fopspeen moving pictures
Little Birds ABC
- Winner, Best animation for Children, Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran 2009.
- Winner, Best animated film for Children, KROK Festival, Ukraine 2009
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The Finer Things
Produced for Speedy Productions, South Africa, was awarded Best Short Form Audiovisual Entertainment Made for Mobile and Internet; Factual, at MIPCOM, Cannes, 2007.
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“Little Bang”
Nominated for a 2007 South African Film and Television Awards: Best Short Film. It was awarded a merit award for new media in the Ekhuruleni fine art awards, and has been on the official selection of the following international festivals:
- Tirana 2006, Albania.
- Tampere 2007, Finland.
- BIMINI 2007, Latvia.
- Trickfilm 2007, Germany.
- Syracuse 2007, USA.
- Durban, 2007, South Africa.
- Athens Video Art 2007, Greece.
- Afia 2007, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Ohne Kohle 2007, Vienna, Austria.
- AVANCA 2007, Portugal.
- UPC-AXN Rövidfilm Fesztivál, Hungary.
- BUSHO Budapest Short film festival 2007.
- Auburn International Film Festival for Children and
Young Adults 2007, Australia.
- Geneva Summer Arts Festival, New York State, US.
- Multivision Animation Festival, St Petersburg, Russia.
- Istanbul International Short Film Festival 2007.
- Little Bang has been picked up for worldwide distribution by Ouat Media, Toronto, Canada.
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Agenda
Agenda was awarded a SAFTA Award for best animation in a short film, and has been on the official selection of the following international festivals.
- Zlin International Film festival for Children and youth, 2008; Zlin Czech republic
- Animafest Zagreb 2008
- Durban International Film Festival; Durban, South Africa
- Out the Box festival of puppetry and visual theatre; Cape Town, South Africa
- Apolo Film Festival, Barclay-west, South Africa
- Africa in Motion Short Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Tehran International Short Film Festival 2008
- Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden 2009
- MEDIAWAVE'09 , GYŐR, HUNGARY
- Africala2009, Mexico City, Mexico (Winner online short film festival)
- Rwanda Film Festival
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Sanna’s Garden
Travelled to the following international festivals in 2005:
- Anifest Trebon 2005 , Czech Republic.
- Zlin International Film festival for Children and Youth, Zlin, Czech Republic.
- Cortoons on the Bay International animation festival, Positano, Italy.
- Krokfest 2005, Ukraine.
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diek grobler
Diek Grobler obtained his BA Fine Arts degree from the University of Pretoria in 1987 and his Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1996. He has exhibited professionally since 1988 and his work is included in several major public and corporate collections.
Grobler is involved in avant garde theatre, and has his own performance company, Fopspeen Live Art. He has also been involved in public art projects, and organised and curated the Artwall Metrorail Art Gallery, a public mural project which received two Business and Arts South Africa awards in 2001.
Diek Grobler work in a variety of media and disciplines: ceramic sculpture, oil, and gouache paintings, scraperboard drawings. He also works in time based disciplines: performance art, computer aided 2D animation and stop-motion animation. He lives and works in Pretoria.
