Daniel Wesseik (b. 1985) is a visual artist, director and educator. Creating between the lines of animation, design, illustration, film and art, his works have repeating themes of spirituality, nonsense and psychological exploration.
Originally from a village next to Jerusalem, Israel, he is nowadays based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Alongside his practice I teach at the
St.Joost school of art and design.
He’s currently part of the Playgrounds-Next
talent program for 2022-2023.
Reach out at:wesseikdaniel@gmail.com
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Originally from a village next to Jerusalem, Israel, he is nowadays based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Alongside his practice I teach at the
St.Joost school of art and design.
He’s currently part of the Playgrounds-Next
talent program for 2022-2023.
Reach out at:
wesseikdaniel@gmail.com
Vimeo - Instagram - Linkedin
Selected Film Festivals
2023 | Kaboom Animation Festival- “Pu Du Du”, Amsterdam, NL
2022 | Linoleum Festival- “Het Regent”, Kiev (online), Ukraine
2022 | Fest Anča - “Het Regent”, Žilina, Slovakia
2022 | ANNY - Animation Nights New York, “Artist and Friend”, NY
2022 | T-Short Animation Festival - “Het Regent”
2022 | Kaboom Animation Festival - “Het Regent”, Amsterdam, NL
2021 | Cartoon on the Bay - “The Driver”, international showcase, Rome, Italy
2021 | Warsaw Animation Film Festival - “The Fourth Raven”, Warsaw, Poland
2021 | PIAFF - Paris Animation Film Festival, “The Driver”, Paris, France
2021 | T-Short Animation Festival - “The Driver”
2021 | Epos International Art Film Festival - “Artist and Friend”, Tel Aviv, Israel
2021 | Kaboom Animation Festival - “The Driver”, Amsterdam, NL
2020 | Utopia Fest, “The Driver”, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2020 | Bang Awards film festival, “The Driver”, Portugal
2020 | Ó Bhéal Poetry Film Festival, “The Driver”, Cork, Ireland
2020 | Tofuzi Film Festival - “The Driver”, Experimental program, Georgia
2020 | Epos Art Film Festival - “Artist and Friend”, Tel-Aviv museum, Israel
2019 | Athens Digital Arts - “Artist and Friend”, Athens, Greece
2019 | MIAF - “Artist and Friend”, Animation Installation, Melbourne, Australia
2019 | Fest Anča - “Artist and Friend”, Slovakia
2019 | RPM Film Festival - ”Artist and Friend”, Boston, U.S
2017 | MIAF - “Low Sound of Fire”, Melbourne, Australia
2017 | Linoleum Festival - Experimental Animation Competition, Ukraine
2017 | ASIF Tel Aviv Animation Festival - “Low Sound of Fire”, Tel Aviv, Israel
2017 | Yale Student Film Festival - Winner - best soundtrack (LSoF), U.S
2017 | Holland Animation Film Festival - Best Dutch animation, Utrecht, NL
Selected Exhibitions and Publications
2022 | MEST Magazine, interview, The Return of Moby Dick
2022 | “Post-Digital Heritage”, Group Exhibition, Playgrounds BLEND, grotekerk, Breda, NL
2020 | “Data-West”, Group Exhibition, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
2020 | “Reborn” Group exhibition, Yosef Bau Museum, Illustration week, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2018 | MOTMOT Gallery - “First of All”, Opening Exhibition, Breda, NL
2018 | Popper Publishing - "Hydra Head" magazine participation, Latvia
2018 | Jaffa Museum - “Contemplation” Group Exhibition, Jaffa, Israel
2018 | Chasse Theater - "Blinde Muur" - Solo Exhibition, Breda, NL
2017 | Filmhuis Breda - Screening and Q&A, Breda, NL
2017 | Solyanka VPA - Group exhibition, Animation Museum, Moscow, Russia
2017 | A5 Magazine & La-Culture - "Island" exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2017 | "Generation 2017" Selected group exhibition curated by MOAM, Amsterdam, NL
2017 | "Prosthetic Reality" - Augmented Reality book, Worldwide Distributed
2014—17 | La-Culture - Various exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Events and Talks
2023 | Workshop Character Design (giving), Kunstbande, NL
2022 | Oomph! Playgrounds Festival, Breda, NL
2021 | Q&A, PIAFF, Paris, France
2020 | Speeddate event, Schiedam museum, Schiedam, NL
2019 | Manifest Show&Tell, Rotterdam, NL
2019 | Speeddate event, But Film Festival, Breda, NL
2017 | Speeddate event, Pan op de Dak, Breda, NL
Education
2015—2016 | Master in Animation, St.Joost, Breda (The Netherlands)
2010—2014 | Interactive Communication, Avni Institute, Tel Aviv (Israel)
Selected Workshops and Labs
2022 | Playgrounds “Next” (NL)
