Emma de Swaef
Jury – Międzynarodowy Konkurs Krótkometrażowych Filmów Animowanych
Jury of International Short Films Competition
Emma De Swaef specializes in stop-motion and doll-making, her preferred working materials include wool, felt & textile. With Marc James Roels, who started out directing live action films, making award winning shorts 'Mompelaar' in 2007 and 'A gentle Creature' in 2010, she 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.
