INFORMATION



CV and screeners available upon request.
Hi, I'm Anej (/ʌneɪ/ ≈ anei), a London-based animation filmmaker with an affinity for stop-motion cinematography, puppet-making and set fabrication.

I hold an MA from the Royal College of Art and a BA from  Willem de Kooning Academy (The Netherlands).

Thus far, I've been working on a diverse range of animation projects, installations, VR experiences, and have been exploring the world of sonic fiction. In my free time, I like to fill my pockets with some gouache tubes, pack my sketchbook and go sketching on location.
📌 London, UK 🇬🇧

🏫 MA Royal College of Art

🏫 BA Willem de Kooning Academie 🇳🇱

🎂 1999, Maribor, Slovenia 🇸🇮



When I'm not an artist, you'll probably find me wandering around 🥾 somewhere in the great outdoors 🏔, touring on my steel vintage bike 🚲, wearing my scout scarf ⚜️, traveling the world 🧳 or spending way too much time in the kitchen 🥘 trying out some new recipes.


Education:


  • II. gimnazija Maribor (General high school degree) 2014-18
  • Willem de Kooning Academy (BA (Hons) Major: Animation, Minor: Visual Cultures) 2018-22 - Graduated Cum laude with an Honours degree in June 2022
  • Royal College of Art: Master of Arts: Animation - Class of 2023

Scholarships:


  • 2019/2022 - Ministry of Culture (Slovenia): scholarship for the undergraduate art study abroad
  • 2022/2023 - Ad futura Scholarship for Study Abroad (The Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia)

Festival screenings:


Just Keep Breathing (2023)
  • Festival of Slovenian Film (2023, Slovenia)
  • Stoptrik (2023, Slovenia)
  • Animarte! (2023, Brazil)

Rotkind (2022)
  • Nederlands Film Festival (2022, The Netherlands)
  • Festival of Slovenian Film (2022, Slovenia)
  • Stoptrik (2022, Slovenia)
  • Shortcutz Amsterdam (2023, The Netherlands)
  • Rotterdams Open Doek (2023, The Netherlands)
  • River Film Festival (2023, Italy)
  • PSIAF (2023, USA)
  • Kino Otok (2023, Slovenia)
  • FEKK (2023, Slovenia)
  • Balkanima (2023, Serbia)
  • Cinanima (2023, Portugal)
  • Reanimania (2023, Armenia)
  • Animalab - Tiaf (2023, Georgia)

Hear Us Out (2020)
  • AnimArte! (2021, Brazil)
  • SEE à Paris (Festival des Cinemas du Sud Est Europeen) (2021, France)
  • International Homemade Stopmotion Film Festival (2021, Iran)
  • Animatiba (2021, Brazil)
  • Polar Bear IFF (2021, Denmark)
  • Beach Film Festival (2021, Macedonia)
  • Fekk (2021, Slovenia)
  • Zebra poetry film festival (2021, Germany)
  • Animateka (2021, Slovenia)


Exhibitions:


  • Suzanne Biederberg Gallery - Next Suburb, 240.000 Miles Out,
     (Group Exhibition, 2020, Infantory)
  • Red Floor WdKA (Group Exhibition, 2020, Infantory)

Internships:


  • Daniel Ernst - The Great Orator (building a 3D VR experience) (Jan - Jun 2021)


If you'd like to work on a project together, explore the unknown, or just say hi, please write to me via the contact form or find me via the social media listed below.

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