Job, Joris & Marieke

Job, Joris & Marieke is an independent animation studio based in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 2007 by Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins and Marieke Blaauw. Its work spans animated short films, children’s television, music videos, commercial campaigns, illustrated books and museum installations. The studio combines character animation with narrative directing, visual design and original music.

Its films often bring together minimalist, tactile 3D characters, deadpan humor and melancholic musical arrangements. Tragicomic and surreal situations are recurring features of its storytelling, supported by sharp narrative pacing and an emphasis on the relationship between sound and image.

Films and television

The studio gained international attention through shorts including MUTE and A Single Life. The latter received a 2015 Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film, screened at more than 200 festivals and collected over 40 international awards. Other short-film work includes (Otto) and A Double Life.

Kop Op, also known as Heads Together, received an International Emmy Kids Award and subsequently inspired Swop, a 12-episode children’s television series released in 2022. The studio’s environmental short Quota was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024. Its television portfolio also includes the preschool series The Tumblies.

Work across media

For commissioned projects, the studio offers animation production from concept and character design through storyboarding, direction and finished 2D or 3D animation. Its commercial work includes explainer films, campaign imagery and music videos, with projects for artists including Gers Pardoel and Fedde Le Grand. Original score composition and audio direction form part of its production capabilities.

Beyond film and television, the trio writes and illustrates children’s books, including Wie Doet Dat Toch? and De Bij. Museum exhibitions and spatial video mapping extend its character-driven storytelling into physical settings, connecting its animation practice with publishing, design and cultural programming.