Manpaard is a Motion Design Studio founded in 2018 by Laurens and Vincent De Mets. Being twins, we started working together nine months before we were born, discussing animation movies at age three, collaborating creatively at age four.

We created Manpaard to turn our love for drawing, animation and storytelling into something productive: to craft animated stories, together with you. Our aim is to turn your request into expressive content with clear storytelling and design.

Lectures, workshops, accolades

2025
Organised Motion Meetup 3 (Brussels)
2025
“AMAL” is nominated for the Animation Video Experience Award (Brussels)
2025
Selected for the project mapping program “The Screen” at OFFF Barcelona
2024
Participated in the make-a-thon Make a Mark at The Krook (Ghent)
2024
Jury member for the AANAA Shortfilm Festival (Antwerpen)
2024
“Visit.Brussels” wins 3 Creative Belgium Awards
2023
Worked on “Bad Bad Belgium”, a docuseries selected for Ottawa film festival, Annecy film festival and ultimately awarded with an Ensor Award
2023
Shortfilm “OLHE” is selected for Pictoplasma (Berlin), Braindead Studios, Hellavision (Los Angeles) and AANAA (Antwerp)
2020
Lecture at Duke & Grace Creative Lab
2019
Jury member for graduation projects at LUCA Ghent Illustration
2019
Jury member for graduation projects at LUCA Ghent Open Design
2019
Facilitated a workshop UGent about creating scripts for explainer videos
2018
Graduation shortfilm “I Need My Space” is selected for the Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven and other festivals in Canada, France and Australia

From sketches to screens — we handle it all. Illustrations, storyboards, scripting, character design, explainer videos, ads, socials, and TV spots.

If it’s drawn or animated, we make it happen.

Have a project in mind?
We're happy to have a chat.

Contact
+32 472 36 64 50
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