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simone brundisini
Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks, Simone graduated in Physics from the University of Bologna in 2009 and then studied Animation at the Vancouver Film School 2010/2011. He worked on the special effects of The Hunger Games: Mokingjay (p2) and a Disney / Marvel project where he had the opportunity to animate Iron Man. Once hired at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver he had the pleasure to work on Smallfoot, Spiderman into the Spider-Verse, Glen Keane's 'Over the moon'. In addition to his work as an animator, he has been teaching at Vancouver Film School and La Salle college.
silvia capitta
Silvia Capitta trained in Video Editing at Accademia Griffith in Rome and, while working as a video editor, created her first stop-motion and 2D short films. In 2010 she joined the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin, graduating in Animation in 2013. After five years creating animated TV commercials at Tax Free Film, she specialized in Character Animation and moved into feature film production, working in Canada (Sony Pictures Imageworks, MPC, Cinesite) and later in Australia (Animal Logic). She is currently a 3D Animator at Industrial Light & Magic Sydney.
Filmography: Smallfoot, Aquaman, Artemis Fowl, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Riverdance, Peter Rabbit 2, Spirit Untamed, The Magician’s Elephant, Transformers One, Lilo & Stitch.
alessandro mattei
Alessandro graduated in Graphic and Multimedia Design from La Sapienza University (Valle Giulia, Rome) in 2009, and earned his 3D Animation diploma from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin in 2013. His graduation short, The Age of Rust, received multiple international awards. After five years creating animated TV commercials at Tax Free Film, he specialized in Character Animation and moved into feature film production, working in Canada (Sony Pictures Imageworks, MPC, Cinesite) and later in Australia (Animal Logic). He is currently a 3D Animator at Industrial Light & Magic (Sydney).
Filmography: Smallfoot, Aquaman, Artemis Fowl, Riverdance, Peter Rabbit 2, Spirit Untamed, The Magician’s Elephant, Transformers One, Lilo & Stitch.
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Eleonora bertolucci
Eleonora graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin in 2013 and began her career in games at Ubisoft Milan, working on titles such as Assassin’s Creed and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. She later moved to London to join Rocksteady Studios on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, then relocated to Canada where she contributed to three feature films at Reel FX. She went on to work at Sony Pictures Imageworks on The Sea Beast and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. She is currently an Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Filmography: UglyDolls, Back to the Outback, Rumble, The Sea Beast, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Zootopia 2, Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, Moana 2.
Games: Assassin’s Creed Rogue, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
roberto tifi
Roberto has been passionate about animation from an early age. After graduating in Digital Communication, he began his animation career in 2009, gaining experience across Italian and international studios on both TV and feature projects. He is currently a Senior Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks (Vancouver), where he has been for the past 11 years.
Selected filmography: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Vivo, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Over the Moon, The Angry Birds Movie 2, Smallfoot, The Emoji Movie, Smurfs: The Lost Village, Storks, The Angry Birds Movie.
CRISTIAN GUERRESCHI
Cristian graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin in 2011. He began his career as an animator and director in advertising at Tax Free Film (Parma), then moved to Vancouver to work on the TV series Imaginary Mary at Zoic Studio. In 2018 he joined MPC London, contributing to Disney features such as Dumbo and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. After relocating to Australia, he worked at Animal Logic (Sydney) on Peter Rabbit 2 and The Magician’s Elephant. He is currently a Senior Animator at Method Studios (Melbourne), with credits including Mortal Kombat.
CARLO GEMMANI
Carlo is an Animator with a strong passion for drawing and video games. After graduating in Industrial Design from Politecnico di Milano, he moved to Vancouver to study Animation at VanArts. Since 2013, he has worked on TV animation projects including All Hail King Julien and The Dragon Prince. After a period teaching at VanArts, he transitioned into games, contributing to projects such as Mortal Kombat Aftermath and Destiny 2 at Waterproof Studios.
felice minieri
Felice graduated in Design and Communication from the Faculty of Architecture (Aversa Luigi Vanvitelli) and specialized in Character Animation in 2012. He moved to London, working at studios including Jellyfish, Framestore, and MPC, before relocating to Australia, where he worked at Animal Logic and Method Studios. He is currently an Animator at Industrial Light & Magic.
Filmography: The Lion King, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Peter Rabbit 2, Mortal Kombat, The Magician’s Elephant, Transformers One
Jacopo di martino
Jacopo has been passionate about animation since his teenage years. He studied drawing, comics, and 2D animation at Scuola Italiana di Comix, then earned a degree in Graphic Design from Politecnico di Milano. After completing a Master’s program at BigRock, he began his career as a Character Animator in 2018. From 2019 to 2023 he worked at Illumination Studios Paris in the Marketing and Short Films department, contributing to projects such as Minions: The Rise of Gru, Sing 2, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Migration. He is currently a Senior Animator at Mac Guff Belgium (Brussels). Since 2023, he has also been teaching for several online schools and, more recently, in person at Gobelins (Paris).
