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There are film festivals... and then there’s Annecy, the world’s largest event dedicated to animation. 

Guess what? The Smile has been selected for competition at Annecy 2023! See you there..?

Tamino is a great Belgium artist. Reminds me of Jeff Buckley in some ways. I happened to run into his brother, Ramy, who is also a great artist, in film. And from the get-go a dear friend. 

When Ramy invited me to do the moving storyboards for Tamino's new music video, I jumped to the occasion, of course. I met the team, Bastiaan and Jonathan. Again, two great friends, I feel really fortunate. We had a lovely time figuring out how to shoot this beautiful, melancholic fairy tale. 

Thanks guys! See you again soon.

Last year my father passed away. He was a gifted draftsman and watercolorist. I created two books from the large pile of work that he left behind. I am very proud of him.

JasperT 60's-20's

A lifetime of drawings and watercolors. Enjoy the many landscapes, high seas, family life, jokes, gloom. Sketches of a life.

JasperT 40's-50's

The beginning: Jasperts childhood. A long time ago in Baarn, Holland...

(Follow the links to enjoy a nice preview of the books)

Here is a little impression of our gig-rowing society. Every week we jump in these rowboats to defy the waves of the Noth Sea at Scheveningen.

Drone shots were done by co-rower Eva Janssens.

To celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of Erik's favourite movie, we are developing a stop-motion animated feature film, reanimating the vampire of all vampires: Orlok. Out of love for the classic masterpieces from Murnau and Herzog, we are re-imagining this symphony of horror for a modern audience. This time in glorious stop-motion! Careful though... this antique still bites venomously! 

Currently in development.

Producer: Ate de Jong - Mulholland Pictures
Writer / director: Erik van Schaaik