Pre-event of 21st Animateka: experimental animation by Square Eyes distribution
On the eve of the opening of the 21st Animateka, we will be warming up at the Slovenian Cinematheque with a programme of short experimental animated films from the Square Eyes distribution, led by one of Animateka’s international jury members, Wouter Jansen.
The selection of films represents the highlights of contemporary European experimental animation.
More information about the programme can be found here.
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Wouter Jansen
Wouter Jansen
Wouter Jansen is the founder of the sales company Square Eyes. In 2013 he started Some Shorts, which changed to Square Eyes in 2019, which specializes in having outstanding non-mainstream films find the audience and recognition they deserve. With Square Eyes, Wouter represents bold, author-driven features and shorts, and collaborates closely with the filmmakers to devise bespoke festival distribution and sales strategies. In the past, he worked as the head of programming at the Go Short – International Film Festival during the first 10 editions. Wouter is an expert for Locarno Open Doors and First Cut Lab, and has been giving lectures at schools like Le Fresnoy, HEAD Geneva and Netherlands Film Academy. He has moderated as well as lead workshops at festivals like IDFA, True/False, Winterthur, VIS Vienna Shorts and others. He is a Berlinale Talents alumnus.
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