Who we are
Sweatbox Animation is run by Dan Harder supported by a number of talented people connected to the company on a project-by-project basis. These include animators, inbetweeners, cleanup artists, background painters, computer graphics artists, programmers, musicians, sound designers and more.
Among the people contributing to the work of Sweatbox Animation are (in no particular order): Thomas Dreyer, Anders Hald, Niels Bach, Tine Karrebæk, Ilan Hatukah, Doron Meir, Karsten Lund, Uffe Danielsen, Sara Koppel, Søren Itenov, Jeppe Kaas, Lasse Elkjær and Steffen Addington.
History
The studio was initially founded as Dan Harder Animation in 1990, with the primary aim of providing classical animation and related services for features and animated commercials.
Another business leg, Sweatbox Software, was introduced in 1993, with the original purpose of producing a PC-based animation line-test system (used by classical animators to test their work - the term Sweatbox comes from the room at the Disney studios where Walt used to review the animators' work). The focus, however, quickly shifted towards the production of PC-based computer games.
In the late 1990s, as technology became more affordable and allowed small businesses to compete with the bigger players in the animation industry, the company started producing TV commercials all the way from storyboard to finished film. The animation and computer businesses merged into one, and became Sweatbox Animation.
In the new millenium, aside from the occasional computer game or animated commercial, the emphasis has been on providing services such as animation, storyboarding, character design and story development on various Danish and international feature productions.
Through the years, the pursuit of the highest possible quality has always remained the priority, regardless of style or medium. This is also reflected in Sweatbox Animation's entirely home-grown projects, like the CGI feature Tivoli and the classically animated short To Bee or Not to Bee.
Contact
Sweatbox Animation ApS
Godthåbsvej 26B
2000 Frederiksberg
Tel: +45 40 82 10 82
Email: info@sweatbox.dk
CVR: 21783609
