Since founding Janneke Filmt in 2009, Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger have collaborated on a wide range of film-related projects across documentary, animation, and commissioned media. Their work has served clients including Dutch regional broadcaster Omroep L1, Lumière Cinema, Schunk, the Rotterdam and The Hague Philharmonic Orchestras, Viewmaster Projects, and the Province of West Flanders – often as a duo, occasionally independently.
As their animation work grew more prominent they began releasing these projects under the name Murmur in 2020. Their practice combines strong visual storytelling, handcrafted techniques, and a deeply personal approach rooted in observational detail and emotional nuance.
Murmur is curated by the Playgrounds Next Talent Program. The Next stage invites up-and-coming artists to provide insight into their creative process, as well as sharing the artistic forces which drive them.