Something I would love to do is work in the EU speciaically the Netherlands as I have many dutch friends especially working or studying art and animation.
Luckly for me I have an itialian passport so even with Brexit I should still be able to move and work in the EU.
Studios in the Netherlands
So it turns out there are lots of animation and game studios in the Netherlands.
Alot of the studios are 3D, or mixed media. 3D is something I’ve wanted to work more on now I’m more confident as a 2D animator so this might be something worth working towards for the future.
There are also alot of advertising Studios in the Netherlands. Obviouslt they arent all animation adverts but there are exapmples of animation in most fo there showreels so it seems like there is possibl;ity for freelance work too.
Phunk Studios
Phunk is an Amsterdam based animation studio. They create advertising and and produce films and serises for around the globe.
They seem to have an enpahisis on 3D animation but from watching their show reel, they also have some 2D work and seem to be pushing more into combining both Mediums which is something I’m very interested in.
They definetly have more of a house style that is very bright cartoony and suited for advertising.
They seem like a much newer company, its defintly someone i would try to reach out possibly in the future as I like their style and it could be fun to explore even just for a freelance project.
Submarine
Submarine is another Amsterdam based company but unlike Phunk they seem to veer more into film making than advertising. They also create a bigger varriety of work using many different mediums and styles.
They have 2 more offices in both London and Los Angeles, so there is potential for moving around.
They also produce Live action work such as documentries and really seem to encourage experiemtnation and exploration of differnt mediums, having a whole section on their website for “hybrid” movies.
Bohemia Interactive
I mentioned before that the Netherlands is home to alot of game studios. I think i managed to find at least 5 whitch only a cursory search, which seems like so much for the size of the county, though I guess the same could be argued for animation studios.
I don’t have a huge interest in working on video games, as I’m not a coder and usually the realistic style of most triple A games doesn’t interest me. But in looking into these studios alot of them are looking for concept artist of character designers and modelers.
Something I think I would quite enjoy and could apply my knowledge to.
Paladin
I really ment it when I said there were alot of games companies.
Something alittle different and more appling to me style wise is Paladin’s work. they make app games and more child friednly conctent havuing worked with brands like Nintendo, Netflix and Bandai.
The work on Tamagotchi makes me particularly excited, as that was a huge part of my childhood.
Their base of opperations is The Hague which is such a stunning city.
Its not an industry I know alot about but with the amount of oppurtunities its defintly something I will be looking into.