Job Roggeveen

Job Roggeveen (born 1979 in Geldrop) is a film director and writer.

He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands.{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/the-screening-room-a-single-life |title=The Screening Room: A Single Life |accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=The New Yorker}} He graduated in 2003. In 2007 he co-founded animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke together with Joris Oprins and Marieke Blaauw. Job, Joris & Marieke works on commissioned work, music videos and short animated films. Job is also an instrumentalist and a composer. He composes the soundtracks for all the films by Job, Joris & Marieke. In 2011 he started the music project [http://showcase.fm/happycamper Happy Camper]. Happy Camper released two studio albums, an EP and a single. In 2011 Happy Camper won an Edison Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief/gevestigde-namen-winnen-edison-awards~a2945798/ |title=Gevestigde namen winnen Edison Awards |accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=De Volkskrant}} He is also part of the Dutch band El Pino and the Volunteers.

In 2013 Job, Joris & Marieke released their animated short film MUTE. MUTE won, among others, the Grand Prix and the audience award at the Holland Animatie Film Festival in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.haff.nl/nl/archief/winnaars/ |title=Winnaars Holland Animation Film festival |work=HAFF}}

In 2014 the City of Utrecht commissioned Job, Joris & Marieke to make the short film/music video Bon Voyage! This film was to promote the start of the Tour de France in Utrecht in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/publiek/nieuws/korte-film-bon-voyage-gelanceerd-in-parijs/ |title=Korte film BON VOYAGE! gelanceerd in Parijs |accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=Nederlands Film Festival}} The title song Bon Voyage! was composed by Dutch singer songwriter Blaudzun

In 2015 their short animation film A Single Life was nominated for the Academy Award for best animated short film.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30835975 |title=Oscars 2015: Nominations list |accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=BBC News}}{{cite web |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/film/nederlandse-korte-animatiefilm-genomineerd-voor-oscar~a3830501/ |title=Dutch Short animation film nominated for Oscar|accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=De Volkskrant}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2015-the-best-animated-short-nominees/ |title=Oscars 2015: The Best Animated Short nominees |accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=CBS News}}{{cite web |url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/a-single-life/ |title=Oscars Nominees Animated Short Film 2015 |work=The Oscars}} The film was also nominated for the Cartoon d’Or{{cite web |url=http://cartoon-media.com/cartoon-d-or/cartoon-d-or-2015/nominees.htm |title=Cartoon d'Or 2015 - Nominees |work=Cartoon Media}} and has won 15 international prizes.

In 2015 they made the short animation film (Otto). (Otto) is the official Dutch entry for the Academy Award for best animated short film.{{cite web |url=http://international.eyefilm.nl/otto-off-to-the-oscars.html |title=(Otto) Off To The Oscars |accessdate=15 October 2015 |work=Eye International}} The film had its international premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/shortcuts/otto |title=Programm TIFF 2015 |work=TIFF |access-date=2015-10-16 |archive-date=2015-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906215731/http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/shortcuts/otto |url-status=dead }}

Their 2024 film Quota (Quotum) premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,Éric Lavallée, [https://www.ioncinema.com/news/film-festivals/2024-tiff-torill-kove-andres-ramirez-pulido-runar-runarsson-nebojsa-slijepcevic "2024 TIFF: Torill Kove, Andrés Ramírez Pulido, Rúnar Rúnarsson & Nebojša Slijepčević Shorts in Toronto"]. Ioncinema, August 10, 2024. where it received an honorable mention for the Best International Short Film award.Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/the-life-of-chuck-wins-toronto-film-festivals-peoples-choice-award/ "‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award"]. TheWrap, 15 September 2024.