Joris Oprins

Joris Oprins (born 1980, Tilburg) is an animation director.{{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}} 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 2005 he worked as an animator on the stop motion children series Miffy at studio Pedri in Ankeveen. In 2007 he co-founded animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke together with Job Roggeveen and Marieke Blaauw. Job, Joris & Marieke works on commissioned work, music videos and short animated films.

In 2013 they released their animated short film MUTE. MUTE won, among others, the Grand Prix and the audience award at the Holland Animation 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}} 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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906215731/http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/shortcuts/otto |archivedate=2015-09-06 }}

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.