Solo Exhibitions
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| 2008 |
Story: Gordart, Johannesburg
Fried Contemporary, Pretoria |
| 2007 |
Pretoria Arts Association |
| 2006 |
Pretoria Arts Association |
| 2005 |
Gordart. Mellville, Johannesburg |
| Cite des arts international, Paris |
| 2004 |
The Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria |
| 2003 |
The Art Space, Johannesburg |
| 2001 |
Chelsea gallery, Wynberg, Cape Town |
| 1999 |
Gencor Gallery, Rand Afrikaans University |
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Millenium Gallery, Pretoria |
| 1998 |
Two-person show at the Johannes Stegman Gallery, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein |
| Two-person show at the Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch |
| 1997 |
The Thompson Gallery, Johannesburg |
| Two-person show at James Colman Fine Art, London |
| Arts Association Pretoria |
| 1995 |
Two-person show at Dorpstraat Gallery, Stellenbosch |
| 1994 |
Gallery on Tyrone, Parkview, Johannesburg |
| 1993 |
Gallery on Tyrone, Parkview, Johannesburg |
| 1992 |
Two-person show at Gallery 709, Cape Town |
| 1990 |
Two-person show at SAAA Gallery , Pretoria |
| 1989 |
Two two-person shows in February and December, at The Gallery on the Market, Newtown, Johannesburg |
1988
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First professional Exhibition: Two-Person show at Aleta Michaletos Gallery, Pretoria |
Selected Group Exhibitions
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| 2009 |
Pretoria Artists at the Oliewenhuys Museum, Bloemfontein
Allooi, Volksblad Kunstefees, Bloemfontein |
| 2008 |
Agenda, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town |
| 2007 |
Snert: Tina Skukan Gallery, Petoria |
| Agenda, Platform on 18th, Pretoria |
| Absa Exhibition of Atelier merit winners, KKNK |
| 2006 |
Little Bang, Platform on 18th, Pretoria |
| 2005 |
Part of the South African Delegation to the Delphic Games, Kutching, Malaysia |
| 2004 |
Nine Dragonheads environmental art symposium, Cheong Ju City, South Korea
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| Gallery 88, Sasolburg |
| International Olympic Comitee art exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2003 |
Hope Box/ Weather Report international art project run by Dutch artist Rienke Enghart
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| In the Minds i Rand Africa University gallery, Johannesburg |
| Om die Bosch gelei Minds i art space, Pretoria |
| Fine Line drawing exhibition, Minds i art space, Pretoria |
| Edition printmaking exhibition, Minds i art space, Pretoria |
| 2002 |
Group Exhibitions with the Korean Society of Illustrators in Prague and Peking
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| Solar Eclipse Exhibition at Mind’s I art space in collaboration with the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology |
| 1998 |
Exhibition of South African Contemporary Art in the SASOL Collection: Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn |
| 1996 |
World Environment Day exhibition: Pretoria Art Museum
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A Little Show of Drawers, University of Pretoria Art Gallery
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13 Annual Open Exhibition of the Royal Over-Seas League: Over-Seas House, London and Royal College of Art, Edinburgh
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| El Gezirah Sheraton Hotel, Cairo: SAAA International Project |
| 1995 |
World Environment Day exhibition: Pretoria Art Museum
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| Annual Wits Masters in Fine Art exhibition, Gertrude Posel Gallery |
| 1991 |
Love, Landscape, and Lonely escape: Gallery on the Market, Newtown |
| 1991-1998 |
Volkskas Atelier Competition exhibition |
| 1989 |
Vita Art Now: Johannesburg Art Gallery |
| 1988-1989 |
Volkskas Atelier Competition exhibition |
| 1988 |
CLAY + : Unisa Art Gallery |
1985-1988
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Annual New Signatures Competition exhibition: South African Association of Art, various locations. |
Awards |
| 1988 |
Merit award for Sculpture, New Signatures Competition |
| 1993 |
Merit Award in Volkskas Atelier Competition |
| 1995 |
Merit Award in Volkskas Atelier Competition |
| 1996 |
Work selected for 13th Annual Open Exhibition of the Royal Over-Seas League, London |
| 1999 |
De Kat Herrie- Award ,Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn |
| 2003 |
Chosen as the winner, Graphic arts section, of the South African leg of the International Olympic committee art Competition |
| 2005 |
Gold medal for painting: International Delphic Games, Kutching, Malaysia |
| 2007 |
Little Bang (animated film) nominated for a SA Film and Television Awards for Best Short Film |
| 2009 |
Agenda (animated film) SAFTA Award for best animation in a short film
