Kris Van Alphen

Animation director | 2D Animator | Character Animator | Lecturer | Available

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

I am an award-winning Animation Director, based in Berlin and Belgium. Educated by the internationally acclaimed Raoul Servais, I have over 30 years of experience in traditional animation. My work ranges from commercials to feature films and everything in between, managing multidisciplinary teams and coaching young talent. Tool Kit: Toon Boom Harmony, TV Paint, Blender Grease Pencil As a guest lecturer and teacher I like to share my long time experience in drawing skills and the animation field.

Experience

  • Hoofdanimator at LUNANIME
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Senior animator at Traumhaus Studios GmbH
    Aug 2025 - Mar 2026 · 8 mos

    Animation feature film Sidi Kaba

  • Animator at GOSHO Short
    Mar 2025 - Jul 2025 · 5 mos

  • Animator at S.O.I.L. productions
    Nov 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Animated shorts: * Ziggurat, about Art and how it sucks. * Loulou, about the loss of a parent and how to cope with it.

  • Animation Director at Spicy Acorn
    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    * Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures. Award winning series (6 X 26 minutes): * Zagazoo has won the Best Animated Short Film/Series award at the International Thai Film Festival. *Best Children's Programme at the Royal Television Society Awards * Best Animation at the Shanghai International TV Festival