Jonas Geirnaert | |
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.jpg) Geirnaert in 2021 | |
| Born | (1982-07-28)28 July 1982 (age 42) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | animator, comics artist, actor, comedian. |
Jonas Geirnaert (born 28 July 1982) is a Belgian animator. He studiedanimation at the KASK inGhent. In May 2004, he won theShort Film Jury Prize at theCannes Film Festival with his animated shortFlatlife (11 min). The first minute of the film was the only portion with sound because it was a student project that was unfinished at the time of the selection entry deadline.
AlthoughFlatlife has no political message, Jonas' previous movie,The All-American Alphabet, clearly has one. On stage in Cannes, Jonas had a message for all Americans: "Don't voteBush". While such statements were popular at the time, Geirnaert's political leanings were far-left, as he was a member of the marxistWorkers Party of Belgium.
In the fall of 2005, Geirnaert made the TV comedy seriesNeveneffecten for Canvas (public Flemish television) with his fellow comediansLieven Scheire, Koen De Poorter and Jelle De Beule. In 2011, this same group of four made the television showBASTA which also offered satirical critique on current cultural phenomenon, like help desks, uncritical journalism, television call games, the production of meat and internet scammers. Through their actions, some of the more fraudulent abuses have been put to a stop, e.g. the de facto illegal television calling games have been banned from television in Flanders.[1]
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