Marc James Roels
Jury – Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pełnometrażowych Filmów Animowanych / Międzynarodowy Konkurs Seriali
Jury of International Feature Films Competition / International Animated Series Competition
Marc James Roels started out directing live action films, making award winning shorts 'Mompelaar' in 2007 and 'A gentle Creature' in 2010. Together with Emma De Swaef they made the short film 'Oh Willy...' in 2012, a stop-motion short that won 80 international awards including the Cartoon d'Or and a Cézar nomination. They went on to make mid-length film 'Ce Magnifique Gâteau !' which premièred at the director's Fortnight in Cannes, Tiff and Telluride and had a cinematic release in Belgium, the Netherlands and the USA. In 2022 they directed the first chapter of the critically acclaimed anthology film 'The House' for Netflix. They are based in Antwerp, Belgium.
