curriculum vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE
Koen Reynaerts
Animated film director
Date of birth March 29th 62
Nationality : Belgian
Nele Maenhout is my life companion and mother of our three children.
Adress :
Donkerstraat 72
B-3400 Neerwinden
Tel :
00 32(0)16 780 280
GSM : 00 32 (0)478 79 00 77
Languages : Speaking /Reading / writing : - Dutch (Flemish)
- French
- English
Passive - German
Schools :
High school – 4 years classic : latin & Science at the
College of Saint Mary Tienen
- 2 years general art at the
Provincial Higher Institute for Arts Hasselt
College
Computer Skills :
– Film and Photography, artistic option animated film
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent (6 years)
Photoshop (good)
Illustrator (good)
AfterEffects (notions )
Excell (good)
Word (good)
Adobe Premiere (notions)
Professional Experience 1986 – 1999 Animation for (amongst others) :
 « Les Mondes Engloutis » TV series 26 x 26
Trans Phasor Lasershows
 « Big Bad Little Willy » Authors film by D.Van Roy
 « Souris, souris » TV series
 « Coup de Bleu dans les Etoiles » TV series
 « Reiser » TV series for adults
 « Caroline et ses amis » (Millimage) TV series
 Advertising film« Upjohn, La Vitamine »
 Advertising film « Prix Terrifiant » Supermarkets
 Advertising film « Les Diables Rouges » National
football team
 « Hugo II » Danish feature film
 « Just to be a part of it » Authors film by B. Van
Goethem
 « Le retour de Dodo » Educational TV series
 « Tjip the Sparrow» TV series
 « Spip, virgules » anti-zappings France 2
 « Père Noèl et les enfants du désert » specale TV 52’
for Fabrique France
Chief animator for the pilote of « Carland Cross » (ODEC Kid Cartoons) and the special TV
52’ « Les Trois Petits Cochons » also for ODEC Kid Cartoons
Lay-outs for :
 « Iznogoud » Saban Belvision
 « Les Tribulations du Cabotin » La Perrine France
Notes Direction (Exposure sheets period ’91-‘97) for :
 « Transylvania Pet Shop » PMMP France
 « Inspector Mouse » Rooster France
 « Les Dieux d’Olympe » Rooster France
 « Argaï » Carrere France
 « Capitaine Fracasse » Rooster France
 « Les Pirates de Père Noèl » Neurones Luxembourg
 « Petit Potam » Neurones Luxembourg
 « Myths and legends » Rooster France
 “ Oreana at the crossing of the stars” Neuroplanet Lux.
Direction and Animation for :
 «L’homme de Neige » film integrated in a theater play
for « Het Gevolg » from Turnhout , Belgium (’89)
 « The Bank you can’t do without » Instruction film for
the banking company CERA (’89)
 « Lol et Rolli » series of short films for filmtheaters
 (‘90-’91)
 « Los Amigos » series of advertising spots Canal+
Sport. (’91)
In August ’96 the company Luxanima asked me to start a Lay Out department in Rodange
Luxembourg and starting October ’96 I worked for this company as an employé. Later on
the company changed its name in to Neuroplanet Studio.
During the period ’96 - ‘98 the Lay-out team of Neuroplanet made lay outs under my
direction for the following productions :
 « Les Pirates de Père Noël » Christmas TV- special 26’
(Les Armateurs France)
 « Little Hippo » 52 x 13’ (Marina Prod. France)
 « Sansbarbe » 30 of the 65 5 minut episodes (France
Animation)
 « Cliff Hanger » 26 x 26’ (Télé-Images France)
 « Doremi » pilote
During the same period I was sent to Seoel South Korea several times to do Animation
direction and supervision in the Neuroplanet Animation Studio. Little Hippo, Sansbarbe, Cliff
Hanger, Franklin Turtle and Cyrano 2022 are the productions I worked on over there.
In February ’99 I started as a preproduction-coördinator for the Jean Chalopin series
« Cyrano 2022 » (26 x 26’) . It was my job to supervise the production of the design packs
and storyboards on an artistic-technical level.
In the middle of ’99 I recruited a storyboard team to do 14 of the 26 boards for the 4th
season of “Franklin Turtle” a 26 x 13’ pre school series for Nelvana Canada, I supervised
the production and was responsible for the communication.
Starting November ’99 until September 2001 for Neuroplanet :
 The Direction of «Cyrano 2022» 26 x26’(Neuroplanet–
France 2)
 The direction of « Oreana, at the crossing of the stars »
a 3D-TV-special of 56’. For this film I also did the
complete storyboard and X-sheets
 Artistic Supervision on the production of the
storyboards for “The Lost World“ a Neuroplanet –
VivaToon Canada Co production.
 Assistant Director For “The Valiant Little Taylor” a
feature directed by Bernard Deyries in A StoryNeuroplanet Co production
 Storyboard supervisor and animation director for the
series “Albert Asks, What’s Life?” 26 x 13’
coproduction with Jurgen Egenolf Productions.

On September 14th 2001 Neuroplanet had to close the books. I took on my job as a
freelancer again starting the 25th of the same month as an assistant director to Rudi Mertens
for the series
“Acaria” 54 x 7’ A.S.L. Germany- Oniria Luxembourg co production.
2002
2003
 Storyboard, character design and development, lay out
and animation supervisor and assistant director for “
Emil and the detectives” a pilot project for Jurgen
Egenolf Productions.
 Assistant Director to Dietmar Kremer on the series
“Albert Asks, What’s Life” working on the boards and
the exposure sheets.
 Animation supervisor in Seoul for the same series
during the period June to August.
Animation supervision in Shanghai at Steven Ching’s
Animation Services for “Albert Asks, What’s Life ?”
 Storyboarding for Studio 352 on the 3D production
“Gift”, a Teva –les Armateurs co-production
 First
visit to Hyderabad, India as animation manager
to solve the artistic and productional problems on the
“Delta State” rotoscopie production. A AlphanimNelvana product (December)

2004
 January – May : second and third visit to Hyderabad to
increase and triple the production “Delta State” by
improving drawing techniques and restructuring the
production.
 September - November Making animation and
storyboards for the American (Dic) – Luxemburg
(Studio 352) production Trollz”
2005
2006
2007 - 2008
2008 - 2009
2009 - 2010
2011
 Storyboard for a 3D test without backgrounds for
“Babar” commissioned by Luxanimation Luxembourg
for Nelvana Canada.
 Storyboard for French-Canadian co-production
“Skyland” for Methodfilms, Paris
 Story boarding for “Little King Macius” an Ellips
anime – France / Studio 88 - Germany co production
 Story boarding for “Kika & Bob” a British-Dutch-Belgian
co-production .
 Production Manager for “Secret Realm” a feature film
written by Tom Murphy directed by Hilaire Van Den
Broeck.
 Animation Producer for “Hareport” a series directed by
Jan
Bultheel produced by Grid Gentbrugge.
 Storyboarding and animatic for “NMBS-Online “ 1st-Day
Productions Leuven
 Production Manager Postproduction on “The Magic
Crystal” for Grid Gentbrugge
 Production Manager for Featurette “Snap” produced by
Streamline Mechelen and Grid Gent
2010 – 2012
 Teaching Script, Storyboarding, Animation and
Character Design at Syntra Hasselt.
 Character Design for Landen 800. The celebration of
the 800th “birthday” of the town.
 Various illustration and design assignments
2013
 International Audit Assignment for SuperProd France
and Dreamworks Classics at the studios of Data Quest
Entertainment in Hyderabad India and Manila
Philippines.