About
Wip Vernooij is a Dutch director, storyboard artist, and animator with broad experience across feature films, television series, and commercials. After his BA Image & Media Technology at the HKU (Utrecht), he studied traditional hand-drawn character animation at UAL (London).
His directorial debut was Moshi Monsters: The Movie (2013), a 2D animated feature based on the popular online game. In 2022 he directed Twee Kleine Kleutertjes: Een Dag om Nooit te Vergeten, a musical film inspired by nursery rhymes from Dutch singer Jan Smit.
His television credits include directing episodes of 3D series Dr. Panda and 2D show Wellie Wishers, as well as storyboarding contributions on Fox & Hare and Maari — Adventure on the Reef, among others.
Most recently, Wip co-directed with Vincent Bal the 3D animated feature Miss Moxy (2026), a story inspired by true events about a house cat who finds her way home after journeying through France.
Currently he is directing Spike, a 3D animated feature for a family audience, produced by Submarine and Diprente.
Directing
FEATURES
Spike (in production) — Director, 3D animated feature.
Production: Submarine, Diprente
Miss Moxy (2026) — Co-director, Editor - 3D animated feature film (85 min.)
Production: Phanta Animation / BosBros, Eyeworks Film & TV Drama. Trailer Miss Moxy (EN)
Twee Kleine Kleutertjes: Een Dag om Nooit te Vergeten (2022) — Director, 3D & 2D Animated feature film. (67 min.)
Production: Submarine / Nuts&Bolts.
Moshi Monsters the Movie (2013) — Director, 2D Animated Feature Film (81 min.)
Prod: Mindcandy / Universal Pictures.
SERIES
Seekers (2022) (Pitch development) — Director / storyboard artist / Editor
Development for 3D animated series. Production : Submarine.
Dr.Panda season 1 (2018) — Co-Director, 3D animated tv-series, 18 x 7 min.
Prod: Dr. Panda / 9Story / Spider-Eye.
The Wellie Wishers (2017) — Series Director, Pre-school 2D Toonboom series 26 x 11 min.
Prod: Submarine / Mattel.
Storyboarding etc.
Fox & Hare Save the Forest (2024) — Storyboard Artist, Feature film.
Prod: Submarine, Walking the dog
Dogdays (2022) — Story Coach, Ultrakort 2D animation( 2 min.)
Prod: Submarine
Maari - Adventure on the reef (2022) — Storyboard Artist, 3D animated preschool series (20 x 6 min.) Prod: bigchild
Entertainment GmbH
Dr.Panda season 2 (2020) — Storyboard Supervisor,
Prod: Dr. Panda / Anikey Animation
Fox & Hare (2019) — Storyboard Artist, 3D series.
Prod: Submarine, Walking the dog
Happos Family (2016) — Story-artist/revisionist 3D shorts, 26 x 2 min.
Prod: Spider Eye / Turner, Cartoon Network
Spotbots (2016) — Animation director, 3D animated series, 26 x 5 min.
Prod: Spider Eye / Cbeebies
Thomas the Tank Engine (2015) — Storyboard artist, Motion comic, 2D animated. 20 x 2 min.
Prod: Spider Eye / HIT Entertainment