I'm a director, writer and artist by day, and a nature-lover, amateur Thai boxer and couch-potato the rest of the time. I've lived in several countries and welcome the opportunity for living somewhere new. I've worked on all manners of projects and besides directing and writing I have a wide experience in storyboarding, concept creation and character design.
I have a Bachelor in Character Animation from the The Animation Workshop in Viborg, and have attended various courses in animationfilm, among others Animation Sans Frontières and the Scriptwriting and Concept Development Course at La Poudrière in France. I also teach at The Animation Workshop now and then.
mail: nielsdolmer@hotmail.com
phone: +45 22133801
About & CV
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Work:
Creator, Director and Writer
Great Trouble with Grandpa - Script Development (2024 - present)
I'm doing further world building and writing sample scripts for the animated TV series I created. Produced by Eye Candy Films, Cph. The writing is funded through the West Danish Film Fund.
Director, Writer and Senior Storyboarder
Talking Tom (2022 - present)
I work on a freelance basis on different Talking Tom short format series, produced by Outfit 7 in Slovenia.
Director and Writer
The Great Balthazar - 2nd Development (2024)
2D animated short film produced by New Era Productions. The second development of the film was funded through the West Danish Film Fund, The Animation Workshops and Frederikshavns Municipality. I also did the second pass on the storyboard and designed the characters of the film.
Pitch Deck Artist
Secret Gaumont Project (2023-2024)
I designed additional characters and made 8 keymoment illustrations to go with the pitch. Produced by Gaumont both through their French and American branches.
Director and Writer
The Great Balthazar - 1st Development (2022 - 2023)
2D animated short film produced by New Era Productions. The development of the film was funded through the Danish Film Institute, the West Danish Film Fund and The Animation Workshop. I also storyboarded part of the film and made the Character Designs.
Lead Character Designer
The Shrew of Destiny (2022)
Toonboom Harmony animated feature film produced by GS Animation and Egofilm, Poland.
Storyboarder:
Blippi Wonders (2021-2022)
Animated TV-series produced by Moonbug Entertainment, UK.
Writer:
Tales of Zale (2021)
In-development 2D-animated TV-series produced by Nørlum in Denmark.
Episode Director
Talking Tom and Friends season 4-5 (2017-2019)
3D-animated TV-series of 2x26x11' episodes, produced by People Moving Pixels/Eye Candy Films for Oufit7. I directed 14 episodes.
Character Designer
Aruna's Emergency Call (2017)
An interactive short film, developed by World For Story, DK.
Storyboarder
Hodja from Pjort (2016)
The Giant Pear (2016)
The Little Vampire (2016)
3D-animated feature films produced at A-film, DK
Co-Director
Bubblebit & Miau (2015)
TV-series concept developed with Grupa Smacznego in Poland. I was part of creating the project, developing the pitch for Cartoon Forum and directing the teaser.
Storyboarder
Talking Tom and Friends season 1 (2014-2015)
3D-animated tv-series produced by Arxanima in Austria for Outfit7.
Storyboarder
Little Tot season 2 (2014)
Cut-Out animated TV-series produced by Copenhagen Bombay in Denmark.
Storyboarder
Jonalu season 2 (2013)
3D-animated tv-series produced by Scopas Medien in Germany.
Storyboarder
Tuborg Summer (2013)
3D-animated commercial produced by Nice Ninja in Denmark.
Storyboard, Scriptor and 3D Animation Intern
Exodus (2012-2013)
Live-action Sci-Fi pilot produced by EyeCandy film in Denmark.
Storyboard Lead, 3D Animator and Character Designer
Under the Fold (2011-2012)
3D-animated graduation film from The Animation Workshop.
2D Animator
A Dream (2012)
Short film produced at The National Filmschool of Denmark.
Comic book Artist
Tales of Layonara Issue #1 and #2 (2006-2007)
Comic made for the MMORPG mod for Neverwinter Nights.
I also do Illustration jobs now and then.
Personal Project Development:
Great Trouble with Grandpa
TV-series concept. Developed to a pitch with the support of the Open Workshop Artist Recidency in the fall of 2022, and at the Anomalia Writing Lab 2023 with the help of industry veteran Richard Pursel. It was also selected for the Talent Programme at Animation Production Days in Stuttgart 2024.
The series has been picked up by Eye Candy Films and we're currently writing on it with support from the West Danish Film Fund.
Lily and the Fishboy
TV-series and Children's Book. The book along with 3 TV-series script were made with the support of the Open Workshop Artist Recidency from 2019-2021.
The original pitch was made at the Nippon Nordic course at The Animation Workshop in 2017 and later refined at the Bridging the Gap course in Spain, 2019.
Education:
2023 - Attended Anomalia's Comedy Writing Lab Course
2022 - Attended The West Danish Film Fund's Writer's Course
2019 - Attended "Bridging the Gap - Animation Lab" workshop at Tenerife.
2017 - Attended the "Nippon Nordic - Universe Accelerator" course at The Animation Workshop in Viborg.
2017 - Attended the "Scriptwriting and Concept Development" course at La Poudrière
2016 - Attended Schoolism's Copenhagen course in Character Design.
2015 - 2016 - Attended the "Animation Sans Frontièrs Development Lab."
2015 - Attended the 2 week course "Direction in Animation" at Anomalia in Czech Republic.
2014 - Attended the 2 week course “Cartoon Animation Production” at Anomalia in Czech Republic.
2009 - 2013 Studied Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation at The Animation Workshop in Viborg.
2009 - The Media School in Viborg - Attended a half year course in Flash and Anatomy Drawing.
2008 - The Drawing Academy - 1 semester course, at The Animation Workshop, Denmark.
2004 - 2007 - High School, mathematical line at Tørring Amts Gymnasium
Teaching:
Since 2014 I have occasinally been teaching mainly storyboarding, but also posing and background design at different courses at The Animation Workshop in Denmark.
Proficient in:
ToonBoom Storyboard Pro
Maya
TVPaint
Photoshop
Premiere
Drama Queen