Jaarverslag 2012 - NIAf

months earlier owing to the closure of the
Ateliers and the artist-in-residence programme.
In the past 20 years precisely 50 artists
have participated in the artist-in-residence
programme.
“The people I met and the friendships I built
in the Netherlands are as important to me
as my artistic growth. We shared so many
ideas and cultural differences. We lived
and worked together, shared laughter and
sadness, got frustrated with each other and
supported each other. It was very intense but
I cherished the passionate energy that came
with the territory, I had never worked closely
(physically) with other animators before. Of
course in the studios I had to collaborate
with other designers and animators but we
had a single project to work on together. The
NIAf was unique in a sense that there were
multiple animators but we were all working on
separate projects. I witnessed many emotional
ups-and-downs and how everybody treated
themselves and others. Some experiences
were unpleasant but I feel like I have a deeper
understanding of emotions and perhaps I am
more sensitive towards other people. Thank you
NIAf for EVERYTHING. Simply, it was the best time of
my life and I hope to return to the Netherlands (or
somewhere in Europe) to continue my adventure.
When I think about NIAf, I still don’t understand how
I was so lucky to be part of it. 50th artist-in-residence
@ NIAf”
Ru Kuwahata (Japan, 2013)
participant from June 2010 – December 2012.
“One thing I definitely realized during my NIAf time
is that I never want to stop doing my own projects
again, even if commercial work only leaves little
time for these”.
Anne Breymann (Germany, 2010)
participant from May 2009 – May 2011.
“During those two years at the NIAf I was able to
focus on my own development and I was able to
concentrate, free of worries, on my first film. Twenty
years later, having spent my entire working life in
the world of animation, I realise only too well just
how important that development was”.
Christa Moesker (The Netherlands, 2013) participant
from September 1993 - December 1995.
team aan het werk voor THE FAMILY - Frauke Striegnitz
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