Antonin Waterkeyn

Motion Designer

Antonin Waterkeyn is a Belgian art director and motion designer. A graduate of La Cambre, the art school in Brussels, he began his career in Paris as a freelance motion designer before co-founding the studio Mada Mada. He later moved to Bordeaux, where he has been living and working for the past seven years. With 18 years of experience in animation and graphic design, he has developed a practice that combines a range of motion design tools, including After Effects, artificial intelligence, and Cavalry, a software he has been specializing in for the past three years. His work has been presented at festivals such as Demo Festival and Motion Motion Festival. He has collaborated with cultural institutions including The National Museum of Norway and the Musée d’Aquitaine, as well as brands and organizations such as Galeries Lafayette, Christie’s, the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, and the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. He also works with studios and agencies including Base Design, DIA Studio, Mathematic, and Buck. Alongside his professional practice, he teaches motion design at several schools in France and Belgium.