Hey ☺ I’m Jakob

I design Motion in 2D. From the first styleframe to the finished animation. Whether it’s a visual explainer, animated short film, title and credit design or motion graphics. I focus on topics I find socially and politically relavant.

I work together with

↗ Simplicissimus  ↗ aufsiemitgebrüll  ↗ Dots & Ducks  ↗ frame  ↗ Red Green Films  ↗ Dreifilm  ↗ kalekone Film  ↗ Deutschlandstiftung Integration  ↗ Nele Dehnenkamp  ↗ Sorina Gajewski  ↗ Jonas Riemer  ↗ Sofía Ayala  ↗ Benn Zorn

Filmography

2024

Putins Bären 2d motion designer

2023

Stürzende Blüten title designer
Jupiter title designer

2022

Der Passfälscher title designer
Dead Girls Dancing title designer
Volver al Sur title designer

2021

Happytrail director, animator
How such an annoying drizzle can be silent director, animator
Germany is a trampolin title designer

2020

Shelter title designer
Murva Maulbeere Mulberry title designer

2019

Yanira director, animator
Jonathan title designer

2018

12 Nautical Miles director, animator
Mauerrufe title designer

2017

Bushfallers title designer
Doleo title designer, VFX

CV

2018 —
Freelance Motion Design
↗ take a look at my projects

2014 — 2021
B. A. Communication Design at University of Applied Science Potsdam
↗ read my thesis
↗ watch my graduation film

2019 — 2020
Intern Motion Design at ↗ frame

2016 — 2017
Graphic Design at Zentrum für Hochschulsport Postdam

Awards

2022

🏆 Winner · Short Tiger Award ↗ How such an annoying ...

🏆 Winner · AG Kurzfilm Short Film of the Week ↗ Happytrail

2021

🏆 Winner · Designpreis Brandenburg ↗ How such an annoying ...

🏆 Honorable Mention · DOK-Leipzig Film Festival ↗ Happytrail

🏆 Winner · AG Kurzfilm Short Film of the Week ↗ Happytrail

2019

🏆 Shortlist · German Photobook Prize 2019 ↗ für uns für sich

Screenings

2022

🎬 Short Tiger at Festival de Cannes ↗ How such an annoying ...

🎬 Filmfest Dresden ↗ How such an annoying ...

🎬 Sehsüchte Potsdam ↗ How such an annoying ...

🎬 Berlin Design Week ↗ How such an annoying ...

🎬 Interfilm Berlin ↗ Happytrail

🎬 Filmfest Dresden ↗ Happytrail

🎬 Sehsüchte Film Festival Potsdam ↗ Happytrail

🎬 LUCA Filmtour – Mittweida, Hoyerswerda, Wurzen, ... ↗ Happytrail

🎬 FEINKOŠT – Dresden, Prag, Leipzig, Berlin, ... ↗ Happytrail

🎬 doxs! – Große Klappe Duisburg ↗ Happytrail

🎬 Millennium Docs Against Gravity ↗ Happytrail

🎬 Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria ↗ Happytrail

🎬 Point of PrevYou ↗ Happytrail

🎬 International Animated Film Festival Animocje ↗ Happytrail

🎬 SHORTS - Trinationales Filmfestival Hochschule Offenburg ↗ Happytrail

🎬 Turku Animated Film Festival ↗ Happytrail

🎬 ANIMAPHIX – International Animated Film Festival ↗ Happytrail

2021

🎬 Lima Web Fest ↗ How such an annoying ...

🎬 18th Athens Digital Arts Festival ↗ How such an annoying ...

2019

🎬 Interfilm Festival Berlin ↗ Yanira

🎬 F!SH Filmfestival ↗ Yanira

🎬 Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival ↗ Yanira

🎬 Anifilm Třeboň ↗ Yanira

🎬 4. CINEMARE Meeresfilmfestivals Kiel ↗ 12 Nautical Miles

🎬 Seebrücke ↗ 12 Nautical Miles

2018

🎬 Interfilm Festival Berlin ↗ 12 Nautical Miles

🎬 Sehsüchte Festival ↗ 12 Nautical Miles

🎬 Inshort Film Festival ↗ Yanira