Background
Blaauw was born in 1979 in Hilversum.
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Marieke Blaauw
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Education
She studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. She graduated in 2002.
Career
In 2005 she worked as an animator on the stop motion children series Miffy at studio Pedri in Ankeveen. In 2007 she co-founded animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke together with Job Roggeveen and Joris Oprins. Job, Joris & Marieke works on commissioned work, music videos and short animated films.
In 2013 they released their animated short film MUTE. This film was to promote the start of the Tour de France in Utrecht in 2015. was composed by Dutch singer songwriter Blaudzun
In 2015 they made the short animation film (Otto).
The film had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Achievements
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MUTE won, among others, the Grand Prix and the audience award at the Holland Animatie Film Festival in 2013. In 2015 their short animation film A Single was nominated for the Academy Award for best animated short film. The film was also nominated for the Cartoon d’Or and has won 15 international prizes. (Otto) is the official Dutch entry for the Academy Award for best animated short film.
