Hello there!
My name is Sophie Olga de Jong and I am an animation artist, working and living in Amsterdam.
Since graduating from the animation department at St. Joost School of Art and Design my work includes independent projects, commissioned animations, as well as freelance work as a traditional animator on several international movies.
Together with Sytske Kok I made the independent short animated film Cycle (2018), which got selected for numerous international filmfestivals. Now Sytske and I are developing another animated short film Hondenleven (2025).
In 2022 I received a nomination for the Victoriefonds Cultuurprijs, and therefore I got the opportunity to exhibit my animations in Het Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. The jury discribed my work as poetic, sensitive and enigmatic.
My independent work explores themes as youth, maturity and decline; How characters in these different stages relate to eachother and their surroundings. Visually I often mix atmospheric water colors with graphic elements, to portray imagery that combines naivety with a hint of darkness.
Currently I am available for commissions and I love getting surprise mail!
Selected grants:
Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (2023)
The Netherlands Film Fund (2023, 2018, 2017)
Creative Industries Fund NL (2023, 2019)
Fonds 21 (2017)
Selected commisions:
Emily Hobhouse Museum
Het Groote Museum
Sesame Street (NTR)
Artis Micropia
De Wereld Draait Door (BNNVARA)
VPRO
The School of Life
Opium Radio 4 (NTR)
My name is Sophie Olga de Jong and I am an animation artist, working and living in Amsterdam.
Since graduating from the animation department at St. Joost School of Art and Design my work includes independent projects, commissioned animations, as well as freelance work as a traditional animator on several international movies.
Together with Sytske Kok I made the independent short animated film Cycle (2018), which got selected for numerous international filmfestivals. Now Sytske and I are developing another animated short film Hondenleven (2025).
In 2022 I received a nomination for the Victoriefonds Cultuurprijs, and therefore I got the opportunity to exhibit my animations in Het Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. The jury discribed my work as poetic, sensitive and enigmatic.
My independent work explores themes as youth, maturity and decline; How characters in these different stages relate to eachother and their surroundings. Visually I often mix atmospheric water colors with graphic elements, to portray imagery that combines naivety with a hint of darkness.
Currently I am available for commissions and I love getting surprise mail!
Selected grants:
Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (2023)
The Netherlands Film Fund (2023, 2018, 2017)
Creative Industries Fund NL (2023, 2019)
Fonds 21 (2017)
Selected commisions:
Emily Hobhouse Museum
Het Groote Museum
Sesame Street (NTR)
Artis Micropia
De Wereld Draait Door (BNNVARA)
VPRO
The School of Life
Opium Radio 4 (NTR)