Yaprak first wanted to be a ballerina, but figured out she did not like sports, then an astronaut, but figured out she did not like maths, then a veterinarian, but figured out she did not like the sight of blood.
She was 6 by then. At which point she figured out that while thinking of all of these, she was always drawing in front of the TV. What she liked the most was to draw and watch animation!

So, after many years and a degree in Banking and Finance, she finally realized her dream of becoming an animator. She has been in the industry since 1998 first as a classical animator, then also as a 3D animator, now as a director.

She worked on various projects for various companies a bit around the globe, then ended up moving to Oslo which she calls ” the land of the Happy People”. She also writes and illustrates children books. She is an avid lover of old Disney, old Japanese animations and comic books. Yaprak works at Qvisten Animation.

Lise Fearnley was one of the founders of Mikrofilm, an animation studio in Norway that produce animated and live-action shorts, as well as commercials and music videos.

Among her credits as a producer is the Academy Award winner “The Danish Poet”. She was also in the group that started Foreningen for animert film.

Kajsa Naess is a director and animator. After graduating in animation at Volda University Cearsollege in 1996, she established Mikrofilm AS, a production company, with Lise Fearnley.

For fifteen years, Mikrofilm have been producing short films screened at national and international festivals and winning several awards including an Oscar for their short animated film The Danish Poet.

Her work includes animated short films, music videos and commercials.