In a very busy city, there is a peaceful place. It's a little park, where you can find a little owl, a small stork, a young frog and five little birds. If you want to meet them, you best come at nightfall. That's when the city turns quiet and everybody goes to sleep. Except for Ollie and his friends who are still awake, just long enough for a little adventure. You are very welcome there... if you can find it.

animated preschool series, 52×4′
2D animation

Position: animator

Production company: Lunanime, Daily Madness
Created and directed by: Anton Setola
Producers: Tamsin Lyons, Annemie Degryse, Jan De Clercq, Janne Hjeltnes, Eirik Smidesang Slåen
Animation: Karolien Raeymaekers, Geertjan Tillmans, Lenny Biesemans, Anna Van Riel, Foday Seisay, Mirjam Plettinx, Moritz Biene, Jeroen Ceulebrouck, Evelyn Entwistle, Gemma McGivern, Nicola Skuse, Claire McLoughlin, Seán O'Reilly, Mark Brennan, Lynn Yun, Harriet Buckley, Cliona Noonan
Sound Design: Mats Lid Støten, Bård Farbu
Music: Kjetil Schjander Luhr
Post-production: Storyline Studios

An anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter.

Stop motion animation (puppets) - 44 min.

Position: animator, set dresser, puppet maker

Production company: Beast Animation (BE), Vivement Lundi ! (FR), Pedri Animation (NL)
Directed by: Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels
Producers: Koen Vermaanen, Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul, Jean-François Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois, Peter Mansfelt, Paul Mathot.
Main Cast: Jan Decleir, Gaston Motambe, Wim Willaert, Goua Grovogui, Sébastien Dewaele, Angelo Tijssens
Animation: Elodie Ponçon, Particia Sourdès, Iris Alexandre, Mirjam Plettinx, Andreas De Ridder
Sound Design: Bram Meindersma
First AD: Dorien Schetz
Editing: Mark James Roes & Emma De Swaef
Photography - DOP: Marc James Roels
Art Direction: Marc James Roels & Emma De Swaef
Character Design: Emma De Swaef
Chef Déco: Jean-Marc Ogier
Post-production: Marc James Roels, Karel Van Gucht

Dimitri, a little bird from northern Europe, has landed on the plains of Ubuyu in Africa. Every day, he learns to overcome his fears and discovers a world full of surprises. In Ubuyu, being different is an asset that he will share with Makeba the giraffe, Oko the zebra and Pili the meerkat.

Stop motion animated series 26x5’ (two seasons) + 26’ TV special

Position: animator

Production company: Vivement Lundi! (FR), Beast Animation (BE), Nadadsy Films (CH)
Directed by: Agnes Lecreux
Co-directed by: Ben Tesseur and Steven De Beul
Producers: Jean-François Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois, Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul
Animation: Andreas De Ridder, Mirjam Plettinx, Maarten Van Rooy, Rosanne Janssens, Elodie Ponçon, Gilles Coirier, Julia Peguet, Benjamin Botella, Luis Ignacio De Marco, Juan Soto Fernandez, Patricia Sourdès, Michael Hughes, Marjolaine Parot, David Thomasse, Souad Wedell, Cyril Maddalena, Goulwen Merret, Violaine Picaut, Francesca Ferrario, Samuel Maréchal, Sylvain Derosne
Music: Hans Helewaut
Scripts: Matthieu Chevallier & Agnès Lecreux
DOP: Simon Filliot, Steven Frederickx
Distributor: France Télévisions

It’s a beautiful day. Mister Paper goes out for a walk. He finds a few old newspapers, takes out his scissors and starts cutting what he needs for the stroll: a hat against the sun and a dog against his loneliness. When he arrives at a river, he cuts a bridge to walk across. And when the dog gets hungry, Mister Paper cuts a sausage. When Mister Paper arrives home with no more newspaper left, he folds the dog into a bird so that it can sing him a goodnight song. What a lovely day it was.

Cut out animation – 7 min

Position: animator

Production company: A Private View (BE), Beast Animation (BE), Viking Film (NL)
Directed by: Steven De Beul and Ben Tesseur
Script: Mieke de Jong, based on the book by Elvis Peeters and Gerda Dendooven
Producers: Karlijn Van De Cruys, Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Co-producers: Marleen Slot, Koen Vermaanen, Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul
Animation: Mirjam Plettinx, Iris Alexandre
Photography - DOP: Steven Frederickx
Sound Design: Jan Schermer
Music: Stijn Cole, Tom Pintens
Post-production: FLOW postproduction Amsterdam

2016
Stop-motion series (26 x 5 min.)

In the world of George and Paul, everything – including themselves – is created out of wooden blocks! George and Paul have many great adventures, in which they use their environment to create things and to solve problems. In their world, everything is possible; it all depends on the creativity, technical skills and imagination of these two friends. In the end, everything in life comes down to having fun. Enjoy it and think positive!

Position: animator

Production company: Pedri Animation (NL), Beast Animation (BE)
Directed by: Joost van de Bosch and Erik Verkerk
Producers: Paul Mathot, Peter Mansvelt, Thomas Hietbrink, Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul, Koen Vermaanen.
Animation: Andreas De Ridder, Mirjam Plettinx, Iris Alexandre, Rosanne Janssens, Soetkin Verstegen, Elmer Kaan
Music: Sander Houtman
Scripts: Marc Veerkamp, Jimmy Simons
DOP: Steven Frederickx
Distributor: Distribution360, The Licensing Company

2015

Stop motion series 26 x 5’

Rintje is a puppy dog who discovers the world the same way a child does; playful with a good appetite for adventure. In this pre-school series, he goes to school for the first time, has a birthday celebration, stays over at granny’s and gets his first vaccination…

Position: concept designer & animator

Production company: Beast Animation (BE), Lemming Film (NL), A Private View (BE), AVROTROS (NL), BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance (BE), Ketnet (BE)
Directed by: Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul
Animation: Andreas De Ridder, Mirjam Plettinx, Maarten Van Rooy, Rosanne Janssens
Scripts: Mieke de Jong, based on the books by Sieb Posthuma
DOP: Steven Frederickx

A selection of commercials I’ve worked on, as animator, designer, or both.

Made-Up (2009) was my bachelor film at Luca School of Arts, about a hesitant girl who loses herself in a visual world.

Animation: Mirjam Plettinx
Sound Design: Istvan Leel-Össy
Music: Mario Reget
Editing: Karel Van Gucht
Post-production: Jaclien Bartels, Mirjam Plettinx
Festival screenings: Anima - Brussels Animation Film Festival 2011, Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy 2010, 9th International Student Film and Video Festival of the Beijing Film Academy 2010, KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2010, Elles Tournent / Dames Draaien 2010, Vimeo Staff Pick.

And in 2014 I graduated at KASK School of Arts with my short film Mie.

Story and animation: Mirjam Plettinx
Mentor: Evelyn Verschoore
Sound design & mixage: Karel Van Gucht, Patrik Berx
Typografie: Mario Debaene
Festival screenings: Anima - Brussels Animation Film Festival 2016, Animac - International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia 2016, Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy 2015, Monstra - Lisbon Animated Festival 2015, Anibar Animation Festival 2015, and others.