Ariel L Garcia - Animator
8 Feature Films participations / +20 years in the Animation Industry / +200 TV Animated Commercials
2024 3D Lead Animator in ` NDA` TV show.
2022/23 3D Animator in DNEG Feature Films. (Under the Boardwalk, Nimona, That Christmas)
2021 3D Animator in El Ranchito ´ See´ (2nd season).
2020 Senior 3D Animator in Tadeo Jones 3, movie by LightBox Animation Studios, Madrid, Spain.
Workshop ´´` Explote your reel´ in Animun 3D with Manuel Aparicio and Roger Gimenez as mentors.
2018 Senior 3D Animator at Orchid Creation.
2016 Senior 3D Animator in Tech Omega Zeta, Barcelona, Spain.
I participated in a Video Game based in the book We´ re going on a Bear Hunt by Lucid Games.
2014 I joined FRAMEZERO as Creative Director supervising Discovery Channel signals promos; Disney projects, Fox ; and studio´ s pilots.
2013 I had participated and completed the program TALENTO 3D specialized in Character Animation, managed by ´ Metegol´ Staff and coordinated with INCAA and ENERC.
2012 I founded MUSHKA! Animation Store. That year we won the Best Animation commercial award of ExpoToons with FIAT - Grand Sienna Stickers, the first commercial I have ever directed. We also worked in spots for England, Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina.
2004 I joined for 8 years as Bitt Animation & VFX staff, the most important commertial animation studio in the region, as one of their 3D Animators. I was trained there and started to animate in 3D, using Lightwave and later, Maya. Working with brands as CocaCola, Pepsi, Cheetos, Mitsubishi, Ford, Renault, Movistar, Lipton, and a lot more, for countries like Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, USA, England, Spain and Mexico.
2003 I worked as Traditional Animator in Patoruzito, movie by Patagonik Film Group2002, and also TEO, Cazador Intergaláctico movie by Shazam S.A. later this year.
2000 I was Interbetweener and Animator Assistant in LOS PINTIN (Penguins to the Rescue) movie by Patagonik Film Group
1999 I started as Inker in LOS PINTIN animated TV serie. This was my first contact in the animation world thanks to Patagonik Film Group.
I started studying 2D traditional animation at BUJOS Animation School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
They trusted
my Work
4 HUMANS
12 O´CLOCK
ANIMATION MACHINE
BAD PIXEL
BITT Animation & VFX
BLACKSMITH Games
DETUCO
DNEG
EL RANCHITO
FRAMEZERO
FULL ROTATION
GIZMO
LUCID GAMES
LIGHTBOX Animation Studios
ORCHID CREATIONS
PATAGONIK Film Group
PICKLEHOUSE
QUDOS Animations
SHAZAM S.A.
3DTECH - OmegaZeta
AWARDS
- 2024 - "Nimona" Academy Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Film
- 2022 - "See's" Rock-a-Bye 8th Outstanding Visual Effects VES Awards
- 2013 - Mushka! Animation "FIAT Grand Siena - Stickers" Best animated TV Spot EXPOTOONS
- 2006 - Bitt Animation "Volswagen - DogFish" Cannes Golden Lion / San Sebastian Gold / FIAP Silver / Ojo de Iberoamerica Gold / Ciclope
- 2005 - Bitt Animation "Renault - Ballons"
- 2005 - Bitt Animation "Ford - Rooster" NY Festival / FIAP Silver / Circulo de Creativos Plata / Lapiz de Oro