I’m a 2D animator currently working a paid position as an animation intern at Nelvana and student under the Sisler CREATE program. I participated in the Orange Tree Project under the guidance of Nickelodeon mentors as an animator for an animated short, and co-lead for series development. My team scored 7th overall in the 24 Hour Animation Challenge, and I’ve worked with the NHL to create content for Filipino Heritage Night. I’ve been able to share my experiences to audiences at Ottawa International Animation Festival, Toon Boom Animated Trends Event as well as students in California.

"Currently based in Brussels Joost Jansen mainly works as art-director / director. As an international freelancer, he has been applying his visual identity to a wide variety of projects, ranging from his own author's films to documentaries, advertising films and video clips, etc. His animated shorts “A battle for peace” and “I love Hooligans” have won international awards and “Drifter” his 15 minute space trip has just been released. Joost Jansen's hand-drawn organic animation style shows common ground with comics, manga, and urban culture. And in his narrative style he often places existential social themes in a progressive 2D animated framework. "

Hi there, I started out as a generalist working for ad campaigns and games, and eventually made my way to television and streaming where I focused primarily on character animation. Since 2014 my name's been attached to a variety of shows, ranging from early education to mature comedies. Recently, I've had the pleasure of leading a team as a director in the creation of a pilot. My favorite kind of productions entertain and help children, and in the last year I was ecstatic to be a part of 'Jelly, Ben & Pogo,' a lovely PBS series that accomplished just that.