2019 | European Short Pitch, Nisi-Masa, Sofia (Bulgaria), Brest (France)
2017 | ASF (Animation Sans Frontiéres) Development Lab (DK, DE, HU, FR)
2021 | Kaboom Festival - VR workshop, Amsterdam (NL)
2021 | Graphic Matters, Kinetic typography workshop, Breda (NL)
2020 | Cinematography for Directors, On-Course, Tel Aviv (Israel)
2016 | Submarine Studio, Storytelling workshop, Haarlem (NL)
2014 | “Your world, only better”, Storytelling workshop with Julia Pott, Online
2023 | Kaboom Animation Festival- “Pu Du Du”, Amsterdam, NL
2022 | Linoleum Festival- “Het Regent”, Kiev (online), Ukraine
2022 | Fest Anča - “Het Regent”, Žilina, Slovakia
2022 | ANNY - Animation Nights New York, “Artist and Friend”, NY
2022 | T-Short Animation Festival - “Het Regent”
2022 | Kaboom Animation Festival - “Het Regent”, Amsterdam, NL
2021 | Cartoon on the Bay - “The Driver”, international showcase, Rome, Italy
2021 | Warsaw Animation Film Festival - “The Fourth Raven”, Warsaw, Poland
2021 | PIAFF - Paris Animation Film Festival, “The Driver”, Paris, France
2021 | T-Short Animation Festival - “The Driver”
2021 | Epos International Art Film Festival - “Artist and Friend”, Tel Aviv, Israel
2021 | Kaboom Animation Festival - “The Driver”, Amsterdam, NL
2020 | Utopia Fest, “The Driver”, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2020 | Bang Awards film festival, “The Driver”, Portugal
2020 | Ó Bhéal Poetry Film Festival, “The Driver”, Cork, Ireland
2020 | Tofuzi Film Festival - “The Driver”, Experimental program, Georgia
2020 | Epos Art Film Festival - “Artist and Friend”, Tel-Aviv museum, Israel
2019 | Athens Digital Arts - “Artist and Friend”, Athens, Greece
2019 | MIAF - “Artist and Friend”, Animation Installation, Melbourne, Australia
2019 | Fest Anča - “Artist and Friend”, Slovakia
2019 | RPM Film Festival - ”Artist and Friend”, Boston, U.S
2017 | MIAF - “Low Sound of Fire”, Melbourne, Australia
2017 | Linoleum Festival - Experimental Animation Competition, Ukraine
2017 | ASIF Tel Aviv Animation Festival - “Low Sound of Fire”, Tel Aviv, Israel
2017 | Yale Student Film Festival - Winner - best soundtrack (LSoF), U.S
2017 | Holland Animation Film Festival - Best Dutch animation, Utrecht, NL
Selected Exhibitions and Publications
2022 | MEST Magazine, interview, The Return of Moby Dick
2022 | “Post-Digital Heritage”, Group Exhibition, Playgrounds BLEND, grotekerk, Breda, NL
2020 | “Data-West”, Group Exhibition, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
2020 | “Reborn” Group exhibition, Yosef Bau Museum, Illustration week, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2018 | MOTMOT Gallery - “First of All”, Opening Exhibition, Breda, NL
2018 | Popper Publishing - "Hydra Head" magazine participation, Latvia
2018 | Jaffa Museum - “Contemplation” Group Exhibition, Jaffa, Israel
2018 | Chasse Theater - "Blinde Muur" - Solo Exhibition, Breda, NL
2017 | Filmhuis Breda - Screening and Q&A, Breda, NL
2017 | Solyanka VPA - Group exhibition, Animation Museum, Moscow, Russia
2017 | A5 Magazine & La-Culture - "Island" exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2017 | "Generation 2017" Selected group exhibition curated by MOAM, Amsterdam, NL
2017 | "Prosthetic Reality" - Augmented Reality book, Worldwide Distributed
2014—17 | La-Culture - Various exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Events and Talks
2023 | Workshop Character Design (giving), Kunstbande, NL
2022 | Oomph! Playgrounds Festival, Breda, NL
2021 | Q&A, PIAFF, Paris, France
2020 | Speeddate event, Schiedam museum, Schiedam, NL
2019 | Manifest Show&Tell, Rotterdam, NL
2019 | Speeddate event, But Film Festival, Breda, NL
2017 | Speeddate event, Pan op de Dak, Breda, NL
Education
2015—2016 | Master in Animation, St.Joost, Breda (The Netherlands)
2010—2014 | Interactive Communication, Avni Institute, Tel Aviv (Israel)
Selected Workshops and Labs
2022 | Playgrounds “Next” (NL)
2019 | European Short Pitch, Nisi-Masa, Sofia (Bulgaria), Brest (France)
2017 | ASF (Animation Sans Frontiéres) Development Lab (DK, DE, HU, FR)
2021 | Kaboom Festival - VR workshop, Amsterdam (NL)
2021 | Graphic Matters, Kinetic typography workshop, Breda (NL)
2020 | Cinematography for Directors, On-Course, Tel Aviv (Israel)
2016 | Submarine Studio, Storytelling workshop, Haarlem (NL)
2014 | “Your world, only better”, Storytelling workshop with Julia Pott, Online