“Little Birds ABC” –Best Animated film for Children, Tehran International Animation Festival |
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Art Collections
Diek Grobler’s work is included in various private collections in South Africa and Europe as well as the following corporate collections:
- Pretoria Art Museum
- Tatham Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
- Durban Art Gallery
- University of South Africa Art Collection
- University of the Orange Free State
- RAU Collection
- SASOL Art Collection
- ABSA collection
- GENCOR-collection
- TELCOM-collection
- SANLAM art collection
- Gauteng Legislature
- Rand Merchant Bank
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Performance Art |
| 2004 |
Small Song, at the Nine Dragonheads environmental art symposium, Cheong Ju City, South Korea. |
| 2002 |
Stories of sunlight and shadow - a programme of three performances by Fopspeen Live Art as part of the Solar Eclipse project by Minds i art space, in collaboration with the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology. |
| 2001 |
Pachipodium Namakwanum a Performance conceived in collaboration with Fopspeen Live Art, performed at the Moonbox, Pretoria. |
| 2000 |
Ararat as part of the main festival program at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. The performance was created in co-operation with singers and dancers from the Oudtshoorn community. |
| 1999 |
Presents Die Lang Pad na Ninevé at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, as well as the Jong Afrikaner Anargiste project. |
| Receives the De Kat Herrie-award with the two productions |
| Die Lang Pad na Ninevé enjoys two runs in Pretoria, and is presented at arts festivals in Durban and Potchefstroom. |
| Organizes and presents a Live Art Festival at the Capitol Theatre, Pretoria. |
| 1998 |
Establish Fopspeen Live Art Company. |
| Creates and presents Sewe Dae in Babel at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, and at the Pretoria City Hall. |
| Presents Populier/Poplar at various venues, including the Universities of Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Unisa. |
| 1997 |
Compile a Performance Art Show, Boe of Baa, with works by four artists for the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. |
| 1993-1997 |
Presents various pieces at the FNB Vita Dance umbrella. |
| Participate in the Baesement Theatre projects organised by Pinto Ferreira, TOM performance company. |
charles badenhorst
Animator and sound designer for Fopspeen Moving Pictures
Qualifications
- SA-APRS Diploma in sound design: 2000 Inhouse Audio Training.
Experience
- Live Sound
- 2000 Vodacom Jazz Indaba, Moretele Park, Mamelodi.
Studio Work
- 2003
Cardboard Dreams, Janice Honeyman: Sound design
- 1999 - 2003
Sound design and recording for various animated productions, most notably Le Voyage, Sonder Titel and die onmerkwaardige reis van Juffrou Visser by Diek Grobler.
- 2002
Digital sound design, recording and final mix for animated sting for the Absolut Insig Animasiefees, 2002 KKNK arts festival.
- 2004 - 2007
Original music and sound design for “Sanna’s Garden” a stopmotion animation series by Fopspeen Moving Pictures.
Sound design for “Little Bang”.
Sound design for “Agenda”
Animation
- 2002
Storyline for “Without title”, an animated film by Diek Grobler.
- 2004 - 2007
Animator on “Sanna’s Garden” .
Head animator on “Little Bang” and “Agenda”. Also director of photography on both films.
- 2006
Animation for “Hartstukke”, an multi award-winning production by Karin Hougaard ( KKNK 2006, Aardklop festival, etc.).
Animasie en direksie: Musiekvideo “ Ek en Jy” vir Buckfever Underground.
- 2006
3 week Internship at Aardman Animation Studio’s, Bristol, UK.
Jansen Lourens
A self trained animator with a passion for what he does. The production process of animation is familiar to him – from concept development and storyboarding, to editing and sound design. He is experienced in various forms of animation: pixilation, cell, stop motion and 2D. Can work on his own initiative, or as part of a team. Always willing to learn, Jansen is motivated, hard working, and reliable.
Animation
- 2006 - current
Fopspeen moving pictures: animator and motion graphics designer. Concept development, editing, 3d animation. All forms of animation.
Awards
- Conceptualisation and animation on the award winning “Het Vogeltjes ABC” by Fopspeen Moving Pictures.
Digital Skills
Advanced in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects and Freehand. Advanced in Toon Boom. Beginner to intermediate skills in Adobe Flash, Illustrator and Encore. Intermediate 3D skills in Maya.
Education
- 2004 - 2005
Diploma in Maya and game development at Open Window (part time).
First year of Graphic design at Open Window (discontinued).
- 1997 - 2001
Matric, Grade 12, Hoerskool Hendrik Verwoerd. Subjects: Afrikaans, English, Technical drawing, Art, Woodwork, Biology.
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