl (Hilversum,The Netherlands), June.
• Producer Jiek Weishut joined the organisation of the first Klit! Amsterdam Animation Film Festival. The festival will be held on september 15. More information can be found on the website www.klitfest.nl (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), September.

May 10, 2007

• The complete campaign with animated commercials and illustrations for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next, Director: Johan Klungel, Animator: Marcel Tigchelaar, Music: B-wave. Illustrations by: Patrick Chin, Bruno Merz, Johan Klungel, Marcel Tigchelaar, Lukas Krepel, Ton Van Rijswijk and Gatze Zonneveld) has won a Silver Esprix in the category Business to Consumers (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), May 9

April 7, 2007

• The recently completed animation for Spitsmijden (Agency: Moodfactory, Client: Spitsmijden, Director: Marianne Eijgendaal) will be shown shortly on location (The Netherlands), February
• Producer Jiek Weishut joins the animation workgroup, an initiative of the Dutch Film Federation, the Association Netherlands Animation Producers and the Dutch Director”s Guild. The animation workgroup advices the Dutch Government on the building of a stronger animation industry in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), April
• The recently completed animated commercial for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next, Director: Johan Klungel, Animator: Marcel Tigchelaar, Music: B-wave) will be shown on Dutch TV shortly (The Netherlands), March

March 1, 2007

• The two recently completed animation films for Staatsbosbeheer Maashorst (Agency: Sandpit, Client: Staatsbosbeheer Maashorst, Director: Marcel Tigchelaar, Animators: Dario Van Vree and Lukas Krepel) will be shown on location in Maashorst shortly (The Netherlands), February
• Bei mir bist du schon, a film by Bouwine Pool, is given a development subsidy from the Dutch Film Fund (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), February 21

February 14, 2007

• The animated film for Valentine”s Day by Directors Lukas Krepel and Dario Van Vree with music and foley by Juus Piek is completed and will be used to promote ”Buutvrij” and the Dutch TV program ”Nox” on Talpa every Thursday and Friday (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), February
• The three animated films for the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam by Director Noga Zohar are completed and will be shown in the permanent exhibition (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), December
• The recently completed animated interstitial for the Rabobank (Agency: Moodfactory, Client: Rabobank, Director: Patrick Chin) will be shown shortly on Dutch television (The Netherlands), November

October 11, 2006

• The illustrations made by Lukas Krekel and Bruno Merz, courtesy of Lawson&Whatshisname, for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next) will be appearing in all the forms of printed media shortly (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), October
• Animation Director Bouwine Pool has been invited to speak and show two of her favourite films during the Holland Animation Film Festival. She has selected ”The great migration” by Youri Tcherenkov and ”Feed the kitty” by Chuck Jones. (Utrecht, The Netherlands), November 1-5

September 26, 2006

• The short film Obligato by Director Wip Vernooij has been selected for competition at the Holland Animation Film Festival (Utrecht, The Netherlands), November 1-5
• The short film Square Peg in a Round Hole by Director Marcel Tigchelaar has been selected for competition at the Holland Animation Film Festival (Utrecht, The Netherlands), November 1-5
• The video clip Mama DC by Director Bouwine Pool has been selected for competition at the Holland Animation Film Festival (Utrecht, The Netherlands), November 1-5

September 15, 2006

• Producer Jiek Weishut joins the board of the Association Netherlands Animation Producers (VNAP) as Vice-President, for more information please visit the VNAP Website (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), September
• The new illustrations made by Jeroen Heeman for FHM will be published in the next issue coming out on October 16 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• The three recently completed animated commercials for Media Markt (Agency: Marco Klein + Partners, Client: Media Markt, Director: Greg Lawson, Animator: Noga Zohar) will be shown shortly on numerous instore tv”s (The Netherlands), September
• The three animated commercials for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next, Director: Johan Klungel, Animator: Marcel Tigchelaar, Music: B-wave) are selected for competition at the Holland Animation Film Festival (Utrecht, The Netherlands), November 1-5

September 8, 2006

• The illustrations made by Patrick Chin and Marcel Tigchelaar for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next) will be appearing in all the forms of printed media shortly (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), September

August 15, 2006

• The short film Powerplay by Greg Lawson will be shown on wednesday September 6 at 21:00 PM at the Pathe De Munt Cinema (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), September 6

