I'm Ilenia.
PROFILE
I'm a young film-maker from Italy, now based in Poland.
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After working as a freelance illustrator for a short time in Italy, in 2017 I created the awarded stop motion short film “Lemon & Elderflower” during the MA Animation course at the University of South Wales, Cardiff.
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I have worked on productions such as the TV series "Treflik family", the feature films "Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires"and "Even mice belong in Heaven".
I am currently directing the TV series "Lemon & Berry", based on my diploma short film.
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EXPERIENCE
"Trefliki ratują święta" -KAZ Studio (Gdynia - Poland)
Character designer (2023)
Stop motion Animator (2023)
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"Grand Banda" - GS Animation (Poland)
2D animator (March 2024 - now)
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"Basia" - GS Animation (Poland)
2D animator (March 2024 - now)
Commercials for "Telstra" - Revolver
Stop motion Animator (April 2024)
"Lemon & Berry" pilot episode - LIKAON (Poland)
Creator and Director (2021)
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"Bobaski i MIÅš" -KAZ Studio (Gdynia - Poland)
Director (January 2024- February 2024)
Stop motion Animator (January 2021- February 2024)
Storyboard Artist (January 2021- February 2024)
Script writer (January 2021- February 2024)
Puppet maker (March 2020 – December 2020)
"Rodzina Treflików" - Trefl Film Studio (Gdynia - Poland)
Puppet maker (March 2020 – December 2020)
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"Even Mice Belong in Heaven" - Fresh Films; Animoon (Prague - Czech Republic)
Puppet wrangler/Puppet hospital (February 2019 – February 2020)
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"Rodzina Treflików" - Trefl Film Studio (Gdynia - Poland)
Puppet maker (January 2018 – November 2018)
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"Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires" - Trampires production (Bridgend - Wales)
Work experience – Puppet department (March 2017)
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"La strada dei Samouni" - Dugong Films (Rome - Italy)
Animator in "La Strada dei Samouni" (June 2016)​
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EDUCATION
Short model making course
Aardman Academy, Bristol
July 2018
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MA Animation
University of South Wales, Cardiff
2016-2017
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BA Illustration and Animation
IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), Milan
2011-2014
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Artistic Lyceum Diploma
Artistic Lyceum A. Frattini, Varese (Italy)
Experimental Course Leonardo - Architecture and Design
2006-2011
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SKILLS
Painting
Free hand drawing
Digital painting
Sculpting
Manual silk screen painting
Engraving
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Storyboarding
Puppet fabrication
Stop motion Animation
2D Animation (Toon Boom)
Traditional Animation