Jonas Geirnaert
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Jonas Geirnaert studied animation
at the KASK
in Ghent
. In May 2004 he won the Short Film Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
with his animated short Flatlife (11 min). Of the copy he sent in for selection only the first minute had sound. This is because this was his graduation project, and it wasn't completely finished at the final date for selection entries.
Although Flatlife has no political message, Jonas' previous movie, The All-American Alphabet, clearly has one. On stage in Cannes, Jonas had a message for all Americans: "Don't vote Bush
". At that moment such statements were very popular, however his political preference has to be situated in the extreme-left corner as he is a militant for the marxist extreme-left party Workers Party of Belgium
, a small political formation in Belgium.
In the fall of 2005 Geirnaert made the TV comedy series Neveneffecten
for Canvas (public Flemish television) with his fellow comedians Lieven Scheire
, Koen De Poorter and Jelle De Beule. In 2011 this same group of four made the television show BASTA which also offered satirical critique on current cultural phenomenon, like help desks, uncritical journalism, television call games, the production of meat and internet scammers. Through their actions some of the more fraudulent abuses have been put to a stop, e.g. the de facto illegal television calling games have been banned from television.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
at the KASK
KASK
KASK is a non-commercial American radio station broadcasting a religious talk format, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to serve the community of Fairfield, California. As of January 2009, KASK-FM is owned by Continuous Bible Talk.-History:The station was first licensed to begin...
in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
. In May 2004 he won the Short Film Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
with his animated short Flatlife (11 min). Of the copy he sent in for selection only the first minute had sound. This is because this was his graduation project, and it wasn't completely finished at the final date for selection entries.
Although Flatlife has no political message, Jonas' previous movie, The All-American Alphabet, clearly has one. On stage in Cannes, Jonas had a message for all Americans: "Don't vote Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
". At that moment such statements were very popular, however his political preference has to be situated in the extreme-left corner as he is a militant for the marxist extreme-left party Workers Party of Belgium
Workers Party of Belgium
The Workers' Party of Belgium is a Marxist political party in Belgium. It is one of the few parties that operates as a single Belgian party...
, a small political formation in Belgium.
In the fall of 2005 Geirnaert made the TV comedy series Neveneffecten
Neveneffecten
Neveneffecten is a TV-program on Flemish public television, written and performed by the cabaret quartet of the same name. It's a comedy-show that contains a lot of absurd humor, based on the National Geographic documentaries...
for Canvas (public Flemish television) with his fellow comedians Lieven Scheire
Lieven Scheire
Lieven Scheire is a Belgian comedian, mainly known for being a member of Neveneffecten.-Career:He followed secondary education at the Sint-Lodewijkscollege in Lokeren. After this, he took part in a year long AFS cultural exchange to Iceland...
, Koen De Poorter and Jelle De Beule. In 2011 this same group of four made the television show BASTA which also offered satirical critique on current cultural phenomenon, like help desks, uncritical journalism, television call games, the production of meat and internet scammers. Through their actions some of the more fraudulent abuses have been put to a stop, e.g. the de facto illegal television calling games have been banned from television.
Filmography
- Basta http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basta %28televisie%29 (2011)
- Kabouter WesleyKabouter WesleyKabouter Wesley is a series of comics and short animated cartoons about a grumpy and violent kabouter , made by Jonas Geirnaert. Both the drawing style and the content are purposely made naive and amateuristic and the situations are surreal and violent...
(2009) - Willy's en marjettenWilly's en MarjettenWilly's en Marjetten is a Flemish comedy TV series created by Neveneffecten and Bart De Pauw. The first season aired on Één in 2006. The program was produced by Woestijnvis....
(2006) - NeveneffectenNeveneffectenNeveneffecten is a TV-program on Flemish public television, written and performed by the cabaret quartet of the same name. It's a comedy-show that contains a lot of absurd humor, based on the National Geographic documentaries...
(2005) - Flatlife (2004)
- The All-American Alphabet (2002)