ALEKSANDRA MUZYKA
Aleksandra is an Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks (Vancouver) with 10 years of industry experience. She graduated from Liceo Artistico F. Arcangeli in Bologna and studied 2D and 3D animation in Florence at Scuola di Comics and NEMO. She began her career in France at TeamTO (Valence), progressing from Junior to Senior Animator, and later to Lead/Supervisor on TV series including PJ Masks, Raving Rabbids, Raving Rabbids Olympic Games 2016, Skylanders Academy, and Sadie Sparks. In 2019 she transitioned into feature films, working on The Amazing Maurice (Red Star), then Under the Boardwalk and Nimona (DNEG). She recently completed In Your Dreams and is currently working on an unannounced project.
Gerald Dedel
Gerald earned a degree in Industrial Design from La Sapienza University of Rome and began his animation training in France at Gobelins. Since 2018 he has worked at Illumination, contributing to features such as The Secret Life of Pets 2, Minions: The Rise of Gru, and more recently The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Over the years he has worked across Italy, France, Luxembourg, China, and Vietnam on TV series, advertising, video game cinematics, and VFX.
ERica Palmerini
Passionate about animation and comics, Erica earned her diploma in Traditional and Advanced Animation Techniques, then specialized in computer graphics.
Her career began in 2016, initially working on TV series and then moving into feature films.
She currently works as a Lead Animator at DNEG.
Filmografia: How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Spirit Untamed, Under the Boardwalk, Nimona, That Christmas, Angry Birds 3.
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FaBIO GUBETTI
Fabio graduated in Visual Communication Design and later specialized in Character Animation. He began his career between France and London, working on TV series for three years. He moved into feature animation with DNEG during the 2020 lockdown, working remotely from home, then spent a period in Vancouver at Sony Pictures Imageworks before returning to London with DNEG. He is currently a Senior Animator at Jellyfish Pictures.
Filmography: Ron’s Gone Wrong, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Under the Boardwalk, Nimona, That Christmas
FRANCESCA SALVATORE
Francesca began animating in 2006 at Lumiq (Turin) on Donkey Xote after completing the Multimedia Park master program. She has worked across Italy, France, and Luxembourg on animated series and feature films, then moved to London where she spent several years at DNEG, Industrial Light & Magic, and Framestore on major productions.
Her credits include Wonder Woman, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Mirror, Justice League, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Lady and the Tramp, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, and Peter Pan and Wendy. After working on Mortal Kombat and Jungle Cruise in Australia, she relocated permanently to the United States, where she works at Inguity Studios on projects including Horizon: An American Saga.
LEONARDO Ferrò
Leonardo graduated in Languages in 2011 and took his first steps in the industry at the Rainbow CGI academy in Rome. He later specialized in animation through iAnimate online workshops 3 and 4. In 2015 he moved to France to work at TeamTO on several TV series, then continued in Belgium on feature films including The Queen’s Corgi and Bigfoot Family. Since 2020 he has been an Animator at Illumination Studio Paris, contributing to shorts and advertising projects connected to feature releases such as Minions: The Rise of Gru, Sing 2, Migration, and Despicable Me 4.
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GIULIA ARNABOLDI
Giulia has been passionate about animation from the start and trained through an 18-month online program. She began her career in 2017, moving to London where she worked on TV series for three years at Jellyfish Pictures. During the 2021 lockdown, she relocated to Vancouver and joined Sony Pictures Imageworks, contributing to Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, The Sea Beast, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and In Your Dreams.
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MATTEO BAGNOLI
Matteo trained through the BigRock Master in Computer Graphics, focusing on 3D animation. In 2017 he began his career in France at TeamTO on TV series, then moved to the UK to work at Jellyfish Pictures and completed the Animschool online program during lockdown. In 2021 he relocated to Canada to join Sony Pictures Imageworks, working on Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. He is currently at Walt Disney Animation Studios, working on Moana 2.
ANIKET NATEKAR
Aniket was born and raised in India and since a very young age, he was that kid in the class who loves to draw. His love for animation was a natural progression from there on. Like a good Indian boy, Aniket completed his Bachelors' in Mechanical Engineering and then moved to Vancouver to pursue his childhood dream of becoming an animator. Graduating from the Vancouver Film School's Classical Animation program in 2008, his first job took him to France, where he worked as a 2D animator for Ankama Entertainment. Wanting to make the transition into feature animation, he moved back to Canada in 2012 and took an online program at CG Spectrum College of Digital Art and Animation with a diploma in 3D animation. During this time, he was an animation supervisor on a few TV shows for Hasbro and Teletoon and also animated on a pilot for Amazon's 'Niko and the Sword of Light'.He got his first break in CG Feature Animation in 2014 with Bron Animation's 'Henchmen'. As one of the lead animators on Netlfix's 'The Willoughbys' he is very proud of the unique animation style that the team developed for the movie. Since then he's worked as a Senior Animator on Glen Keane's 'Over the moon' and is currently working at Sony Pictures Imageworks.