About

Storyrunner was founded by journalist and director Stijn van Baarle. Stijn who is now 48, studied history and economics. He always had a passion for television en started his career in 1999 at the Belgian Business Television Kanaal Z. As a tv-journalist Stijn had to translate complex info to a wide audience. This is still the essence of Storyrunner.  

In 2012 Stijn started his own production company Storyrunner. The focus was mainly on documentary filmmaking in the domains science and sustainability. Together with the well-known Belgian biologist Dirk Draulans we have made many documentaries for Belgian national tv (Canvas). Nowadays, we also make shorter videos, but we remain true to our principles and focus. The animations are the icing on the cake. 

We won a few awards with our work. In 2023 we won the Award for Best Green & Environment film at the Brussels Capital Film Festival. The Belgian Federal Council for Sustainable Development selected our productions “Alles kan schoner” (2014) and “Duurzaam duurt het langst” (2016) for the prestigious FRDO Press Award. The European research project video "Demeter ETN" won the Marie Curie Award for best outreach and the EU4FACTS award.

In the weekends you can watch and hear Stijn also at the VRT NWS and Sportweekend, another passion of him. But he keeps Storyrunner on purpose small. So, we can keep our high standards, stay flexible and competitively priced, while working with the best screenwriters, directors, graphic designers, editors and cameramen.

Could our services be for you? Feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help you.