Hans Buying

Current

• Owner at Comic House

Past

• Founder/board member at Society of Artists Agents Holland
• Board member at NIC

Education

• School for Graphic Arts, Utrecht

Recommended

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Connections

75 connections

Industry

Animation

Websites

• My Company

Hans Buying’s Summary

Creative producer and director @ Comic House; the first and largest cartoon agency in the Netherlands, protecting the interests of over sixty prominent international artists.

Hans Buying’s Specialties:

Illustration- and animation production, copyright law, character development and licensing.

Hans Buying’s Experience

• Owner

  Comic House

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)

  September 1984 — Present (24 years 2 months)

  First and largest cartoon and animation agency in the Benelux. Active promotion of over 60 prominent cartoon and animation artists. Production of award-winning 2D/3D animation and character design. Including some striking work for well-known Pepsi Co., Campina Europe, the Walt Disney Company, and the FIA Foundation. Founding member of the Society of Artists Agents Holland (SAAH) and a member of the Dutch Designers Association (BnO).

• Founder/board member

  Society of Artists Agents Holland

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

  April 1994 — December 1998 (4 years 9 months)

  The Society of Artists Agents Holland (SAAH) promotes the interests of artists agents in The Netherlands. Moreover the SAAH stimulates and promotes the illustration business and offers a service platform for its members. The SAAH has developed a code of ethics and nation-wide approved conditions for commercial artwork exploitation.

• Board member

  NIC

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

  November 1987 — September 1989 (1 year 11 months)

  Dutch Illustrators Guild (NIC), the first and largest organisation of professional illustrators in The Netherlands. Currently merged into the Association of Dutch Designers (BNO).

Hans Buying’s Education

• School for Graphic Arts, Utrecht

  Graphic Design 1977 — 1980

Additional Information

Hans Buying’s Websites:

• My Company

Hans Buying’s Honors:

The New York Festivals / Finalist Award 2005
The New York Festivals / Gold Medal 1993
The New York Festivals / Finalist Award 1993
1st Prize Festival International du film d'Entreprise
The New York Festivals / Finalist Award 1991
Effie (Efficiency Award)
ADCN Lamp (Awarded by the Art Directors Club Netherlands)
Gouden Brief (Best Direct Mail Campaign)

Hans Buying’s Contact Settings

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