Dario van Vree studied Animation at the Royal Academy of Arts in Gent, Belgium. After graduating cum laude in 2006 he returned to Amsterdam, working as an animation director, creator and illustrator. Dario is an active member of the animation scene, combining teaching, talent-development and event-organizing with running his animation studio / production company Studio Pupil and working freelance. His work is characterized by societal themes, clear-cut design, character performance and comedy. His latest personal work is the 30-minute animated shortfilm ‘I’m Perfectly Fine’, based on the graphic novel ‘Burnout Diary’ by Dutch comic artist Maaike Hartjes.
Research question: How can visual historic sources – through traditional and contemporary animation techniques – be integrated into lively, cinematographic historical fiction that can shed new perspectives on our past and present?