August 7, 2006

• Producer Jiek Weishut has been invited to participate at the Cartoon Forum 2006 (Pau, France), September 20-24

June 21, 2006

• The two recently completed animated commercials for Azaron (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: Chefaro, Director: Johan Klungel, Animators: Bruno, Marcel, Ton, Gatze and Noga, Music/Foley: Juus Piek) will be shown from June 23 on numerous television channels (The Netherlands), June
• Super, a film by Johan Klungel is given a realisation subsidy from the Dutch Film Fund (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), June 13

June 12, 2006

• The new illustration made by Dumboh for FHM will be published in the next issue coming out on June 16 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

May 20, 2006

• The recently completed work ”Prelude and Fugue for saxophone and shadow” (Director: Noga Zohar, Composer: Ramon Dor, Performer: Eefje Benning, Animators: Ton Van Rijswijk and Gatze Zonneveld) will have its world premiere at the Municipal Museum in The Hague (The Hague, The Netherlands), May 23 and 26

May 16, 2006

• The short film Fauna Sutra by Johan Klungel has won third price at the Tribeca Underground Film Festival (New York, USA), May 6
• The new illustration made by Bobby Pola for FHM will be published in the next issue coming out on May 15 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

April 13, 2006

• The 3D animation for the upcoming 5 videoclips for the band Chipz has been completed. (Production Company: Keller Films, Client: Glam Slam BV, Director/Animator: Patrick Chin, Modeler: Misja Baas, Music: Chipz). The videoclips will be launched shortly (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), April
• The new illustration made by Bobby Pola for FHM will be published in the next issue coming out on April 15 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• The recently completed ringtone for ”Spamman” (Agency: Heat, Client: Netco, Music: Martijn Sinke) can be heard and downloaded soon on the internet (Haarlem, The Netherlands), April

March 21, 2006

• The complete Safe Sex Trilogy by Director Greg Lawson will be shown at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), June 5-10
• The short film Horror from Hell by Director Greg Lawson (Client: Pathe Cinemas) will be shown every night on the outdoor screen nearby the lake of Annecy during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), June 5-10
• Rufus in “Bouncin” Buddy” by Director Raoul Deleo Jr. (Compositing: Patrick Chin) is selected for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), June 5-10

March 17, 2006

• Poezie is kinderspel, Director: Bouwine Pool, is selected for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), June 5-10
• Powerplay will be shown at the Open Doors Film Festival at Syracuse University (Syracuse NY, USA), April 1-8

March 13, 2006

• The illustrations made by Johan Klungel, Patrick Chin and Marcel Tigchelaar for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next) will be appearing in all the forms of printed media shortly (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), March
• Fauna Sutra is selected for the 15th Annual Florida Film Festival 2006. Playing on Sunday, April 2 at 2:00 PM at Enzian (Maitland, USA)
• The interview with animationproducer Jiek Weishut by Max Moszkowicz for JoJo_NL will be broadcasted on March 19 (14:00 PM, Nederland 1) and March 23 (11:00 PM, Nederland 1), March
• Zo Verzekerd!, the corporate film for Fortis ASR Schadebehandeling, is selected for the Keying into the Brain 2006 Sam Award (Client: Fortis ASR Schadebehandeling). The animation in this short film was done by Johan Klungel (Director/Animator) and Wip Vernooij (Animator) (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), April 27

March 10, 2006

• The recently completed animated trailer for ”Spamman” (Agency: Heat, Client: Netco, Director/Animator: Hisko Hulsing, Music: Martijn Sinke) will be shown soon on the internet (The Netherlands), March

March 8, 2006

• The three recently completed animated commercials for NRC Next (Agency: Van Wanten Etcetera, Client: NRC Next, Director: Johan Klungel, Animator: Marcel Tigchelaar, Music: B-wave) will be shown from march 14 on numerous television channels (The Netherlands), March

February 28, 2006

• The illustrations made by Dumboh and Bobby Pola for FHM will be published in the next issue coming out on March 15 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

February 15, 2006

• The worldmusic videoclip ”Mama Don”t Care” commissioned by Leonie Santander and directed by Bouwine Pool has been completed (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

January 14, 2006

• Safe Sex: The Manual by Greg Lawson will be shown during Anima 2006 on Saturday February 25 during ”Le Top des 25 éditions”, (Brussels, Belgium), February 24 – March 4

