About

Bio

Anaïs Voirol (*1990) is an illustrator and filmmaker based in Zurich. 

Professional Experience

  • Since 2019
 Production of an animated short produced by Langfilm
  • 2019
 Guestlecture at School of Art Institute of Chicago
  • 2019
 Parttime bookseller at Orell Füssli Thalia AG
  • Since 2018
Independent and commercial work as Illustrator and 2D-Animator
  • Since 2018
 Executive Committee Member of Swiss Women‘s Audiovisual Network
  • 2018
 2D-Animator for „Why slugs have no legs“ directed by Aline Höchli

Education

  • 2016 - 2017
 Internship at Multimedia Studio Playables, Zurich
  • 2013 - 2016
 Bachelor in 2D Animation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • 2015
 Guest semester at Filmuniversity Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Germany
  • 2012
 Visual preparation course at Zurich University of the Arts
  • 2008 - 2011
 Apprenticeship as a Bookseller at Paranoia City Books & Wine, Zurich
  • 1997 - 2004
 Private drawing lessons from the Artist Barbara Hug, Zurich

Filmography

Directed Works:

  •  2019
 Adult Swim Artist Ident  "High Heels" / 25 Sec. / 2D Animation / Commissioned and Produced by Adult Swim
  • 2017
 Perfect Town / 4 Min. / 2D Animation / Bachelorfilm
Produced by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • 2017
 Out of Order/ Video Game / Co-Directed and programmed by Mylène Dreyer / Produced by Playables
  • 2015
 Mind your Mind / Co-Directed by Lalita Brunner / 2 Min. / Experimental Animation 
Produced by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • 2013
 Slash / 1 Min. / 2D Animation 
Produced by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Collaborations:

  • 2019
 Why slugs have no legs / 2D Animator / Directed by Aline Höchli
  • 2019
 The Edge / 2D Animation cleaner /Directed by Géraldine Cammisar & Zaide Kutay
  • 2019
 KIDS / 2D Animator / Directed by Michael Frei & Mario von Rickenbach
  • 2017
 Beyond Orange / Backgrounddesign 
Directed by Géraldine Cammisar & Daniel Zinnstag

Clients

Awards

  • 2018
 Best Student Animation / Palm Springs International Short Fest, USA
  • 2017
 Best Music / Feedback Animation Festival Los Angeles, USA

Festival Selection Perfect Town 

(2017 - 2019) SXSW, Austin USA / Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia / ANIMAFEST World Animation Festival, Zagreb Croatia / Busan International Short Film Festival, Korea / Krakow Film Festival, Poland / SLAMDANCE, Park City Utah USA / Palm Springs International Short Fest, USA/ Encounters, Bristol United Kingdom /  FANTOCHE, Baden Switzerland / Holland Animation Film Festival, Netherlands / Interfilm, Berlin Germany / GLAS Animation Festival, Berkeley California USA 

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Florida Film Festival, USA / Courts Mais Trash, Brussels Independent Short Film Festival, Belgium / PÖFF Shorts, Talinn Estonia / Anifilm International Animation Festival, Trebon Czech Republic / ANIMA MUNDI Rio de de Janeiro & São Paulo, Brazil / Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea / Turku Animation Film Festival, Finnland / Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo Japan / Animation Block Party, New York USA / International Film Festival on Disability, Cannes France /  Upcoming Filmmakers, Lucerne Switzerland / Anima Syros, Greece / Balkanima European Animated Film Festival, Belgrade Serbia / Graphic Design Festival Scotland, United Kingdom / DUM-D Student Animation Festival, New York USA/ ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan, Armenia / The Animattikon Project, Paphos Cyprus / Winchester Short Film Festival, United Kingdom / Palm Springs International Animation Festival, USA/ ANNY Animation Nights New York, USA / ReAnima Bergen, Norway / Lublin Film Festival, Poland / ANIMASIVO, Mexico City Mexico / Animateka, Ljubljana / Trash International Fantastic Film Festival, Goiânia Brazil / Flick Fest, International Student Short Film Festival, Groeningen / Cardiff Animation Festival, United Kingdom / RSC Shorts Film Fest, Denver USA / Snake Alley Festival of Film, Burlington Iowa USA / Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia / MôTif Film Festival, Fairbanks Alaska / L'ÉTRANGE FESTIVAL, Paris France/ Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, USA / Citizen Jane Film Festival, Columbia USA / St. Cloud Film Fest, Minnesota USA / London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom / Kloosterkino Nijmegen, Netherlands 

Press 

The Badger

Nightmarish Conjurings