Jessica Laurén (Filmtecknarna)

Jessica Laurén is originally a 2D-artist that has found her ways through the jungle of new styles. Now she makes both classical 2D-animation and mixed techniques including photo and film collages. She has worked for several animation companies in Stockholm where she has had different occupations as animator, designer, storyboard artist, supervisor etc. Her director career started with her short film “Water of the Sun”, made during her first parental leave, animated to music written and performed by herself. For that she got the Filmens Dags scholar ship at the Gothenburg Film Festival. Her next direction project was produced at Filmtecknarna: An animated TV-series for children, called “Kiddie Thoughts”.

It was based on stories drawn and written by her own daughters, included ten episodes and was broadcasted in most of the Scandinavian countries. After that she started to direct commercials and music videos at Filmtecknarna, and has now been a Filmtecknarna director for five years. Jessica has just completed the first spots for a major US campaign for Frito Lay chips, through Canadian Agency Juniper Park. The campaign involves tv commercials, webisodes, comic strips etc. Jessica has been responsible for all the designs, as well as being creative director for the moving images. At present she is directing a new animated TV-series for children, named “Who”, based on the books with same name by the Swedish author/illustrator Stina Wirsén.