December 26, 2005

• The recently completed animation for Moodfactory and Dr. Oetker will be shown on the Belgian Dr. Oetker website starting on December 27

December 15, 2005

• The recently completed animation for Moodfactory and the Rabobank will be shown in The Netherlands shortly

November 29, 2005

• Super, a film by Johan Klungel is given a development subsidy from the Dutch Film Fund (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), November 22

October 28, 2005

• The short film Powerplay has received an ”Honorable Best Mention” in the Juried Best Shorts competition at CineKink New York City and will be traveling the USA in the program ”Best of CineKink”, October 24

October 22, 2005

• The recently completed animated commercial for the Museumnacht 2005 will air on Sunday October 23 on MTV (The Netherlands)

October 14, 2005

• The recently completed animated internet banners for Stopkracht and the SNS Bank will be shown on numerous websites starting on October 17

September 27, 2005

• The recently completed animated cartoon for Thera Productions and Fortis ASR was shown at the Fortis Insurance Congress, September 11 – September 15
• Fauna Sutra won the award for ”Best International Student Film” at Féile Beochan Animation Film Festival 2005 (Kilkenny, Ireland), September 4
• Powerplay will be shown on Friday November 11 at the Dallas Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (USA), November 3 – November 13

August 29, 2005

• Powerplay is selected for the 6th Animated Film Festival of Wissembourg (France), November 14 – November 22

August 19, 2005

• The recently completed animated commercial for Hans Anders, Agency: Young & Rubicam Amsterdam, will air on Monday August 22 (The Netherlands)

August 12, 2005

• The Safe Sex Trilogy will be shown during ”Culture Clash” a debate organised by Coolpolitics during the Festival de Beschaving in Utrecht (The Netherlands), August 13, 16:00 PM

August 1, 2005

• Powerplay is selected for the 17th Annual Vancouver Queer Film + Video Festival (Canada), August 4 – August 14
• Powerplay is selected for the Reel Affirmations 15, The Washington DC International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (USA), October 13 – October 22

July 18, 2005

• Powerplay is selected for the Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2005 (Ireland), July 28 – August 1
• Powerplay is selected for the Best-of-the-Fest edition, showing the favorite shorts from the Fort Worth Gay & Lesbian International Film festival 2005 (USA), July 27

July 4, 2005

• Fauna Sutra is selected for the following film festivals: Féile Beochan Animation Film Festival 2005 (Kilkenny, Ireland), September 1-4. Woodstock Film Festival (Woodstock NY, USA), September 28 – October 2. International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius “Tindirindis” (Vilnius, Lithuania), October 27-30
• The short film The Building, a film by Peter Wassink, is given a realisation subsidy from the Thuiskopie Fund (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands), July
• The short film Tears, a film by Patrick Chin, is given a realisation subsidy from the Thuiskopie Fund (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands), July

June 22, 2005

• The animated commercial for Pasta Choca (Agency: De Frank Pels Company, Client: Peeters Produkten) will be shown on Dutch television in The Netherlands, June

June 3, 2005

• Powerplay is selected for the 23rd Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (USA), July 7-18
• Powerplay is selected for Reel Identities 2005 (Viena, Austria), June 10-12
• Fauna Sutra is selected for Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), June 6-11
• Powerplay is selected for Keying into the Brain (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), June 9
• Eco Homo, a corporate film for Staatsbosbeheer, is selected for Keying into the Brain (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), June 9
• The three films for People Soft Benelux (Agency: Inc-21), The People Factor introduces “P”, are nominated for the Budget Awards at Keying into the Brain (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), June 9
• Powerplay is selected for the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival  (USA), June 16-26
• Fauna Sutra is selected for Anima Mundi 2005 (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Pãulo, Brazil), June 8-24
• Powerplay is selected for the Taiwan International Animation Festival 2005 (Taipei), May 20-29
• Fauna Sutra is selected for Córdoba Animation Festival 2005 (Córdoba, Argentina), April 27-30
• Super, a film by Johan Klungel, is given a development subsidy from the Dutch Film Fund (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), April
• The Building, a film by Peter Wassink, is given a development subsidy from the Dutch Film Fund (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), April
• Tears, a film by Patrick Chin, is given a development subsidy from the Dutch Film Fund (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), February
• Greg Lawson will be on the ”competition” selection committee for the International Animated Film Festival Annecy 2005 (France), January 2005